You've been away so long 你走了那么久

Tell you what happened while you were gone 告诉你，在你走后发生了什么

In your old neighborhood 在您的老邻居

All of your cousins were up to no good 所有的表兄弟都没有好

They tear up the time 他们撕毁时间

I know they used to complain how you never come out 我知道他们曾经抱怨你怎么从来不出来

   

Well, you laid out in the sun 那么，你在阳光下布局

But when winter came I forgot you had gone 但到了冬天我忘了你去了

I was young 我还年轻

So give me a break cause I don't 所以，让我休息一下，因为我不

I stayed away 我没去

Then saw them sweeping the streets up on New Years Day 然后看到他们清扫街道上元旦

   

Round and round we go 团团我们去

Until you stop 直到你停止

And look outside 一看

I'm just along for the ride 我只是凑凑热闹

So take your time 所以，把你的时间

   

You must be wondering 你一定很奇怪

What happened to everything 发生了什么事一切

These houses are fading fast 这些房子都迅速消失

There is other towns like that 还有其他镇一样，

Common' it's not that bad 常见的“这不是那么糟糕

You've been there and back 你去过那里，回来

I laid on the lawn, Lonnie was gone 我躺在草坪上，朗尼不见了

I watched from the garden rows 我从花园里看行

You know I used to complain, now I don't 你知道我曾经抱怨，现在我不