音乐咖啡厅:Leddra Chapman - Story

Marissa Jones you watch the black suits walking past,
Your life was empty for a while,
Michael Porter¹ has a new girl in his arms,
She has a cherry flavoured² smile,
You watch as he greets her,
His arms around her shoulder,
He'll try to believe that it's you,
When he kissed you,
Those delicate³ shoes used to walk you straight to the moon,
Now he wonders why he ever stayed.
Michael Porter you flew in from Timbuktu,
You missed her red hair and her style,
Marissa Jones now she's living all on her own,
She loves the freedom of the wild,
He pleads⁴: "Give me something!"
She needs nothing from him.
And she'll try to believe that it's fate⁵
And she'll miss you,
But it's far too late now,
She's done through,
Finished with crying for anyone,
And now she wonders why she ever stayed.
Do you stop to think it all through?
When you run to the love that you needed,
To pull through,
It ended too soon,
And you tried too hard and it's over between you,
Nothing compares to the love you shared,
But it's all just a story now.
And I hope you're both happy now,
As it all turned out: you never stayed.

1 porter   

n.搬运工人；守门人，门房

参考例句：

• The hotel porter will help you.旅馆的门童可以帮你的忙。
• The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.我和脚夫微笑着你看着我，我看着你。

2 flavoured   

有…味的； 风味的； 经过调味的； flavour的派生

参考例句：

• He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla. 他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
• The sauce is flavoured with herbs, including marjoram and basil. 酱汁加入了各种草药调味，其中包括马郁兰和罗勃。

3 delicate   

adj.巧妙的，敏感的；易损的，娇嫩的

参考例句：

• Be careful with those wine cups — they are very delicate.当心那些酒杯—它们很容易碎。
• The delicate handicraft works will not bear rough handling.精致的手工艺品经不起粗鲁的摆弄。

4 pleads   

恳求，请求( plead的第三人称单数 )； 提出…为借口[理由]； （向法庭）陈述案情； （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护

参考例句：

• My client pleads guilty, M'lud. 法官大人，我的当事人认罪。
• The existent condition invariably pleads for itself. 目前的处境总会自我开脱的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5 fate   

n.命运；结局，结果；将来，前景

参考例句：

• The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没。
• Your future is bound up with the fate of your motherland.你的前途同祖国的命运紧密相联。