Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands 站在巴士站，我逛我的手

And I'm overhearing elder ladies 而我偷听哥哥的女士

As the rumours start to fly 由于传言开始飞

You can hear them in the school yard 你可以听到他们在学校的院子里

In the scrap yard 在废料场

In the chip shop 在薯条店

In the phone box 在手机包装盒

In the pool hall 在台球厅

At the shoe store 在鞋店

Every corner turn around 每一个角落转身

It started with a school girl 它始于一个学妹

Who was running 谁跑

Running home to her Mam and Dad 她的妈妈和爸爸跑回家

Told them she was playing, in the change room of the local foorball side 告诉他们，她在玩，在当地foorball侧的更衣室

They said tell us again, she told them again, tell us the truth, they find it hard to believe 他们说，再次告诉我们，她再次告诉他们，告诉我们真相，他们很难相信，

'Cause he taught our I was steve, he even trained me, taught our John who's a father of three 因为他教我们的我是史蒂夫，他甚至培养了我，教给我们的约翰·谁是三个孩子的父亲

   

Only takes one tree, to make 1000 matches 只需要一棵树，以1000场比赛

Only takes one match, to burn A thousand trees 只需要一场比赛，刻录千树

A thousand trees 千棵

   

You see it in the classroom 你看它在课堂上

In the swimming pool 在游泳池

Where the match stick men are made 凡火柴棒男人做

At the scout's hall 在球探大厅

At the football 在足球

Where the wise we trust are paid 我们相信明智的支付

They all honour his name 他们都尊敬他的名字

He did a lot for the game 他做了很多的游戏

Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates 得到他的名字敲了上面的运动场大门

But they're ripping them down, stamping the ground 但他们撕扯下来，冲压地面

Picture gathers dust behind the bar in the lounge 图像采集背后的酒吧休息室尘

   

Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches 只需要一棵树，做了一千比赛

Only takes one match, to burn a thousand trees 只需要一场比赛，烧了一千棵

A thousand trees 千棵

   

Wake up, and smell the rain 醒醒吧，闻雨

Shake up, he's back to stay 摇了起来，他的背部留下来

He hasn't been on a holiday 他一直没有在假期

His growing seeds don't believe 他的成长的种子不相信

Why he's been away 为什么他一直走

From the school yard 从学校的院子里

Changing room 更衣室

Playing field 打野战

Bathroom 浴室

Phone box 手机盒

Office blocks 办公大楼

Corners turn around 边角转身

They keep doubting the flame, tossing the blame 他们保持怀疑的火焰，折腾的怪

Got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates 得到他的名字敲了上面的运动场大门

And they're ripping them down, stamping the ground 他们正在撕扯下来，冲压地面

Picture gathers dust in the bar 图像采集尘埃酒吧

   

Only takes one tree, to make a thousand matches 只需要一棵树，做了一千比赛

Only takes one match, to burn A thousand trees 只需要一场比赛，刻录千树

A thousand trees 千棵

A thousand trees 千棵

A thousand trees 千棵