Seems everyday 似乎每天都

I'm gettin' harder pressed 我刚开了难压

To find a reason to shave 为了找到一个理由来刮胡子

Watchin' the hours 在看着小时

Just slippin' away 只是跌到走

No motivation to get out of bed 无动力下床

And carry on the charade 并进行夏利

Caught in a dream that's goin' astray 遇上了梦中​​的布莱恩误入歧途

 

Oh, all those great expectations 哦，那些寄予厚望

Seems they never work out, never work out 他们似乎从来没有工作了，没有用的

The way that I plan 我计划的方式

All those great expectations 所有这些寄予厚望

Why they never work out, never work out 为什么他们从来没有工作了，没有用的

I can't understand 我无法理解

 

And just when I think 而就在我觉得

That things are goin' right 事情是布莱恩的权利

I get a call from L.A. 我从洛杉矶打电话

Sorry to say "we're changin' your song" 抱歉地说， “我们起了变化你的歌”

I try to reason 我试图讲道理

But I can't get through 但我不能打通

They're gonna do it their way 他们会做他们的方式

What can I say 我能说什么

They've never been wrong 他们从来没有错

 

Oh, all those great expectations 哦，那些寄予厚望

Seems they never work out, never work out 他们似乎从来没有工作了，没有用的

The way that I plan 我计划的方式

All those great expectations 所有这些寄予厚望

Why they never work out, never work out 为什么他们从来没有工作了，没有用的

I can't understand 我无法理解

 

Life is just a game of chance 生活只是一种机会游戏

I think somebody said so 我认为有人这么说

Sometimes you get a hula hoop 有时候，你会得到一个呼啦圈

Sometimes you get an Edsel 有时候，你会得到一个埃德塞尔

 

Oh, all those great expectations 哦，那些寄予厚望

Seems they never work out, never work out 他们似乎从来没有工作了，没有用的

The way that I plan 我计划的方式

All those great expectations 所有这些寄予厚望

Why they never work out, never work out 为什么他们从来没有工作了，没有用的

I can't understand 我无法理解