I was a little boy of 9 years old 我是9岁的小男孩

The whole world in my hands 在我手中的整个世界

Trying to toss that ball across the yard 想折腾那个球穿过院子

A game of catch with my old man 一个游戏渔获物与我的老男人

   

He would always say I'm sorry 他总说对不起

Every time he had to leave 每次他不得不离开

And I was much to young to understand 我是很大的，不明白

When he would say to me 当他对我说：

   

When you're young you always think 当你年轻的时候你总认为

The sun is going to shine 太阳会照耀

There will come a day 有那么一天

When you have to say hello to goodbye 当你打招呼再见

Sit down son take my hand, 坐下的儿子牵着我的手，

Look me in the eye 看着我的眼睛

Take these words, promise me 就拿这句话，答应我

You'll live before you die 你会住在你死之前

   

I was barely seventeen summer of seventy-nine 我几乎夏季17 79

Already I was feeling like I was running out of time 已经我当时的感觉就像我的时间不多了

I had this girl we fell in love 我有这样的女孩，我们坠入爱河

Or should I say that she had me 或者我应该说，她有我

Then one fateful night changed our lives 再一个灾难性的夜晚改变了我们的生活

And made a memory 并提出了内存

   

When you're young you always think 当你年轻的时候你总认为

The sun is going to shine 太阳会照耀

There will come a day 有那么一天

When you have to say hello to goodbye 当你打招呼再见

She laid me down she took my hand 她把我失望，她握着我的手

And looked me in the eye 看着我的眼睛

And just before she kissed me she said 而就在她吻了我，她说：

You got to live before we die 你让我们死之前住

   

You learn to love to live 你要学会爱生活

You fight and you forgive 你打你原谅

You learn what's wrong and right 你了解什么是错的，正确的

You live before you die 你住在你死之前

   

I made mistakes I caught some breaks 我犯的错误我抓住了一些休息

But I got not regrets 但我得到了不后悔

There's some things I don't remember 有一些事情我不记得了

But one thing I don't forget 但有一件事我不会忘记

   

When you're young you always think 当你年轻的时候你总认为

The sun is going to shine 太阳会照耀

One day you're going to have to say hello to goodbye 有一天你会不得不说你好再见

Shout it out let someone somewhere 喊出来，让别人的地方

Know that you're alive 知道你还活着

Take these words wear them well 把这些话穿起来很好

Live before you die 住在你死之前

Live before you die 住在你死之前

Hey! 嘿！

Live before you die 住在你死之前

   

You learn to love to live 你要学会爱生活

You fight and you forgive 你打你原谅

You face the darkest night 你所面临的最黑暗的夜晚

Just live before you die 只是住在你死之前