He should have been out playing 他应该已经出来玩

But he sat on his front step 但他坐在他面前的步骤

All day he's been there waiting 整整一天，他一直在那里等待

And nobody's showed up yet 没有人的表现了吗

His dad said he'd come get him 他爸爸说他会来帮他

Bright and early Sunday morn 一大早星期天的早晨

But his mom knows he's forgotten 但是他的妈妈知道他忘了

Like he has since he was born, but... 像他，因为他出生，但...

   

He's still waiting, he's still waiting 他仍然在等待，他仍然在等待

He might be around the corner 他可能是在拐角处

Or just right down the street 或者正好在街上

He's still waiting, he's still waiting 他仍然在等待，他仍然在等待

He tells his mom, "don't worry, 他告诉他的妈妈：“别担心，

This time he'll come get me 这一次，他会来给我

He's still waiting 他仍然在等待

   

Group home in Kentucky 集团在肯塔基州的家

She's been there for a while 她已经有一段时间

They tell her that she's lucky 他们告诉她，她是幸运的

She's such a pretty child 她是这样一个可人儿

Someobdy's gonna take you Someobdy的要带你

And raise you as their own 提高你作为自己的

She never knew her parents 她从来不知道她的父母

And she's never had a a home, but... 而她从未有过一个家，但是...

   

She's still waiting, she's still waiting 她仍然在等待，她还在等待

They might be around the corner 他们可能是在拐角处

Or just right down the street 或者正好在街上

She's still waiting, she's still waiting 她仍然在等待，她还在等待

She tells 'em, "I don't worry, 她告诉他们， “我不担心，

Someone will come for me" 有人会来找我。“

She's still waiting 她仍然在等待

   

They're children of the needle 他们是针儿

The bottle and the poor 瓶子和穷人

The sum of broken people 破碎的人的总和

Who can't go on no more 谁不能去没有更多

Sad eyes and dirty faces 悲伤的眼神和肮脏的面孔

City streets and dirt roads 城市街道和土路

Their lives are slowly wasting 他们的生命正在慢慢地浪费

While everybody knows 虽然大家都知道

   

They're still waiting, they're still waiting 他们仍然在等待，他们仍然在等待

All the little faces of different races 不同种族的所有小面

Who don't know what love is 谁不知道什么是爱

They're still waiting, they're still waiting 他们仍然在等待，他们仍然在等待

All the sons and daughters of missing fathers 所有的儿子和父亲失踪的女儿

Who never miss their kids 谁不会错过他们的孩子

They're still waiting, they're still waiting, they're still waiting 他们仍然在等待，他们仍然在等待，他们仍然在等待