He was a self made man 他是一个自造人

Made a killing on copper mines 大赚了一笔的铜矿

He loved beautiful girls 他喜欢漂亮的女孩

Got a taste for fancy wines 有花式酒的味道

And the suits he wore were paper thin 他穿的西装是薄如纸

   

He built a big white house 他建立了一个白色的大房子

In the valley of the kings 在帝王谷

Took a beautiful wife 花了一个漂亮的妻子

Bought her every possible thing 买她的每一个可能的事情

And the silk she wore was paper thin 她穿的蚕丝被纸薄

   

Well, they travelled in style 那么，他们在风格上走

Paid cash for everything 现金支付的一切

Had a beautiful child 有一个美丽的孩子

Had a champagne christening 有香槟洗礼

But as they raised their glasses in toast to him 但是，当他们提出了自己的眼镜敬酒给他

He saw the crystal was paper thin 他看到水晶是薄如纸

   

So the shadows came 所以阴影中走了

Whispering words to him 花落的话给他

He sold the company out 他卖掉了公司出

And cashed all those futures in 并兑现所有期货

But it all still looked so paper thin 但是，这一切看上去还是那么纸薄

   

Well, it was late one night 嗯，这是一个深夜

And the rain was streaming down 和雨流了下来

He called his wife's name out 他给他妻子的名字了

Said honey, it's over now 说，亲爱的，它结束了

I'm gonna burn it all 我要烧了这一切

I can't take this any more 我不能借此更多

But as he struck the match 但是，当他打比赛

She took a pistol from the drawer 她把手枪从抽屉

She said I ain't going down with you 她说，我是不会打倒你

Pulled the trigger in 拉动扳机

And the bullet it passed right through 而子弹就过去了权利，通过

Like he was paper thin 好像他是薄如纸