As the snow flies 作为雪中飞

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' 在一个寒冷的灰色芝加哥早晨“

A poor little baby child is born 一个可怜的小宝贝儿出生

In the ghetto 在贫民窟

And his mama cries 和他妈妈的哭声

'cause if there's one thing that she don't need 因为如果有一件事是她不需要

it's another hungry mouth to feed 它的另一个饿了一张吃饭的嘴

In the ghetto 在贫民窟

   

People, don't you understand 人，你难道不明白

the child needs a helping hand 孩子需要伸出援助之手

or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day 或者他会成长为一个愤怒的年轻人有一天

Take a look at you and me, 看看你和我，

are we too blind to see, 是我们太盲目地看到，

do we simply turn our heads 我们只是把我们的头

and look the other way 看看其他方式

   

Well the world turns 以及世界变成

and a hungry little boy with a runny nose 和一个饥饿的小男孩流鼻涕

plays in the street as the cold wind blows 在大街上扮演的冷风吹

In the ghetto 在贫民窟

   

And his hunger burns 和他的饥饿烧伤

so he starts to roam the streets at night 于是他开始在街上游荡，晚上

and he learns how to steal 他学会了偷

and he learns how to fight 他学会了如何打

In the ghetto 在贫民窟

   

Then one night in desperation 在绝望中，然后一个晚上

a young man breaks away 一名年轻男子打破了

He buys a gun, steals a car, 他买了枪，偷了一辆车，

tries to run, but he don't get far 尝试运行，但他没有得到远

And his mama cries 和他妈妈的哭声

   

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man 作为一个人群聚集“圆一个愤怒的年轻人

face down on the street with a gun in his hand 脸朝下在街上，手里拿着一把枪

In the ghetto 在贫民窟

   

As her young man dies, 由于她年轻的男人死了，

on a cold and gray Chicago mornin', 在一个寒冷的灰色芝加哥清晨，

another little baby child is born 另一个小宝贝儿出生

In the ghetto 在贫民窟