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Dear Marie, you were right about me |
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qīn ài de mǎ lì, nǐ shì duì de |
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Dear Marie, you were right, you were right |
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qīn ài de mǎ lì, nǐ shì duì de, shì duì de |
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I should have been kinder |
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wǒ yīng gāi gèng yǒu shàn |
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I surely knew better |
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wǒ dāng rán zhī dào dé gèng qīng chǔ |
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not much of a writer |
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bìng bù duō de yī wèi zuò jiā |
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but I' m sending a letter |
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dàn wǒ zhèng zài jì yī fēng xìn |
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I hope that it finds you |
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wǒ xī wàng tā néng zhǎo dào nǐ |
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in love and at peace |
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zài ài yǔ hé píng zhī zhōng |
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don' t need much of your time |
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bìng bù xū yào nǐ huā tài duō de shí jiān |
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for this apology |
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wèi zhè gè dào qiàn |
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Dear Marie, you were right about me |
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qīn ài de mǎ lì, nǐ shì duì de |
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Dear Marie, you were right, you were right |
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qīn ài de mǎ lì, nǐ shì duì de, shì duì de |
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You said that I could leave you lonely in a crowded room |
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nǐ shuō wǒ yīng gāi zài yōng jǐ de fáng jiān gū shēn lí kāi nǐ |
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by smiling bright for everyone but you |
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duì chú nǐ zhī wài de měi ge rén xiào róng càn làn |
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And I' m embarrassed to confess it, but it all rings true |
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wǒ xiū yú chéng rèn zhè yì diǎn, dàn zhè suǒ yǒu zhèi xiē dōu shì shì shí |
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you said that charm of mine was easy to abuse |
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nǐ shuō wǒ de mèi lì hěn róng yì fàn làn |
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And if I' m so smart |
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rú guǒ wǒ hěn cōng míng |
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how can I learn so slow |
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zěn huì xué de zhè yàng màn |
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you had the hard part |
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nǐ yǒu de kùn nán |
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I was the last to know |
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wǒ shì zuì hòu yí gè zhī xiǎo de |
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I let the flash blind me |
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shǎn guāng ràng wǒ shì xiàn mó hu |
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the years pass by |
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duō nián guò qù |
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standing in your light for most of the time |
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zài nǐ guāng máng zhào yào xià de dà duō shù shí jiān |
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And I did it I kissed him |
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wǒ què shí zuò dào le wǒ wěn le tā |
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I knew it would hurt you |
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wǒ zhī dào zhè jiāng huì shāng dào nǐ |
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but it put down my loneliness |
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dàn zhè ràng wǒ fàng xià le gū dú |
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and that felt like virtue enough |
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zhè yǐ jīng suàn shì měi dé |
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I know it' s much too late |
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wǒ zhī dào de shí zài tài wǎn |
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No need to reply |
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méi bì yào huí fù |
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I put us all at stake |
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wǒ bǎ wǒ bǎ wǒ men de guān xì tuī xiàng xuán yá |
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Marie, you were right |
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mǎ lì nǐ shì duì de |
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I' ve had one too many |
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yí gè duì wǒ lái shuō dōu tài duō |
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it takes quite a few |
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tā de xū qiú xiāng dāng de duō |
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Was counting my losses |
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jì suàn zhe wǒ de sǔn shī |
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wasn' t sure if I should count you |
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nǐ bù què dìng wǒ shì fǒu yīng gāi jì shù |
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And I know it' s much too late |
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wǒ zhī dào yǐ jīng tài chí le |
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no need to reply |
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méi bì yào huí fù |
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I put us all at stake |
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wǒ bǎ wǒ bǎ wǒ men de guān xì tuī xiàng xuán yá |
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Marie, you were |
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mǎ lì nǐ shì duì de |
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Marie, you were right |
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mǎ lì nǐ shuō de duì |