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Jim Croce Operator jiē xiàn shēng |
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Operator, well could you help me place this call? |
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jiē xiàn shēng, nǐ néng bāng wǒ chá zhè gè diàn huà hào mǎ ma? |
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See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded |
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nǐ kàn, diàn huà běn shàng de hào mǎ hěn jiù le, yòu yǒu diǎn mó hu |
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She' s living in L. A. with my best old exfriend Ray |
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tā hé wǒ cóng qián zuì hǎo de lǎo péng you" léi" zhù zài luò shān jī |
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A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated |
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tā shuō shì tā hěn liǎo jiě, yǒu shí yòu hěn yàn è de jiā huǒ |
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Isn' t that the way they say it goes? |
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shì qíng bù jiù xiàng rén men shuō de nà yàng ma? |
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Well, let' s forget all that |
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hǎo ba, ràng wǒ men bǎ zhè xiē wàng diào |
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And give me the number if you can find it |
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rú guǒ nǐ chá dào le, qǐng bǎ hào mǎ gěi wǒ |
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So I can call just to tell ' em I' m fine |
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zhè yàng wǒ cái néng dǎ diàn huà gēn tā men shuō wǒ guò de hěn hǎo |
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And to show I' ve overcome the blow |
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ràng tā men zhī dào wǒ yǐ jīng áo guò lái le |
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I' ve learned to take it well |
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wǒ xué huì le suí yù ér ān |
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I only wish my words could just convince myself |
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wǒ zhǐ xī wàng wǒ jiǎng de huà kě yǐ shuō fú zì jǐ |
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That it just wasn' t real |
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nèi xiē shì bú shì zhēn de |
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But that' s not the way it feels |
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dàn shì qíng bú shì nà yàng zi de |
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No, no, no, no that' s not the way it feels |
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bù bù bù, shì qíng bú shì nà yàng zi de |
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Operator, well could you help me place this call? |
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jiē xiàn shēng, nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiē tōng zhè gè diàn huà? |
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Well, I can' t read the number that you just gave me |
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wǒ kàn bù qīng chǔ nǐ gāng gěi wǒ de hào mǎ |
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There' s something in my eyes |
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yǒu dōng xī pǎo jìn le wǒ de yǎn jīng |
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You know it happens every time |
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měi cì dōu shì zhè yàng |
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I think about a love that I thought would save me |
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wǒ xiǎng qǐ yī duàn wǒ yǐ wèi kě yǐ zhěng jiù wǒ de liàn qíng |
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Operator, well let' s forget about this call |
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jiē xiàn shēng, wàng le zhè tōng diàn huà ba |
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There' s no one there I really wanted to talk to |
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qí shí wǒ méi yǒu zhēn de xiǎng yào dǎ gěi shuí |
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Thank you for your time |
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xiè xiè nǐ péi wǒ zhè duàn shí jiān |
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Ah, you' ve been so much more than kind |
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nǐ zhēn shì tài qīn qiè le |
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And you can keep the dime |
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tóng bǎn nǐ liú zhe ba |
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I think about a love that I thought would save me |
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wǒ xiǎng qǐ yī duàn wǒ yǐ wèi kě yǐ zhěng jiù wǒ de liàn qíng |
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Operator, well let' s forget about this call |
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jiē xiàn shēng, wàng le zhè tōng diàn huà ba |
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There' s no one there I really wanted to talk to |
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qí shí wǒ méi yǒu zhēn de xiǎng yào dǎ gěi shuí |
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Thank you for your time |
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xiè xiè nǐ péi wǒ zhè duàn shí jiān |
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Ah, you' ve been so much more than kind |
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nǐ zhēn shì tài qīn qiè le |
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And you can keep the dime |
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tóng bǎn nǐ liú zhe ba |