Long ago and far away in a different age 不久前远在不同的年龄

when I was a dumb young guy 当我是一个愚蠢的年轻人

fossilized photos of my life then 化石的照片我的生活，然后

illustrate what an easy prey I must have been 举例说明什么是好欺负我肯定是

standing in the sun, idiot savant 站在阳光下，白痴学者

something like a monument 像一座丰碑

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones 我是恐龙，有人在挖我的骨头

   

ignorance has alway been something I excel in 无知是常常被一些我擅长的

followed by naivete and pride 其次是天真和骄傲

doesn't take a scientist to see how 并不需要科学家来看看

any clever predator could have a piece of me 任何聪明的食肉动物可能有我的点点滴滴

standing in the sun, idiot savant 站在阳光下，白痴学者

something like a monument 像一座丰碑

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones 我是恐龙，有人在挖我的骨头

   

when I look back on the past 当我回首过去

it's a wonder I'm not yet extinct 这是一个奇迹，我还没有绝迹

all the mistakes and bad judgements I made 所有的错误和坏的判断我做

nearly pushed me to the brink 几乎把我推到了悬崖边上

it doesn't pay to be too nice 它不支付太漂亮

it's the one thing I have learned 它是一件事，我已经学会

still, I made my fossil bed 不过，我做了我的化石床

now I toss and turn 现在我辗转反侧

   

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones 我是恐龙，有人在挖我的骨头