A mother riding on a city bus 一位母亲骑在城市公交车

Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss 孩子们大呼小叫兴风作浪

Everybody's staring not knowing what she's going through 每个人都在盯着，不知道她的经历

Somebody said, Don't you even care? 有人说，难道你都不关心？

   

Do you let 'em do that everywhere? 你让我们让他们这样做行吗？

She slowly turned around, looked up and stared 她慢慢转过身，抬起头，盯着

She said, Please forgive them 她说，请原谅他们

But they've been up all night 但他们一直通宵

   

Their father struggled but he finally lost his fight 他们的父亲挣扎着，但他终于失去了他的斗争

He went to heaven 他去了天堂

In the middle of the night 在半夜

So please forgive my children 所以请原谅我的孩子

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's busy with their own situation 每个人都忙于自己的情况

Everybody's lost in their own little world 每个人都迷失在自己的小世界

Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true 瓶装起来，快点起来努力让梦想成真

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow 每个人的生活就像没有没有明天

Maybe we should stop and take a little time 也许我们应该停下来，需要一点时间

'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through 因为你永远不知道你的邻居的经历

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

   

A man driving on the interstate 一名男子驾驶的州际

Slowing down traffic making everybody late 放缓的交通使得大家晚

Everybody's staring not knowing what he's going through 每个人都在盯着，不知道他的经历

Somebody hollered from the passing lane 从超车道有人叫喊

   

Yelled out the window, hey ain't got all day 大叫窗外，嘿嘿是不是得了一整天

The old man looked around and caught his eye 老头看了看四周，映入他的眼帘

He said, Please forgive me 他说，请你原谅我

You know, it's been a long life 要知道，它是一个长寿命

   

My wife has passed away and my kids don't have the time 我的妻子已经去世了，我的孩子没有时间

I've been left all alone 我一直独自留

And it's getting hard to drive 而且越来越难开车

So please forgive me children 所以，请原谅我的孩子

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's busy with their own situation 每个人都忙于自己的情况

Everybody's lost in their own little world 每个人都迷失在自己的小世界

Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true 瓶装起来，快点起来努力让梦想成真

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow 每个人的生活就像没有没有明天

Maybe we should stop and take a little time 也许我们应该停下来，需要一点时间

'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through 因为你永远不知道你的邻居的经历

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

   

A man hanging on a wooden cross 一名男子挂在一个木制十字架

Giving everything to save the lost 让一切拯救失丧

Everybody's staring not knowing what He's going through 每个人都在盯着，不知道是什么，他的经历

Somebody said, You don't have a prayer 有人说，你不必祷告

   

If You were keen, you'd come down from there 如果你是热衷，你从那里下来

The man just turned His head looked up and stared 该名男子只是转过头抬起头来，瞪着

   

He said, Please forgive them 他说，请原谅他们

For they have not seen the light 因为他们还没有看到光

They'll come to know me when I come back to life 他们会来了解我，当我回来的生活

Go to heaven to make everything all right 去天堂，使一切都还好吗

So please forgive Your children 所以请原谅你的孩子

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's busy with their own situation 每个人都忙于自己的情况

Everybody's lost in their own little world 每个人都迷失在自己的小世界

Bottled up, hurry it up trying to make a dream come true 瓶装起来，快点起来努力让梦想成真

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow 每个人的生活就像没有没有明天

Maybe we should stop and take a little time 也许我们应该停下来，需要一点时间

'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through 因为你永远不知道你的邻居的经历

   

(They don't understand) （他们不明白）

A mother riding on a city bus 一位母亲骑在城市公交车

Kids are yelling kicking up a fuss 孩子们大呼小叫兴风作浪

Everybody's staring not knowing what she's going through 每个人都在盯着，不知道她的经历