Kid before you ever took a breath I made a promise And I'ma keep it No matter what
孩子,在你呱呱坠地之前,我就许下了诺言,无论如何,我都会信守到底。
I held your mother's hand the day the doctor said it's time
当医生说时刻已到,我紧紧握住你母亲的手。
And everything I ever was got left behind that line
在那道分界线后,我告别了曾经的自己。
I didn't know your face I didn't know your name
那时我不识你的容颜,亦不知你的姓名。
But I knew I'd take a bullet I knew I'd take the blame
但我深知我会为你挡下一切,为你承担所有。
They laid you on her chest you had your fists up by your ears
他们把你放在她胸口,你挥动着小拳头贴在耳边。
And I been runnin' from my demons for the better part of years
多年来,我一直试图摆脱过去的阴影。
But lookin' at you I could see clear through the smoke
但看着你,我终于拨云见日,看清了一切。
Every promise I ever broke every word I never spoke
那些我曾打破的诺言,那些未曾说出口的话语。
It all mattered now it all had weight
此刻都有了意义,都有了沉甸甸的分量。
I couldn't show up late I couldn't hesitate
我不能再迟到,更不能再犹豫。
So I made a vow right there in that fluorescent light
就在那白炽灯光下,我庄严起誓。
No matter what you do kid no matter what the fight
无论你做什么,孩子,无论面对怎样的抗争。
I'm in your corner I'm in your corner for life
我会做你的后盾,一生都站在你这边。
And if the world gets heavy child you can lay it on my chest
孩子,若世界让你感到沉重,你可以靠在我的胸膛。
And if the road gets lonely love you know you've found your rest
宝贝,若前路变得孤独,你知道这里就是你的港湾。
Cause I have carried you before you ever learned to crawl
因为在你学会爬行之前,我就已经抱紧了你。
And I'll carry you forever through every rise and fall
我会永远守护着你,陪你走过人生的起起落落。
No matter what no matter where
无论如何,无论身在何处。
You'll always have a home right here
这里永远是你的家。
No matter what you break or build
无论你毁掉还是成就了什么。
Our love will be the ground
我们的爱就是你的根基。
No matter what no matter what
无论如何,无论如何。
You'll never be unwound
你永远不会迷失方向。
Someday you're gonna come home cryin' cause the world was less than kind
总有一天你会哭着回家,因为这世界并不温柔。
Someday you're gonna leave a piece of who you are behind
总有一天,你会弄丢一部分自己。
Someday you're gonna wonder if the love I got for you is true
总有一天,你会怀疑我对你的爱是否真心。
And on that day remember this I gave my heart to you
到了那天请记住,我早已把心交给了你。
I seen a lot of men walk out I seen a lot of fathers leave
我见过太多男人抽身而去,见过太多父亲选择离开。
I swore I'd never be the one to make a kid believe
我发誓绝不让你觉得。
That love is somethin' conditional that love is somethin' earned
觉得爱是有条件的,觉得爱是需要赚取的筹码。
That love is somethin' you can lose the minute that you burn
觉得爱会在你搞砸一切的瞬间消失。
A bridge a grade a friendship a fight
无论是断了后路、成绩不佳、友情破裂还是争吵。
A night you stayed out late and didn't come home right
哪怕是你深夜未归,没能按时回家。
I don't care what they say I don't care what you do
我不在乎别人怎么说,不在乎你做了什么。
There ain't a version of you that I wouldn't run to
无论你变成什么样,我都会奔向你。
And if you walk away from us and don't look back for years
哪怕你离家远行,多年未曾回头。
We'll leave the porch light on for you we'll leave it through our tears
我们仍会含泪为你留一盏门廊的灯。
Cause love like ours isn't earned and love like ours isn't lost
因为我们的爱无需赚取,也永不丢失。
Love like ours is what you are no matter what it cost
这份爱就是你的本质,无论代价如何。
No matter what no matter where
无论如何,无论身在何处。
You'll always have a home right here
这里永远是你的家。
No matter what you break or build
无论成败。
Our love will be the ground
我们的爱就是你的根基。
No matter what no matter what
无论如何,无论如何。
You'll never be unwound
你永远不会迷失方向。
I can't promise you a life without the pain
我无法承诺你的生活没有痛苦。
I can't promise you the sun will always find the rain
我无法承诺阳光总能驱散风雨。
I can't promise you the world will play fair or be kind
我无法承诺世界会公平待你。
I can't promise you the answers that you're hoping to find
我无法承诺给你想要的答案。
But I can promise you this and I can promise you true
但我可以向你保证,这是我的真心话。
No matter what becomes of you we'll always love you
无论你变成什么样,我们永远爱你。
No matter what becomes of you we'll always love you
无论你变成什么样,我们永远爱你。
No matter what no matter where
无论如何,无论身在何处。
You'll always have a home right here
这里永远是你的家。
No matter what you break or build
无论成败。
Our love will be the ground
我们的爱就是你的根基。
No matter what no matter what
无论如何,无论如何。
You'll never be unwound
你永远不会迷失方向。
No matter what no matter what
无论如何,无论如何。
You'll never be unwound
你永远不会迷失方向。
