How Come, How Long

There was a girl I used to know
有个我曾经认识的姑娘
She was oh so beautiful
她是如此的美丽
But she's not here anymore
但她已经不在这里
She had a college degree
她有大学学位
Smart as anyone could be
可以和其他人一样聪明
She had so much to live for
她有那么多可供生活的东西
But she fell in love
但她坠入了爱河
With the wrong kinda of man
和一个错误的男人
He abused her love and treated her so bad
他辜负了她的爱，而且对她很坏
There was not enough education in her world
她在这方面没有足够的经验
That could save the life of this little girl
那可以拯救这个小女孩的生活
How come, how long
怎么会，多久了
It's not right, it's so wrong
这不对，这是错的
Do we let it just go on
我们是否应该
Turn our backs and carry on
回头继续这段感情
Wake up, for it's too late
醒醒，太晚了
Right now, we can't wait
马上，我们不能再等了
She won't have a second try
她没有第二次机会
Open up your hearts
敞开她的心扉
As well as your eyes
还有她的眼睛了
She tried to give a cry for help
她试着寻求帮助
She even blamed things on herself
她甚至自怨自艾
But no one came to her aid
但是没人向她伸出援手
Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell
就我们所知没什么是错的
That's why we'd like to tell ourselves
我们也在心里这样告诉自己
But not! It wasn't that way
但不！不是那样的
So she fell in love
所以她坠入爱河
With the wrong kinda of man
和一个错误的男人
And she paid with her life
她付出了生命中的一切
For loving that man
来与这个男人生活
So we can not ignore
所以我们不能忽视
We must look for the signs
我们必须寻找迹象。
And maybe next time we might save somebody's life
也许下一次我们可以防止某人重蹈覆辙
How come, how long
怎么会，多久了
It's not right, it's so wrong
这不对，这是错的
Do we let it just go on
我们是否应该
Turn our backs and carry on
回头继续这段感情
Wake up, for it's too late
醒醒，太晚了
Right now, we can't wait
马上，我们不能再等了
She won't have a second try
她没有第二次机会
Open up your hearts
敞开她的心扉
As well as your eyes
还有她的眼睛了
I on occasion met that guy
我偶尔会碰到那家伙
Instantly feeling deep inside
顿时感到内心深处
Something about him wasn't right
关于他的那些事都是不对的
The way he calls himself a man
他自称为男人的这些手段
By beating his woman with his hands
就是用手殴打他的女人
Oh I wish that she had seen the light
哦，我希望她还能看到光明
How can someone like this call himself a man （He's not a man）
这样的人怎能称自己为男人（他不是个男人）
Cuz in reality he's far more less than yeah
因为现实中他远比不上
And we cannot ignore whenever we see the signs
无论何时我们看到这些迹象，我们都不能忽视。
Cause anykind of abuse god knows is a crime
因为任何恶行上帝都能看出迹象
How come, how long
怎么会，多久了
It's not right, it's so wrong
这不对，这是错的
Do we let it just go on
我们是否应该
Turn our backs and carry on
回头继续这段感情
Wake up, for it's too late
醒醒，太晚了
Right now, we can't wait
马上，我们不能再等了
She won't have a second try
她没有第二次机会
Open up your hearts
敞开她的心扉
As well as your eyes
还有她的眼睛了