三分鐘熱度

 單親媽媽因為害怕孤獨、沒有經濟依靠，內心有病態的不安全感，而隨便找了個男人同居或結婚，最後的結果常常是更糟的，而且放任同居男人虐待或性侵自己的子女，還視而不見，同樣的模式，每隔一段時間就會在社會新聞看到一次，這是人類生態中最黑暗的一塊。

Better Man
原唱者：Pearl Jam
發行年：1994

Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
(她準備要告訴他，她再也受不了，她正在練習怎麼說出口)

As he opens the door, she rolls over...
(他打開門，她翻了個身)

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Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop
(等著看，現在已經凌晨四點，是他回家的時候，一切該作個結束了)


Pretends to sleep as he looks her over
(假裝她在睡覺)

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
(她說謊，她說愛他，事實上，她只是找不到更好的男人)

She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
(她作著彩色的夢，但是，她只是找不到更好的男人)

Can't find a better man
(一切只是因為，她找不到啊更好的男人)

Can't find a better man
(找不到……)

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Ohh...
(哦哦)

Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know...
(她對自己說，其實這不關任何人的事情)

She tells herself, oh...
(她告訴自己…)

Memories back when she was bold and strong
(她想起過去，當年她也年輕、勇於追求)

And waiting for the world to come along...
(她也曾經對未來充滿希望…)

Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone
(她以為這是個對的男人，但是現在她只希望這個男的消失)

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
(她在說謊，騙自己她愛他，但是這一切只是因為別無選擇)

She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
(她活在自己的世界裡，不敢面對事實…)

She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man...
(和這個男人在一起會幸福，她只是在騙自己…)

She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
(她不敢面對現實…)

Can't find a better man
(找不到更好的男人…)

Can't find a better man
(只因為她找不到更好的男人)

Yeah...
(耶……)

She loved him, yeah... she don't want to leave this way
(她又說愛他，所以不能離開他)

She feeds him, yeah... that's why she'll be back again
(其實她只是洩慾的工具、互相依賴的對象，所以他們在一起…)

Can't find a better man
(找不到像樣的男人)

Can't find a better man
(我媽找不到正常的男人)

Can't find a better man
(所以我就很慘…)

Can't find a better... man...
(這一切，都是因為找不到更好的男人……)