Aku menghabiskan berbulan-bulan menatapnya, duduk di seberang aula
His dark hair, his glasses, perfect overall
Rambutnya yang gelap, kacamatanya, sempurna secara keseluruhan
He looked so serious
Dia terlihat sangat serius
He was mysterious
Dia sangat misterius
One Tuesday he caught me sneaking in a stare
Suatu Selasa, dia menangkapku sedang mencuri pandang
He shot me a smile, I nearly tumbled out my chair
Dia memberiku senyuman, aku hampir jatuh dari kursi
He said, "Who are you? My name is James"
Dia berkata, "Siapa kamu? Namaku James"
And that's when I fell into the flames
Dan saat itulah aku terjatuh ke dalam api cinta
Turns out he's a fool
Ternyata dia hanya seorang bodoh
That James, oh, James
Itu James, oh, James
Oh, how I wasted my days
Oh, betapa aku membuang-buang hariku
Oh, dreaming, dreaming of James
Oh, bermimpi, bermimpi tentang James
He said, "Do you like museums? They're open late tonight"
Dia berkata, "Kamu suka museum? Mereka buka sampai larut malam ini"
How about we go together, just you and I
Bagaimana kalau kita pergi bersama, hanya kita berdua
And maybe we can have a drink or two
Dan mungkin kita bisa minum satu atau dua gelas
I'd like to learn about you
Aku ingin tahu tentang dirimu
But James just thought it was alright
Tapi James hanya mengira itu baik-baik saja
To go ahead and talk about himself all night
Untuk terus-menerus membicarakan dirinya sendiri sepanjang malam
Then he really felt he had to say
Kemudian dia benar-benar merasa harus mengatakan
That he'd be a millionaire one day
Bahwa dia akan jadi jutawan suatu hari nanti
Turns out he's a fool
Ternyata dia hanya seorang bodoh
That James, oh, James
Itu James, oh, James
Oh, how I wasted my days
Oh, betapa aku membuang-buang hariku
Oh, dreaming, dreaming of James
Oh, bermimpi, bermimpi tentang James
My eyes rolled to the back of my head
Mataku hampir melotot ke belakang
It seemed like the night would never end
Sepertinya malam ini tidak akan pernah berakhir
At one point I just stopped listening
Pada satu titik, aku hanya berhenti mendengarkan
His voice just became too sickening
Suara dia menjadi terlalu menjengkelkan