Listen and hear each word, 听着，听到每一个字，

Stop, or you'll miss the birds 停下来，否则你会错过鸟

They sing in the top of the trees 他们唱的树木顶部

Sometimes when you look, you can't see 有时候，当你看，你看不到

But up there you will know that it's round 但在那里，你会知道它是圆的

You're living too close to the ground 你的生活太接近地面

   

Come where the lights are grand 来到这里的灯都大

Leave now without a plan 现在离开没有计划

You can get away if you choose 你可以脱身，如果你选择

Confess it, you've nothing to lose 承认吧，你已经没什么可失去的

And I can show you where it's found 而且我可以告诉你它的发现

You're living too close to the ground 你的生活太接近地面

   

Rush so you'll pass it by, 急于所以你会被通过，

Don't let it catch your eye 不要让它吸引您的眼球

Don't stop you might look a fool 不要停止你可能看一个傻瓜

Standing with love in your eyes 站在爱你的眼睛

Trying hard to believe what you've found 试图很难相信你已经发现了什么

You're living too close to the ground 你的生活太接近地面

   

I once held her close to me, 我有一次她接近我递过来，

Listened and heard her breathe 听着，听到她的呼吸

Just like I have done all my life 就像我已经做了我所有的生活

Her heart was the image of mine 她的心脏是我的形象

Ah, but my wings just couldn't be found 啊，可是我的翅膀只是找不到

I was living too close to the ground 我是生活太接近地面