Written by：P. Simon
I am just a poor boy
我只是个穷孩子
Though my story's seldom told
尽管我的故事很少被讲述
I have squandered my resistance
我已经无力抵抗
For a pocketful of mumbles
因为满嘴含糊不清的话
Such are promises
比如说轻易许下的承诺
All lies and jest
所有的谎言和开过的玩笑
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
人们都只听他们想听到的
And disregards the rest
而忽视其它的东西
When I left my home
当我离开家
And my family
离开家人的时候
I was no more than a boy
我不再是一个小孩
In the company of strangers
一路和陌生人相伴
In the quiet of the railway station
感受着火车站的安静与冷清
Running scared
战战兢兢
Laying low
始终低调
Seeking out the poorer quarters
四处流浪寻找更为便宜的住处
Where the ragged people go
那是只有乞丐们才去的地方
Looking for the places
寻找一个地方
Only they would know
只有他们会知道
Lie la lie
Lie la lie lie
Lie la lie lie
Lie la lie
Lie la lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie lie
Asking only workman's wages
只求拿工匠的工资
I come looking for a job
我努力寻找工作
But I get no offers
但一无所获
Just a come on from the whores
除了拉客的**
On Seventh Avenue
第七号大街上
I do declare
我诉说着
There were times when I was so lonesome
当我孤独寂寞时 有过那么几次
I took some comfort there
我从那里得到安慰
Lie-la-lie lie lie lie lie
Now the years are rolling by me
现在岁月在我身上碾过
The are rocking easily
它们滚动得如此轻松
I am older than I once was
我比过去老了
And younger than I'll be
比未来年轻
But that's not unusual
这并不寻常
It isn't strange
也并不奇怪
After changes upon changes
在一次次改变之后
We are more or less the same
我们或多或少都是一样的
After changes we are
在一次次改变之后
More or less the same
我们或多或少都是一样的
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie lie la la la la lie
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
我拿出了冬天的衣服
And wishing I was gone
幻想着我已经离开了
Going home
回家去了
Where the New York city winters
那里即使是纽约的冬天
Aren't bleeding me
也不会让我感到痛苦
Leading me
带领我
Going home
回家吧
In the clearing stands a boxer
林间空地上 有一个拳击手
And a fighter by his trade
和一个为了生存的斗士
And he carries the reminders
他始终记得
Of every glove that laid him down
每一个让他倒下
And cut him till he cried out
或将他打到哭喊的人
In his anger and his shame
充满愤怒与耻辱
I am leaving I am leaving
他高喊着 我要离去 我要离去
But the fighter still remains
但最终他还是留在那里
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie lie la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie lie la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie
Lie la lie lie la la la lie lie lie la la la la lie