英文乡村歌曲：Better As A Memory——Kenny Chesney

i move on like a sinners prayer
and letting go like a levee breaks
walk away as if i don't care
learn to shoulder my mistakes
or built to fade like your favorite song
get reckless¹ when there's no need
laugh as your stories ramble² on
break my heart, but it won't bleed
my only friends are pirates³
that's just who i am
but i'm better as a memory than as your man

never sure when the truth won't bend
and pretty good on a lonely night
or move on the way a storm blows through
and never stay, but then again, i might.
i struggle sometimes to find the words
always sure until i doubt
walk a line until it blurs
build walls too high to climb out
but i'm honest to a fault
that's just who i am
i'm better as a memory than as your man

i see you leaning, you're bound to fall
i don't want to be that mistake
i'm just a dreamer and nothing more
you should know it before it gets too late

cause goodbyes are like a roulette wheel
you never know where they're gonna land
first you're spinning, then you're standing still
left holding a losing hand
but one day you're gonna find someone
and right away you'll know it's true
that all of your sinking's done
it was just a part of the passing through
right there in that moment you'll finally understand
that i was better as a memory than as your man
better as a memory than as your man

1 reckless   

adj.粗心大意的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The policeman chewed out the driver for reckless driving.那位司机因为开车莽撞，被警察狠狠批评了一顿。
• He thought she was too reckless at it.他觉得她对它太粗心大意了。

2 ramble   

v.漫步，漫谈，漫游；n.漫步，闲谈，蔓延

参考例句：

• This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.这是去郊区漫游的最好季节。
• I like to ramble about the street after work.我下班后在街上漫步。

3 pirates   

n.海盗( pirate的名词复数 )；剽窃者；侵犯版权者；非法播音的人（或组织）

参考例句：

• Children dressed (themselves) up as pirates. 孩子们假扮成海盗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The pirates treated their captives with barbarity. 海盗们残暴地对待他们的俘虏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》