hey stephen
嗨,Stephen
I know looks can be deceiving1
我知道外表会欺骗我们
but I know I saw a light in you
但我知道我对你一见钟情
as we walked we were talking
我们漫步 我们低语
I didn't say half the things I wanted to
我没有说出我心之所想
of all the girls tossing2 rocks at your window
那么多女孩向你窗口丢石子
I’ll be the one waiting there even when it's cold
可是,无论多冷,我会是唯一一个继续等待的人
hey stephen, boy you might have me believing
嗨,Stephen,是你让我相信
that I don't always have to be alone.
我不会一直孤单
cause I can't help it if you look like an angel
你像天使一样 我会情不自禁
can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
我会情不自禁在雨中和你亲吻
come feel this magic I’ve been feeling since i met you
自从遇见你 这种奇妙的感觉
can't help it if there's no one else
让我在人前都差点不能控制我自己
i can't help myself
我情不自禁
hey stephen, I've been holding back this feeling
嗨,Stephen,我已经隐忍过久,
so I've got some things to say to you
所以我不能再控制自己,我要告诉你
I seen it all so I thought
我看见了我想要看见的东西
but I never seen nobody shine the way you do
但我从未见过有人像你一样围绕光环
way you walk, way you talk,
你漫步的方式。你说话的方式,
way you say my name
你叫我名字的样子
it's beautiful, wonderful, don't you ever change
是如此美妙,神奇,你从未改变
hey stephen, why are people always leaving
嗨,Stephen,人们总是不停离去
I think you and I should stay the same
但我觉得我们可以一直这样在一起
cause I can't help it if you look like an angel
如你继续这般天使的诱惑,我将情不自禁
can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
噢,不能控制我自己将在雨中与你拥吻
come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
来和我一同感受自从遇到你就产生的这种奇妙感觉
can't help it if there's no one else
我将情不自禁,如此处无人
I can't help myself
情不自禁
they're dimming the street lights
他们在霓虹之中闪耀
you're perfect for me why aren't you here tonight
你是我的真命天子,可是为什么你不在我身边
I'm waiting alone now
我正独自等待
so come on and come out and pull me near
请你来到,靠近与我紧紧拥抱
shine, shine, shine
我将感到一切都那么闪亮
hey stephen I could give you fifty reason
嗨,Stephen,我有无数理由
why iI should be the one you choose
证明我是最适合你的一个
all those other girls, well they're beautiful
其他的女孩的确很美
but would they write a song for you
但是有谁会为你写歌
cause I can't help it if you look like an angel
如你继续这般天使的诱惑,我将情不自禁
can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
噢,不能控制我自己将在雨中与你拥吻
come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
来和我一同感受自从遇到你就产生的这种奇妙感觉
can't help it if there's no one else
我将情不自禁,如此处无人
I can't help myself
情不自禁
if you look like an angel
(如你继续这般天使的诱惑,)我将情不自禁
can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
噢,不能控制我自己将在雨中与你拥吻
come feel this magic I’ve been feeling since I met you
来和我一同感受自从遇到你就产生的这种奇妙感觉
can't help it if there's no one else
我将情不自禁,如此处无人
I can't help myself
情不自禁
myself(can't help myself, I can't help myself)
情不自禁
Taylor曾说:Enchanted是Speak Now里最薄脸皮的一首歌,显然,Hey Stephen则是Fearless里最厚脸皮的歌,甚至是三张专辑里最厚脸皮的一首歌。个人也觉得这是她最可爱的一首歌。
很多人都以为,这首歌是Taylor写给一个叫Stephen的前男友之类的人物,事实上,完全不是这么回事!Stephen确实是一个存在的人物,但他可没有和Taylor拍过拖,甚至连约会也没有!
Stephen,全名Stephen Barker Liles,是美国一个乡村乐队Love and Theft的主唱。他和Taylor的第一次会面是在2007年一次演出的后台。08年时,他们曾担任Taylor巡演的暖场嘉宾,当时作为主唱的Stephen留给了Taylor很深的印象,然而Stephen自己却毫不知觉。
直到Taylor快出Fearless这张专辑时,有一天Stephen接到Taylor的一个电话,到后面她才说:hey by the way, I wrote a song about you.我写了一首关于你的歌!人家Stephen心里戚戚然的,开始回想自己做了什么。当然啦,Taylor告诉他:It’s a good song.不然指不准Stephen要担心到什么时候呢。
2008年11月11日凌晨,Fearless正式发布,当时Stephen收到了来自Taylor的一条短信,短信内容只有两个词:track 4.
Stephen听到这首Hey Stephen,当时心里的感觉就是:wow, it’s properly one of the nicest things that anybody’s ever done for me.
后来Stephen在接受人物杂志的的采访时还说,写这么一首歌给某人是很严重的挑逗。
而Taylor接受Philadelphia Magazine采访时表示这首歌是关于一个她很喜欢的人,她在歌里给出了他应该和自己在一起的种种理由。她还说那男的毫不知情,当他发现的一切的那一刻一定会很有趣