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Step one you say we need to talk |
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dì yī bù, nǐ shuō wǒ men gāi tán tán le |
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He walks you say sit down it' s just a talk |
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tā zǒu guò lái, nǐ shuō zuò, zhǐ shì tán tán |
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He smiles politely back at you |
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tā cháo nǐ lǐ mào dì wēi xiào |
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You stare politely right on through |
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nǐ yě lǐ mào dì kàn zhe tā |
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Some sort of window to your right |
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nǐ de yòu biān shì gè chuāng hù |
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As he goes left and you stay right |
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dāng tā zǒu xiàng zuǒ biān shí, nǐ hái shì dāi zài yòu biān |
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Between the lines of fear and blame |
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jiù zài jù pà yǔ zé bèi de jiè xiàn shàng |
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And you begin to wonder why you came |
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nǐ kāi shǐ nà mèn nǐ gàn má yào lái |
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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me le ma? jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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Let him know that you know best |
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gào sù tā nǐ hěn qīng chǔ shì zěn me huí shì |
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Cause after all you do know best |
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yīn wèi bì jìng nǐ què shí hěn qīng chǔ |
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Try to slip past his defense, without granting innocence |
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shì zhe hū lüè tā zuì è de fáng yù |
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Lay down a list of what is wrong |
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gěi bú duì jìn de shì liè zhāng dān zi |
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The things you' ve told him all along |
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jiù shì nèi xiē nǐ yǐ qián gào sù guò tā de shì |
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And pray to God he hears you |
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rán hòu jiù qí dǎo tā néng tīng dào ba |
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And pray to God he hears you |
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dàn yuàn tā tīng de dào |
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Where did I go wrong, |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me le ma? |
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I lost a friend |
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jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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As he begins to raise his voice |
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tā kāi shǐ tí gāo shēng yīn |
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You lower yours and grant him one last choice |
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nǐ de shēng yīn què dī le, cì yǔ le tā zuì hòu de xuǎn zé |
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Drive until you lose the road |
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jì xù rú cǐ zhí zhì mí shī |
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Or break with the ones you' ve followed |
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huò shì bìng qì céng jīng zūn shǒu de xìn tiáo |
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He will do one of two things |
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tā jiāng huì xuǎn zé qí yī |
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He will admit to everything |
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tā jiāng huì chéng rèn yī qiè |
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Or he' ll say he' s just not the same |
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yě huò xǔ tā huì shuō tā yǐ jīng biàn le |
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And you begin to wonder why you came |
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nǐ kāi shǐ nà mèn nǐ gàn má yào lái |
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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me ma? jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me ma? jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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How to save a life |
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zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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How to save a life |
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zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me ma? jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend |
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wǒ zuò cuò shén me ma? jiù zhè yàng shǎo le yí gè péng yǒu |
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Somewhere along in the bitterness |
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yǒu diǎn ér fěng cì |
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And I would have stayed up with you all night |
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wǒ gāi zhěng wǎn péi zhe nǐ |
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Had I known how to save a life |
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rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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How to save a life |
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zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |
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How to save a life |
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zěn yàng zhěng jiù nǐ |