Tracy Chapman 1988年以同名专辑与其中单曲“Fast Car“进入歌坛并且一鸣惊人以来，特蕾西.查普曼(Tracy Chapman)就一直被视为创作型才女歌手。她的歌旋律简单，朗朗上口，歌词深刻，发人深省。
——歌词欣赏——
Give me one reason to stay here’
给我一个留下的的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
我就会马上回过头留下来
Give me one reason to stay here’
给我一个留下的的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
我就会马上回过头留下来
Said I don’t want leave you lonely’
我曾说过我不想孤独地离开你
You got to make me change my mind.
所以你现在得让我改变离开的想法
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine.
宝贝我有你的号码，我知道你也有我的
But you know that I called you’ I called too many times.
但你知道每次都是我打电话给你
You can call me baby’ you can call me anytime.
你可以给我打电话啊，什么时候都行
But you got to call me.
但你一定要打给我啊
Give me one reason to stay here’
给我一个留下的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
我就会马上回过头留下来
Give me one reason to stay here’
给我一个留下的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
我就会马上回过头留下来
Said I don’t want leave you lonely’
我曾说过我不想孤独地离开你
You got to make me change my mind.
所以你现在得让我改变离开的想法
I don’t want no one to squeeze me’
我不想没有人来拥抱我
They might take away my life.
虽然他们有可能让我难受心伤
I don’t want no one to squeeze me’
我不想没有人来拥抱我
They might take away my life.
虽然他们有可能让我难受心伤
I just want someone to hold me and
我只想有人能拥抱着我
rock me through the night.
和我整夜地跳着舞
This youthful heart can love you and
这颗年轻的心能爱着你
give you what you need.
给你你所需要的
This youthful heart can love you and
这颗年轻的心能爱着你
give you what you need.
给你你所需要的
But I’m too old to go chasing you around’
但我已经年纪大了，不能再追逐你了
Wasting my precious energy.
浪费我珍贵的精力
Give me one reason to stay here’
所以你就给我一个留下的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
这样我就会回头留下来
Give me one reason to stay here’
给我一个留下的理由吧
And I’ll turn right back around.
我就会留下来的
Said I don’t want leave you lonely’
我曾说过我不想孤独地离开你
You got to make me change my mind.
所以你现在得让我改变离开的想法
Baby just give me one reason.
宝贝给我一个留下的理由吧
Give me just one reason why.
给我一个留下的理由吧
Baby just give me one reason.
只要一个理由就好
Give me just one reason why I should stay.
给我一个理由为什么我应该留下来
Said I told you that I loved you’
我说过我爱你呀
And there ain’t no more to say.
除此之外也没有要再说的了
Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason【中英字幕】
