I don't want to be second best 我并不想成为第二个最好的

Don't want to stand in line 不想排队

Don't want to fall behind 不想落伍

Don't want to get caught out 不想被抓到了

Don't want to do without 不想做没有

And the lesson I must learn 与教训，我必须学会

Is that I've got to wait my turn 是，我必须等待轮到我了

   

Looks like I got to be hot and cold 看来我必须是冷热

I got to be taught and told 我有被教导，告诉

Got to be good as gold 一定是很乖

But perfectly honest 但坦白说

I think it would be good for me 我认为这将是对我好

Coz it's a hindrance to my health 怎么把它妨碍了我的健康

I'm a stranger to myself 我是一个陌生人对自己

   

Miniature disasters and minor catastrophoes 小型灾害和次要catastrophoes

Bring me to my knees 带我去我的膝盖

Well I must be my own master 嗯，我一定是我自己的主人

Or a miniature disaster will be 或者一个微型的灾难将是

It will be the death of me 这将是我的死亡

   

I don't have to raise my voice 我没有提出我的声音

Don't have to be underhand 不必是阴招

Just got to understand 刚刚了解

That it's gonna be up and down 这会是向上和向下

It's gonna be lost and found 这会是失物招领

And I can't take to the sky 我不能采取的天空

Before I like it on the ground 以前我喜欢在地面上

   

And i need to be patient 我需要耐心等待

And i need to be brave 我需要勇敢

Need to discover 需要发现

How i need to behave 我是如何做人

And I'll find out the answers 我会找出答案

When i know what to ask 当我知道要问什么

But i speak a different language 但我讲不同的语言

And everybody's speaking too fast 而且每个人都在讲太快

   

Miniature disasters and minor catastrophoes 小型灾害和次要catastrophoes

Bring me to my knees 带我去我的膝盖

   

Well I must be my own master 嗯，我一定是我自己的主人

I've got to run a little faster 我有一个运行速度略有提高

I need to know I'll last if a little 我需要知道我会持续，如果一点点

Miniature disaster hits me 微型灾难打我

It could be the death of me 这可能是我的死亡