Verse 1
Step one you say we need to talk  Premièrement tu dis que nous avons besoin de parler
He walks you say sit down it’s just a talk  Il marche, tu dis assieds toi c’est juste une discussion
He smiles politely back at you  Il te sourit poliment en retour
You stare politely right on through  Tu le fixes poliment plongeant ton regard à travers le sien
Some sort of window to your right Il y a une sorte de fenêtre à ta droite
As he goes left and you stay right Alors qu’il part à gauche et tu restes droit
Between the lines of fear and blame Entre les lignes de peur et de honte
And you begin to wonder why you came Et tu commences à te demander pourquoi tu es venu

Chorus
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend Où ai-je fait une erreur, j’ai perdu un ami
Somewhere along in the bitterness Quelque part au long dans l’amertume
And I would have stayed up with you all night Et j’aurais voulu rester éveillé avec toi toute la nuit
Had I known how to save a life Si j’avais su sauver une vie

Verse 2
Let him know that you know best Laisse le savoir que tu sais mieux
Cause after all you do know best Parce que après tout tu sais vraiment mieux
Try to slip past his defense Essaye d’oublier sa justification
Without granting innocence Sans lui accorder l’innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong Etablis une liste de ce qui ne va pas
The things you’ve told him all along Les choses que tu lui a dîtes tout le long
And pray to God he hears you Et prie Dieu pour qu’il t’entende
And pray to god he hears you and Et prie Dieu pour qu’il t’entende

Chorus
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Verse 3
As he begins to raise his voice Alors qu’il commence à élever la voix
You lower yours and grant him one last choice Tu baisses la tienne et lui accordes un dernier choix
Drive until you lose the road Conduis jusqu’à ce que tu perdes la route
Or break with the ones you’ve followed Ou finis en avec celles que tu as toujours suivies
He will do one of two things Il fera l’une des deux choses
He will admit to everything Il admettera tout
Or he’ll say he’s just not the same Ou il dira qu’il n’est simplement plus le même
And you’ll begin to wonder why you came Et tu commenceras à te demander pourquoi tu es venu

Chorus (2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life
How to save a life

Chorus (2)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life
How to save a life