Promises
Artist: India Arie
Title: Promises
When I think about the turn my life has taken
当我想着我的生活已经发生了转变
I know it's because of you that I receive so many blessings
我知道这是因为你 我得到了那么多的祝福
I had a home but no privacy I didn't know a thing about my legacy
我有家 但是没有隐私 对于我的遗产我一点都不知道
When I realized you were there for me I called on your name and you came
当我意识到你是为了我而存在 我喊叫着你的名字 你就来了
And you did just what you said for that I'll love you forever
你言出必行 为了这我会永远爱着你
You kept your word to me for that I'll love you forever
你对我履行承诺 为了这我会永远爱着你
A promise is a promise in my eyes
承诺就是承诺 就在我的眼中
Can't say you're gonna just to compromise
你不能说你只是为了妥协
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
那是让两颗心交织在一起的事情
A promise is a promise you can't deny there's no way
承诺就是承诺 这没有办法 你不能否认
I think of when there was a young boy not even two years old
我想着这里有个年轻的男孩 他甚至都没满两岁
Blessed with a mother who loved him so she abandoned her dreams to nourish his own
被爱他的母亲祝福着 为了养育他 她放弃了她的梦想
It wasn't easy for the two of them but she knew she had to give him a chance
对于他们两个人来说都不容易 但是她知道她不得不给他一次机会
At a better life it was only right so she worked and she prayed
过一个更好的生活 这是唯一正确的事情 所以她努力工作 她祈祷
And she did just what she say for that he'll love her forever
她就像她说的那样做 为了这他会永远爱着她
She kept her word to him for that he'll love her forever
她对他履行承诺 为了这他会永远爱着她
A promise is a promise in my eyes
承诺就是承诺 就在我的眼中
Can't say you're gonna just to compromise
你不能说你只是为了妥协
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
那是让两颗心交织在一起的事情
A promise is a promise you can't deny there's no way
承诺就是承诺 这没有办法 你不能否认
A man's only as good as his word
一个男人就像他的承诺般美好
*Instrumental break*
Her wedding day and she's thinking 'bout the way he won her affection
在她的婚礼上 她想着他是如何赢得她的芳心
She was so cynical about love 'cause she didn't want to be heart broken again
对于爱情她是如此的愤世嫉俗 因为她不想再一次心碎
He looked her in her eye with sincerity said he only wanted to protect her so she
他真诚地看着他的双眼 然后说 他只想保护她
Took a chance on him and she's glad she did because he came for real
所以给他一次机会 她很高兴 因为他是那么真诚
And he did just what he said for that she'll love him forever
他言出必行 为了这她会永远爱着他
He kept his word to her for that she'll love him forever
他对她履行承诺 为了这她会永远爱着他
A promise is a promise in my eyes
承诺就是承诺 就在我的眼中
Can't say you're gonna just to compromise
你不能说你只是为了妥协
The very thing that keeps two hearts intertwined
那是让两颗心交织在一起的事情
A promise is a promise you can't deny there's no way
承诺就是承诺 这没有办法 你不能否认
No way there ain't no way
没有办法 不是没有办法
A man's only as good as his word
一个男人就像他的承诺般美好