There was this guy, He was down on his luck 还有就是这个家伙，他倒在了他的运气

He was truly poverty's child 他是真正贫困的孩子

Well, he had no home and he had no car 嗯，他没有回家，他没车

And he wore a weary smile 他穿的是疲倦的微笑

Moved out to L.A., knocked around for awhile 搬到了洛杉矶，敲一段时间左右

But he was going nowhere 但他却无处可去

Then he did this movie and it did really well 然后，他做了这部电影，它确实非常好

Now he's a millionaire 现在，他是一个百万富翁

   

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You see life is a curious thing 你看，生活是一件奇怪的事

You see life, ooh life, is a curious thing 你看生活，户外生活，是一件奇怪的事

I know a man who could paint the town red 我知道一个人谁可以痛快

Had a college degree in fun 曾在一个有趣的大学学位

   

'Til the doorbell rang and long lost flame said 直到门铃响起，久违的火焰说

"This little boy is your son" “这小男孩是你的儿子”

Gave him a suitcase and a bear 给了他一个手提箱和熊

Left them in a cloud of dust 离开了他们在尘土飞扬

Now he's checking out schools and driving car pools 现在，他检查了学校，驾驶汽车库

Learning to adjust 学会调整

He says life is a curious thing, yeah 他说，生活是一件奇怪的事，是

You see life, ooh life is a curious thing 你看生活，户外生活是一件奇怪的事

   

Well I know that it can be demanding 嗯，我知道，它可以被苛刻

I know that it can be unkind 我知道这可能是刻薄

I don't really understand it 我真的不明白

But, Lord sure knows I try 但是，上帝一定知道我尝试

See life is a curious thing, yeah 看到生活是一件奇怪的事，是

See life, ooh life, is a curious thing 见生活，户外生活，是一件奇怪的事

   

Let me tell you 'bout a kid I knew 让我告诉你什么叫一个孩子，我知道

A pudgy girl back in school à矮胖的女孩回到了学校

She had greasy hair and geeky glasses 她有油腻的头发和古怪的眼镜

The object of ridicule 嘲笑的对象

The other day in the check out line 在检查了线路上的其他日子

They were ringing up my rice and beans 他们敲响了我的大米和豆类

There she was just a pretty little face 在那里，她只是一个漂亮的小脸蛋

On the cover of a magazine 在一本杂志的封面

   

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Just goes to show that you never know 只是表明你永远不知道

Just what tomorrow may bring 只是明天可能会带来

But I'll tell you this that what it is 但我要告诉你这一点，它是什么

Is seldom what it seems 很少有什么，似乎

   

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