His Daughter

Everythings gonna be alright
“一切都會好起來的”
She whispers to herself
她喃喃自語道
She was only 6 years old that night
那一個晚上她只有六歲
As she hid behind that shelf
把自己小小的身軀藏在書架後
Cause daddy had a little too much to drink
父親有些醉了
And mama didnt want her to feel the pain she felt
母親又不願意讓她體會到自己的痛苦
But she still felt the pain
即使她依舊可以感受得到
Well 10 years they came and went
十年來她們東奔西走
And dad was gone
父親也早已離她們而去
So she looked for love in other men
她學會了從別的男人們身上尋找安全感
And tried to act strong
還佯裝勇敢堅強
Oh broken hearts and scars in only places she could see
她破碎的心和深淺不一的傷疤存在於只有她自己能看到的地方
Cause she just wanted
她只是單純的想
She just wanted to feel something
單純的需要一些能夠證明自己存在的東西
And as she sat there on her bed
每當她癱坐在床上
Thinking about what those girls said
回想起別的女孩背地裡如何議論她
Tears streamed from her eyes
眼淚不由得奪眶而出
She cried...
她放聲痛哭道
If theres a God out there
如果真的有上帝存在啊
Please hear my prayer
請聽到我的祈禱吧
Im lost and Im scared
我已然迷失了自己害怕又無助
And Ive got nowhere else to go
我找不到別的路可以讓我選擇
Ive come a long, long way
我獨自一人已經走了許久許久
But Im not sure I can make it much farther
我不知道自己還能走多遠
So if youre listening
如果你聽得到我的祈禱啊
Could you give a helping hand
請幫我一把吧
To your daughter
幫幫你可憐的女兒
Well her path started to change
她的生活開始發生改變
She reached out and grabbed Gods grace
她開始領略並擁有了上帝創造的美好
And finally, she saw a light
她終於看到了屬於自己的一絲光亮
Until the night
在那漫長的黑夜到來之前
Where she decided one drink was alright
在那裡她認為自己喝一杯已然足夠
And one thing led to another
卻又不由自主的喝下了一杯又一杯
Next thing you know
酒醉的後果可想而知
9 months go by
九個月過去
Shes a mother
她成為了一位母親
And as she laid there in that bed
當她躺在床上
Stroking that small angels head
溫柔撫摸著孩子小小的腦袋
Tears streamed from her eyes
眼淚不由得奪眶而出
She cried...
她放聲大哭道
If theres a God out there
如果真的有上帝存在啊
Please hear my prayer
請聽到我的祈禱吧
Im lost and Im scared
我已然迷失了自己害怕又無助
And Ive got nowhere else to run
我找不到別的路可以逃離生活逃離一切
Ive come a long, long way
我獨自一人已經走了許久許久
But Im not sure I can be the best mother
我也不知道自己能否成為一個合格的母親
So if youre listening
如果你聽得到我的祈禱啊
Could you give a helping hand
請幫我一把吧
To your daughter
幫幫你可憐的女兒
Well that baby grew into a boy
一年年過去孩子慢慢地長大
Who became her pride and joy
長成了她的驕傲與她幸福的來源
He loved her like no man could
他比世上任何人都要愛她關心她
And her heart felt peace
她心如止水享受生活的安寧
Cause she finally understood
她終於領悟到了
Gods love
那份來自上帝的愛
So as she laid there in that bed
她依然躺在她曾經躺著的床上
99 years old
此時的她滿臉皺紋已然是年逾百歲的老人
She grabbed her sons hand and said
她溫柔撫摸著兒子的手並緩緩道
Theres something you must know
親愛的有一件事你必須知曉
There is a God up there
這裡有一個上帝
Who heard my prayer
能聆聽得到我所有的祈禱
I was lost and afraid
當我迷失了自己害怕又無助
And I had nowhere else to go
無路可走
I had no clue what to do
無計可施
And then He sent me you
他把你送到了我的身邊教會了我愛與堅強
So if youre lost and afraid
所以當你迷失了自己
And you feel so alone
孤身一人害怕又無助
Dont worry child
我的孩子你不要擔心
Cause theres a Father who will love you as His own
因為會有一個上帝像你的父親一樣愛你
Just like He loved His daughter
就像他愛著自己的女兒那樣
Like He loved His daughter
那樣溫柔那樣真摯地愛著你