I've seen the lights go out on Broadway, 我见过的灯在百老汇走出去，

I saw the Empire State laid low. 我看到帝国奠定低。

And life went on beyond the palaces. 生活继续超越的宫殿。

They all bought Cadillac's, 他们都买了凯迪拉克，

Left there long ago 离开那里很久以前

   

We held a concert out in Brooklyn. 我们举行了一场音乐会在布鲁克林。

To watch the Island bridges blow. 观看岛桥炸毁。

It turned our power down, 原来我们的动力下降，

And drove us underground, 并把我们的地下，

But we went right on with the show. 但是，我们又对上了表演。

   

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway, 我见过的灯在百老汇走出去，

I saw the ruins at life end. 我看到废墟生命尽头。

You know we almost didn't notice it, 你知道，我们几乎没有注意到它，

We see it all the time 我们看到这一切的时候

On 42nd street 第42街

   

It burned the churches up in Harlem 它烧毁了教堂在哈莱姆

Like in that Spanish Civil War. 像在西班牙内战。

The flames were everywhere, 火苗到处都是，

And no one really cared, 没有人真正关心，

It always burned up there before 它总是烧掉了那里之前

   

I've seen the rats lie down on Broadway, 我见过的老鼠躺在百老汇，

And I watched the Miami skyline fall. 我看着迈阿密天际坠落。

The folks were waving at the Battery 乡亲们都在挥舞着电池

The union went on strike 工会举行罢工

They never settled it out. 他们从来没有解决它。

   

They sent a carrier out from Norfolk, 他们派出了载流子从诺福克，

And picked the Yankees up for free. 捡起洋基免费。

They said the Queens could stay 他们说，女王可以留

And threw the crowns away, 撒冠而去，

And sent Manhattan out to sea. 并派出曼哈顿出海。

   

She knows those lights right on Broadway 她知道那些灯右百老汇

That was so many years ago. 那是很多年前。

Before we all lived in Florida. 我们以前都住在佛罗里达州。

Before the Mafia, 黑手党前，

Took over Mexico. 接手墨西哥。

   

There are too many who remember. 有太多的谁记得。

They say a handful still survive. 他们说，极少数仍然生存。

To tell the world about, 要告诉世界，

The way the lights went out, 该方法的灯灭了，

To keep the memory alive. 保持内存活。