Ow 嗷

Yeah, yeah 是啊，是啊

When I was a young skinny boy 当我还是一个年轻瘦小的男孩

My momma said to me 我的妈妈对我说：

The world out there is hot and dirty 外面的世界又热又脏

Mean as it wants to be 平均数，因为它要成为

I know there's gonna be times when you're down and out 我知道会是时间，当你穷困潦倒

So listen now kid 所以，现在的孩子听

Listen now son 现在听儿子

I'll tell you what it's all about 我会告诉你什么是它的全部

You gotta try to keep your head above the water 你得尽量保持在水面之上你的头

That's what my momma told me 这就是我的妈妈告诉我，

You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time 你要尽量保持领先的时间步

And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to 而且即使你做一些事情，你应该不应该给

Shouldn't ought to 应该不是应该给

If you love your brothers love will come back to you 如果你爱你的兄弟的爱会回来找你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

Live my life in so many ways 我的生活在许多方面

To find out who I am 要了解我是谁

Time's approaching 时间的逼近

I really can say 我真的可以说

Truly I understand 我实在理解

Got more livin' to do for myself 得到了更多活着做我自己

So run along now 所以，现在一起运行

Play along later 后来一起玩

Stay up by the shelf 按货架熬夜

Sing it girls 唱这首歌的女孩

Gotta try to keep your head above the water 我得尽量保持在水面之上你的头

Yes you do yes I do 是的，你做的是我做

You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time 你要尽量保持领先的时间步

Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to 即使你做一些事情，你应该不应该给

If you love your sisters love will come back to you 如果你爱你妹妹的爱会回来找你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

All the world is turnin' to stone 整个世界就是撇开石

Slowly it will die 慢慢就会死

But that is something I never will see 但是，这是我永远也不会看到

I don't know why 我不知道为什么

Tryin' to take the world the best I can 试着去走世界上最好的，我可以

Might be now 可能是现在

Probably be later 可能是后来

Stand up like a man 站起来像个男人

hey, hey 嘿，嘿

Gotta try to keep your head above the water 我得尽量保持在水面之上你的头

Yes you do yes you do yes you do 是的，你确实是你做的是你做的

Gotta try to keep a step ahead of time 总得尽力保持领先的时间步

Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to 即使你做一些事情，你应该不应该给

Love your brothers and sisters, love'll come back to you 爱你的兄弟姐妹，爱会更加回来找你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你

Love'll come back to you 爱会更加回来给你