Alyssa Lies

My little girl met a new friend just the other day
幾天前，我的心肝小寶貝
On the playground at school
剛在學校的操場結識了一個新朋友

她們因玩盪鞦韆而認識對方
Between the tires and the swings
但是她回來時淚眼汪汪

她對我說，爸爸，艾麗莎說謊
But she came home with tear-filled eyes
好吧，我當時不大在意

因為我不知道，我的小可愛有多傷心
And she said to me, 'Daddy, Alyssa lies'
也不知道她見到了什麼

當我說“你可以告訴我”時，其實我還沒準備好
Well I just brushed it off at first
她說

艾麗莎對著全班撒謊
'Cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt
艾麗莎每天都在學校撒謊

艾麗莎對著老師撒謊
Or the things she had seen
她想要掩飾自己的每一處淤青

那一晚，我的小女兒躺下睡去
I wasn 't ready when I said you can tell me
當我走出房門時，我聽到了

她甜蜜而溫柔的祈禱
And she said
上帝，請您保佑我的爸爸媽媽

還有我的新朋友艾麗莎
'Alyssa lies to the classroom
我知道她很需要您，因為

艾麗莎對著全班撒謊
Alyssa lies everyday at school
艾麗莎每天都在學校撒謊

艾麗莎對著老師撒謊
Alyssa lies to the teachers
她想要掩飾自己的每一處淤青

那晚我徹夜難眠
As she tries to cover every bruise'
嘗試找出一個辦法撫平她的恐懼

我很清楚我該做什麼
My little girl laid her head down that night to go to sleep
但是到了星期一，我們到了學校之後，我知道了消息

我的小女孩問我，為什麼大家看上去這麼悲傷
As I stepped out the room I heard her say
我如鯁在喉，哽咽難言
A prayer so soft and sweet
她的問題迴響不斷

直到我淚流滿面
'God bless my mom and my dad
我告訴她，艾麗莎今天不會來學校了

因為她沒對著全班撒謊
And my new friend Alyssa'
她也不會再在學校撒謊

她，對耶穌撒了謊
Oh I know she needs you bad because
因為別人始終無動於衷
Alyssa lies to the classroom
我熱淚盈眶

當我的小姑娘一次次地問我
Alyssa lies everyday at school
為什麼艾麗莎要說謊

啊，爸爸，快告訴我啊···
Alyssa lies to the teachers

As she tries to cover every bruise

I had the worst night of sleep in years

As I tried to think of a way to calm her fears

I knew exactly what I had to do

But when we got to school on Monday I heard the news

My little girl asked me why everybody looked so sad

The lump in my throat grew bigger
With every question that she asked

Until I felt the tears run down my face

And I told her that Alyssa wouldn't be at school today

'Cause she doesn 't lie in the classroom

She doesn't lie anymore at school

Alyssa lies with Jesus
Because there's nothing anyone would do

Tears filled my eyes

When my little girl asked me why

Alyssa lies

Oh daddy, oh daddy tell me why