Here we all are born into a struggle 在这里，我们都出生在奋斗

To come so far but end up returning to dust 要走得这么远，但最终回到尘土

   

Oxfam panache and tips his hat 乐施会的派头和提示他的帽子

(laces undone) （鞋带解开）

He has no truck with idle chat 他与闲置聊天无车

(work to be done) （工作要做）

The songs he learned from scratched LPs 他从刮伤的LP学到的歌曲

Stops in mid-flow to sip his tea 停在中间流来呷他的茶

   

He strums the chords with less than grace 他乱弹和弦不到风度

(songs we all know) （歌曲大家都知道）

Each passing year etched on his face 每过一年刻在他的脸上

(sun, rain or snow) （阳光，雨或雪）

The words he sings are not his own 他唱的话都不是他自己

They speak of things he'll never know 他们讲的东西，他永远也不会知道