Friends I could count on, 朋友，我可以指望，

I could count on one hand, 我可以指望一方面，

With a leftover finger or two. 用剩的手指或两个。

I took 'em for granted, 我把时间是理所当然的，

Let 'em all slip away. 让他们所有溜走。

Now where they are, I wish I knew. 现在他们在哪里，我希望我知道。

   

They roll by just like water, 他们推出了像水，

And I guess we never learn. 我想我们永远也学不会。

Go through life parched and empty, 终其一生炎热而空，

Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst. 站在膝盖深的河，快要枯萎口渴。

   

Sometimes I remember. 有时候，我记住了。

Sweethearts I've known. 甜心我知道。

Some I've forgotten, I suppose. 有些我忘了，我想。

One or two still linger, 一个或两个仍然挥之不去，

Oh, and I wonder now, 哦，我现在不知道，

Why I ever let them go. 为什么我让他们走。

   

They roll by just like water, 他们推出了像水，

And I guess we never learn. 我想我们永远也学不会。

Go through life parched and empty, 终其一生炎热而空，

Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst. 站在膝盖深的河，快要枯萎口渴。

   

So the sidewalk is crowded: 因此，人行道拥挤：

The city goes by. 这个城市的推移。

And I rush through another day, 我通过一天匆匆，

And a world full of strangers, 和世界充满陌生人，

Turn their eyes to me, 把自己的眼睛给我，

But I just look the other way 但我只是装作没看见

   

They roll by just like water, 他们推出了像水，

And I guess we never learn. 我想我们永远也学不会。

Go through life parched and empty, 终其一生炎热而空，

Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst. 站在膝盖深的河，快要枯萎口渴。

   

They roll by just like water, 他们推出了像水，

And I guess we never learn. 我想我们永远也学不会。

Go through life parched and empty, 终其一生炎热而空，

Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst. 站在膝盖深的河，快要枯萎口渴。