It was many years ago.

　　I was a young dad sitting on the couch

　　reading a fairy tale to my little girl.

　　很多年前我还是个年轻的爸爸

　　坐在沙发上给小女儿讲童话故事

　　She sat next to me with her head on my arm

　　as I told the tale.

　　她坐在我身边

　　头枕在我胳膊上听我讲故事

　　When it came to the end I finished

　　with those famous words:

　　'And they lived happily ever after.'

　　故事的最后我用那句经典的话作结束语：

　　“从此他们过上了幸福的生活。”

　　As I looked over to her with her wavy, brown hair

　　and big, innocent eyes

　　I could see the smile on her face

　　and I never wanted it to end.

　　我看着她

　　她有着卷曲的棕色头发

　　和大大的、天真的眼睛

　　我能从她的脸上看到微笑

　　我希望能永远这样看着她

　　It dawned on me then that the ending of the book

　　was what I wanted for her.

　　I wanted her to 'live happily ever after.'

　　那时我明白了故事的结尾也是我对她的期望

　　我希望她“从此过上幸福的生活。”

　　Still, deep in my heart

　　I knew that this couldn't always be so.

　　I knew that there would be times

　　when her heart was broken.

　　然而内心深处我知道现实并非总能如我所愿

　　我知道有时她会伤心

　　I knew there would be times

　　when she cried in grief and I couldn't comfort her.

　　我知道有时她会伤心地哭泣

　　而我却不能给她安慰

　　I knew there would be times

　　when all she felt

　　was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair.

　　我知道

　　有时她只会感到

　　恐惧、伤心、懊悔和绝望