[Awa:] [阿波： ]

Small town boy got big city dreams 小镇的男孩得了大城市的梦想

He feels the chill of the night through his jeans 他通过他的牛仔裤感觉夜晚的寒意

It bites the skin like the knife he carries 它咬你如他携带的刀皮肤

Shadows his face underneath his hoody 黑影脸上他的连帽衫之下

   

Walks to a home that the government owns 走到家政府拥有

Holes fill the walls where the photos should go 孔填充墙那里的照片应该去

Last night’s takeaways is still in the stove 昨晚的外卖店依然在炉

He takes a... 他需要一个...

Seat at the table and go over his notes 座位表，并投奔他的笔记

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

He’s trying make it 他试图使

While trying to hide 而试图隐瞒

Two edges 两个边

To his double life 他的双重生活

School of 学院

Thought to his left 认为他的左

And hard knocks 和艰苦的磨练

To his right 他的右

He’s just trying survive 他只是想生存下去

   

[Awa:] [阿波： ]

Streetwise way beyond his years 超出了他多年的街头方式

Can launch his fists like he handles Shakespeare 可以发动他的拳头就像他处理莎士比亚

Nobody knows and he doesn’t care 没有人知道，他不关心

All that matters are the colours he wears 所有的事情都是他穿的颜色

   

Hungry for something that he can’t eat 饿了的东西，他不能吃

Calms his nerves with every word that he sees 舒缓自己的神经与每一个他看到字

Lights his cigarette, has a cup of tea 点亮他的香烟，有一杯茶

He takes a seat at the table and continues to read 他落座在餐桌上，并继续阅读

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Sabre:] [佩剑： ]

Rise and shine but nothing looks bright 崛起和光泽，但没有一片光明

Books camouflaged by cans 书籍罐伪装

He jumps on his bike 他跳上他的自行车

Dad gave it as a gift last night 爸爸给了它作为礼物昨晚

Wonder if he’s changed for good this time 不知道他改好这个时间

   

Shrugs and hopes for the best, 耸耸肩，希望最好的结果，

got his headphones on 得到了他的耳机上

Prepares for the test mouthing words to the song 准备测试唱衰话歌曲

Miss gave him props on a job well done 小姐给他的道具上表现出色

   

“An A parents must be proud of you son” “一级A的父母一定是你的儿子感到自豪”

   

Smiling back with a nod little does she know 有一点点头微笑回她不知道

Enrolled himself with no help from home 就读自己没有从家里帮忙

Hides the bike in the bushes 隐藏在灌木丛中的自行车

Scared it might be hot so he doesn’t want to push it 害怕可能会很热，所以他并不想将其推

   

Game face hard 游戏的脸硬

Raise hoodie full mast 提高帽衫肥大饱满

Set sail through the yard 穿过院子启航

Play jester of the class 玩之类的小丑