When I was a young boy in Brooklyn 当我还是一个小男孩在布鲁克林

going to public school 去公立学校

During recess in the concrete playground 课间在操场混凝土

they lined us up by twos 他们列队我们由三三两两

In alphabetical order, Reagan, Reed and Russo 按字母顺序排列，里根，里德和俄

I still remember the names 我还记得名字

And stickball and stoopball were the only games 和stickball和stoopball是唯一的游戏

that we played 我们打

   

And I wanted to be like my old man 我希望能像我的老男人

I, I wanted to grow up just like my old man 我我想长大，就像我的老男人

I wanted to be like my old man 我想成为像我的老男人

   

I wanted to dress like, I wanted to be just like 我想穿得像，我想成为像

I wanted to act like my old man 我要像我的老男人

I wanted to be like, I wanted to act like 我想是这样的，我想表现得像

I wanted to be just like my old man 我想成为像我的老男人

   

And then like everyone else I started to grow 然后像其他人一样，我开始成长

And I didn't want to be like my father anymore 而我不想成为像我父亲了

I was sick of his bullying 我生病了他的欺负

and having to hide under a desk on the floor 并具有桌子底下隐藏在地板上

And when he beat my mother 而当他击败我的母亲

it made me so mad I could choke 这让我很生气，我可以呛

   

And I didn't want to be like my old man 我不希望像我的老男人

I, I didn't even want to look like my old man 一，我什至不希望看起来像我的老男人

I didn't even want to seem like my old man 我什至不希望看起来像我的老男人

   

A son watches his father, being cruel to his mother 有一个小男孩看着自己的父亲，被残忍的母亲

and makes a vow to return only when 并许愿，只当回

He is so much richer, in every way so much bigger that - 他是如此的丰富得多，在各方面都让要大得多 -

- the old man will never hit anyone again - 老男人会不会再动手打人

   

Like my old man (just like my old man) 像我的老男人（就像我的老男人）

like my old man 像我的老男人

Like my old man (just like my old man) 像我的老男人（就像我的老男人）

like my old man 像我的老男人

and can you believe what he said to me 而你能相信他对我说

he said, "Lou, act like a man" (walk like a man) 他说：“娄，像个男人” （走路像男人）

Why don't you act just like a man 你为什么不采取行动，就像一个人

act like your daddy, act like a man (just like my old man) 像你爸爸的行为，表现得像一个人（就像我的老男人）

Oh, why don't you act just like a man 哦，你为什么不采取行动，就像一个人

like your old man (walk like a man) 你的老伙计（走路像男人）

(Just like my old man) （就像我的老男人）

(Just like my old man) （就像我的老男人）