Traded in my tennis shoes 换在我的网球鞋

For steel-toed rubber boots 对于钢趾胶鞋

I got my own uniform to wear 我有我自己的制服穿

They've given me a plastic hat 他们给了我一个塑料帽

Earplugs and a funny net for my head 耳塞和一个有趣的网我的头

I'm well-prepared 我精心准备

   

Time comes when you have to choose 时机成熟的时候，你必须选择

Occupation you can use 职业可以使用

Well they say it should be something you like 嗯，他们说，这应该是你喜欢的东西

But hard times just don't allow 但困难的时候就是不容许

Poor boy to be choosy how he provides 可怜的孩子要挑剔他如何提供

How you get by 你如何度日

   

Watch out now here they come 当心现在他们来了

My god what have I done? 我的天啊我做了什么？

The temporary blues are gonna bring me down 临时的蓝调是要去把我打倒

One day we're gonna make them change 有一天，我们要令他们改变

We gonna turn this mess around 我们该怎么把这个烂摊子各地

   

Underneath fluorescent light 下面荧光灯

Night is day and day is night 晚上是一天一天一夜

Oh we're waiting on a break to come 哦，我们正在等待一个突破来

For some coffee with a honey bun 对于蜂蜜馍喝点咖啡

And small talk about the things we wished we'd done 而有关的事闲聊，我们希望我们会做

When we were young 当我们还年轻

   

Time's up boy 时间到了男孩

   

Watch out now here they come 当心现在他们来了

My god what have I done? 我的天啊我做了什么？

The temporary blues are gonna bring me down 临时的蓝调是要去把我打倒

One day we're gonna make them change 有一天，我们要令他们改变

We gonna turn this mess around 我们该怎么把这个烂摊子各地

   

Down the line, down the line 下了线，上下行

We're sending it down the line, down the line 我们送下来的线，上下行

We're putting in overtime, overtime 我们将在加时赛，加时赛

We're gonna stay late 我们会晚归

   

Watch out now here they come 当心现在他们来了

My god what have I done? 我的天啊我做了什么？

The temporary blues are gonna bring me down 临时的蓝调是要去把我打倒

One day we're gonna make them change 有一天，我们要令他们改变

We gonna turn this mess around 我们该怎么把这个烂摊子各地