In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb 在昨晚的中间我是在路边正坐在

I didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbed 我不知道怎么样，但我却感到不安

A street sweeper came whistlin' by 清洁工来到whistlin “通过

He was bouncin' every step 他bouncin 的每一步

It seemed strange how good he felt 这似乎很奇怪，他怎么感觉不错

So I asked him while he swept 于是我问他，而他横扫

   

He said "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess 他说： “这是我的工作就是要清理这个烂摊子

And that's enough reason to go for me 这就是足够的理由去为我

It's my job to be better than the rest 这是我的工作比其他人更好

And that makes the day for me" 这使得这一天对我来说“

   

Got an uncle who owns a bank he's a self made millionaire 有一个叔叔谁拥有一家银行，他是一个自制的百万富翁

He never had anyone to love never had no one to care 他从来没有任何人爱从来没有人去关心

He always to seemed kind of sad to me 他总是有点伤感在我看来，

So I asked him why that was 于是我问他为什么，这是

And he told me it's because in my contract there's a clause 他告诉我，那是因为我的合同中有一项条款

   

That says "It's my job to worried half to death ，说：“这是我的工作，担心个半死

And that's the thing people respect in me 这就是人们尊重我的东西

It's a job but without it I'd be less 这是一份工作，但如果没有它，我会少

Than what I expect from me" 比我从我的期望“

   

I've been lazy most all of my life 我一直懒最重要的我的生活

Writing songs and sleeping late 写歌和晚睡

Any manual labor I've done purely by mistake 任何体力劳动我错纯粹做

If street sweepers can smile then 如果扫街笑得那么

I've got no right to feel upset 我有没有权利感到难过

But sometimes I still forget 但有时我还是忘不了

   

Till the lights go on and the stage is set 直到灯光熄灭，并在舞台设置

And the song hits home and you feel that sweat 和歌打回家，你觉得汗水

   

It's my job to be different than the rest 这是我的工作比其他地区不同

and that's enough reason to go for me 这就是足够的理由去为我

It's my job to be better than the best 这是我的工作比最好的更好

and that's a tough break for me 那是一个艰难的突破对我来说

It's my job to be cleaning up this mess 这是我的工作就是要清理这个烂摊子

and that's enough reason to go for me 这就是足够的理由去为我

It's my job to be better than the best 这是我的工作比最好的更好

and that makes the day for me 这使得这一天对我来说