You Never

你不曾

You never said "I'm leaving"

你不曾说过：“我将离开。”

You never said "goodbye"

你不曾道一句：“再见。”

You were gone before I knew it,

你在我知晓前就已经离去，

And only God¹ knew why

只有上帝知道原因。

There are no words to tell you

我没有什么话想对你说，

Just what I feel inside

仅有内心混乱交织的情感

The shock², the hurt, the anger³

震惊、伤痛以及愤怒

Might gradually⁴ subside⁵

或许会逐渐平息吧。

A million times I'll need you,

千百万次，我迫切需要你

A million times I'll cry

千百万次，我禁不住哭泣

If Love alone could have saved you,

如果只有爱能救下你，

You never would have died

你将永不会逝去。

In Life I loved you dearly

你生时我爱你至深

In death I love you still

你去后此情依旧

In my heart you hold a place,

在我心中永远有一方土地，

That no one could ever fill

任何人再不能填补。

It broke my heart to lose you,

失去你让我心痛万分

But you didn't go alone

但你并非孤身一人

For part of me went with you,

因为我的一部分随你一并离去，

The day God took you home.

在上帝把你带回家的那天。

Things will never be the same

事情不会一成不变的，

And although it hurts so bad

即使它让我伤心至此。

I will smile whenever I hear your name

听到你的名字，不论何时我都会微笑，

And be proud you were my Dad.

为你是我父亲而骄傲、而自豪。