There's a young man with 有一个年轻男子

Dirt on his hands 灰尘在他的手上

There's a room of sweat 有一个房间的汗水

Full of one night stands 完整的一夜情

A life of regret in a rock and roll band 遗憾的摇滚乐乐队人生在世

A whole lot of debt 一大堆的债务

And a pocket full of sand 和一个全是沙子的口袋

   

There's a sick mother 有一个生病的母亲

Can't find her lost son 无法寻找她失踪的儿子

And there's a father 还有的父亲

Didn't know he had one 不知道他有一个

Run down caddy 跑下来的球童

In the neighbor's backyard 在邻居的后院

Where the kid got shot 当孩子被射杀

And it all fell apart 而这一切都土崩瓦解

   

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

Just another day where we live or die 只是一个在我们的死活天

We're all prayin' through the smoke filled sky 我们都在祈祷通过硝烟弥漫的天空

Just another day in the city life, city life 只是另一天在城市生活，城市生活

   

There's a law man and 有一个法律人，

He's loosin' his touch 他面对失去“他的触摸

Trapped a loose cannon 被困一个松散的大炮

Says he won't lose much 他说他不会失去太多

A prospect picked and 前景展望和挑

He's earnin' his patch 他earnin “他的补丁

Dealt a dirty deed and 处理一个肮脏的行为和

It's paid for in cash 它支付的现金

   

Pressure's so thick 压的这么厚

You forget how to breathe 你忘了如何呼吸

You gotta get drunk just 你得喝醉只是

To blow off some steam 吹掉一些蒸汽

So many lights but 这么多的灯，但

We're kept in the dark 我们蒙在鼓里

Yeah they can take it all 是的，他们可以采取一切

But we still got heart 但是，我们仍然有心脏

   

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

Just another day where we live or die 只是一个在我们的死活天

We're all prayin' through the smoke filled sky 我们都在祈祷通过硝烟弥漫的天空

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

   

There's no need to be nervous 有没有必要紧张

We were born to fight 我们生来就是打

Sons and daughters we can 儿子和女儿，我们可以

Take it outside 把它外面

   

Follow the lead 按照铅

Lead me to water 领我到水

Do what it takes 做什么需要

Then take it from me 然后把它从我

There ain't nothin' left 没有什么也没留下

You can read me my rights 你可以阅读我我的权利

Carry the load in the city life 承载负荷的城市生活

   

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

Just another day where we live or die 只是一个在我们的死活天

We're all prayin' through the smoke filled sky 我们都在祈祷通过硝烟弥漫的天空

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

   

Just another day in the city life 只是另一天在城市生活

Just another day where we live or die 只是一个在我们的死活天

We're all waitin' for some kind of sign 我们都在等待着“某种迹象

Just another day in the city life, city life 只是另一天在城市生活，城市生活