Let me tell you what I wish I'd known让我告诉你，我多么希望当初能明白一件事
When I was young and dreamed of glory当我年轻并梦想着荣耀时
You have no control你无法掌控
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?谁能活着，谁会死去，谁来讲述你的故事？
President Jefferson杰斐逊总统：
I'll give him this, his financial system is a work of genius“我得承认这一点，他的金融体系是一部天才之作”
I couldn't undo it if I tried“就算我想废除也无能为力”
And I've tried“而且我确实尝试过”
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?谁能活着，谁会死去，谁来讲述你的故事？
President Madison麦迪逊总统：
He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity“他让我们的国家从破产走向繁荣”
I hate to admit it“虽然我讨厌承认”
But he doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us“但他为我们建立的那些信用（贷款），并没有让他得到应有的赞誉”
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?谁能活着，谁会死去，谁来讲述你的故事？
Every other founding father story gets told其他每一位国父的故事都被传颂
Every other founding father gets to grow old其他每一位国父都得以安享晚年
And when you're gone, who remembers your name?当你离去，谁会记住你的名字？
Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?谁来守护你的火种？谁来讲述你的故事？(Who tells your story?)谁来讲述你的故事？
Who tells your story?谁来讲述你的故事？
I put myself back in the narrative我将自己重新放入这段叙事之中(Eliza)伊莉莎
I stop wasting time on tears我不再把时间浪费在眼泪上(Eliza)伊莉莎
I live another fifty years, it's not enough我又活了五十年，但这还不够(Eliza)伊莉莎
I interview every soldier who fought by your side我采访了每一位曾并肩与你作战的士兵
She tells our story她讲述着我们的故事
I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings我试图理清你留下的那几千页手稿
You really do write like you're running out of time你写起东西来真的像是没时间了一样
I rely on Angelica, while she's alive we tell your story我依靠着安杰莉卡，当她还在世时，我们共同讲述你的故事
She is buried in Trinity Church near you她就葬在三一教堂，离你不远
When I needed her most, she was right on time在我最需要她的时候，她总是及时出现
And I'm still not through而我的使命还没完成
I ask myself, "What would you do if you had more time?"我问自己：“如果你有更多时间，你会怎么做？”
The Lord, in His kindness上帝在他的仁慈中
He gives me what you always wanted赐予了我你一直渴望的东西
He gives me more time他给了我更多的时间
I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument我在华盛顿特区为华盛顿纪念碑筹集资金
She tells my story她讲述着我的故事
I speak out against slavery我大声疾呼反对奴隶制
You could have done so much more if you only had time如果你有时间，你本可以做得更多
And when my time is up, have I done enough?而当我的时间耗尽，我做得足够了吗？
Will they tell your story?他们会讲述你的故事吗？
Oh, can I show you what I'm proudest of?噢，我能让你看看我最自豪的成就吗？
I establish the first private orphanage in New York City我在纽约市建立了第一所私人孤儿院(The orphanage)那所孤儿院
I help to raise hundreds of children我帮助抚养了数百名孩子(The orphanage)那所孤儿院
I get to see them growing up我看着他们长大成人(The orphanage)那所孤儿院
In their eyes, I see you, Alexander在他们的眼中，我看到了你，亚历山大
I see you every time每一次我都仿佛看到了你
And when my time is up当我的时间耗尽
Have I done enough?我做得足够了吗？
Will they tell your story?他们会讲述你的故事吗？
Oh, I can't wait to see you again噢，我等不及要再次见到你
It's only a matter of time这只是时间问题
Will they tell your story?他们会讲述你的故事吗？(Time)时间
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?谁能活着，谁会死去，谁来讲述你的故事？(Time)时间
Will they tell your story?他们会讲述你的故事吗？(Time)时间
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?谁能活着，谁会死去，谁来讲述你的故事？