betty由Taylor Swift创作，收录于她2020年发行的第八张录音室专辑"folklore"，为专辑的第14首歌。
这首歌以James的视角，讲他失去了爱人，但不知道怎样把她追回来。他知道自己犯了错，把事情搞得一团糟。他明白只有真心诚意的道歉，才有可能再次拥有他最爱的人。
这是Taylor Swift从一个17岁男孩的角度写的歌，她以她朋友孩子的名字来命名歌曲中的所有人物。她认为这是一首可以代入多种角色的歌曲。
betty的中英对照歌词如下:
Betty, I won’t make assumptions about why you switched your homeroom
贝蒂 我不会做出关于你是否要更换房间的假设
But I think it’s cause of me
但我认为原因在我
Betty, one time I was riding on my skateboard when I passed your house
贝蒂 有一次我骑着滑板经过你家
It’s like I couldn’t breathe
我那时感觉到窒息
You heard the rumors from Inez
你从伊内兹那里听到谣言了吗
You can’t believe a word she says
她说的话本来你一句都不信
Most times - but this time it was true
大多数时候 但这次她说的是真的
The worst thing that I ever did对你做过的事
Was what I did to you
是我此生做过最糟糕的事
But if I just showed up at your party
但如果我出现在你的派对上
Would you have me
你会允许我的存在吗
Would you want me
你还会渴望我吗
Would you tell me to go
你会是让我滚一边去
Or lead me to the garden
还是带我去花园参观
In the garden would you trust me
在花园里 你会相信我吗
If I told you it was just a summer thing
如果我告诉你 那都是过往夏天的事情了
I’m only seventeen
我仅仅十七岁
I don’t know anything
年少无知
But I know I miss you
但我知道自己非常想念你
Betty, I know where it all went wrong your favorite song was playing from the far side of the gym
贝蒂 我知道哪里出了问题 远处的健身房 传来你最喜欢的歌曲
I was nowhere to be found, I hate the crowds, you know that
我不见踪影 我厌恶人群 你清楚的
Plus, I saw you dance with him
另外 我看到你和他跳舞
You heard the rumors from Inez
你从伊内兹那里听到谣言了吗
You can’t believe a word she says
她说的话本来你一句都不信
Most times - but this time it was true
大多数时候 但这次她说的是真的
The worst thing that I ever did
对你做过的事
Was what I did to you
是我此生做过最糟糕的事
But if I just showed up at your party Would you have me
但如果我出现在你的派对上 你会允许我的存在吗
Would you want me
你还会渴望我吗
Would you tell me to go
Or lead me to the garden
你会是让我滚一边去 还是带我去花园参观
In the garden would you trust me
在花园里 你会相信我吗
If I told you it was just a summer thing I’m only seventeen
如果我告诉你 那都是过往夏天的事情了 我仅仅十七岁
I don’t know anything But I know I miss you
年少无知 但我知道此刻自己非常想念你
I was walking home on broken cobblestones
我正回家 走在破碎的鹅卵石上
Just thinking of you
不停地想着你
when she pulled up
当她刹车止步时
Like a figment of my worst intentions
那是我做出的最坏打算
She said “James, get in, let’s drive”
她曾说“詹姆斯 上车 我们出发”
Those days turned into nights
那些日子变成了昏暗的黑夜
Slept next to her but
睡在她身侧 但是
I dreamt of you all summer long
我整个夏天都在梦见你
Betty, I’m here on your doorstep
贝蒂 我在你家门口
And I planned it out for weeks now but it’s finally sinking in
我已经计划了好几个星期了 但最终还是落空了
Betty, right now is the last time I can dream about what happens when you see my face again
贝蒂 现在是我最后一次梦到你
再次看到我时的神情
The only thing I wanna do
我唯一想做的事
Is make it up to you
是补偿你
So, I showed up at your party...
所以 我出现在你的派对上
Yeah, I showed up at your party...
所以 我出现在你的派对上
Yeah, I showed up at your party
所以 我出现在你的派对上
Will you have me
你会允许我的存在吗
Will you love me
你还会渴望我吗
Will you kiss me on the porch in front of all your stupid friends
你愿意在走廊上当着你所有朋友的面吻我吗
If you kiss me
如果你吻我
Will it be just like I dreamed it
会不会像我梦到的那样美好
Will it patch your broken wings
它会修补你的破碎的羽翼妈
I’m only seventeen
我仅仅十七岁
I don’t know anything
年少无知
But I know I miss you
但我知道自己非常想念你
Standing in your cardigan
你的羊毛衫裹着我
Kissing in my car again
又在我车里给我一个亲吻
Stopped at a streetlight
在路灯前停下
You know I miss you
你知道我想念着你
betty
贝蒂