Oh the faucet started dripping in the kitchen 哦，水龙头滴水开始在厨房

Last night your picture fell down from the wall 昨天晚上你的照片从墙上掉了下来

And today the boss said "sorry son I can't use you anymore" 今天老板说“对不起儿子，我不能用你了。”

And tonight the light bulb went out down the hall 而今晚灯泡熄灭了大厅

   

Oh, things have gone to pieces since you left me 呵呵，事情已经过去了成碎片，因为你离开了我

Nothing turns out half right, now it seems 没有证明说对了一半，现在看来，

There ain't nothin' in my pocket, but three nickels and a dime 有没什么在我的口袋里，但三五分和一角硬币

And I'm holding to the pieces of my dreams 而我抱着我的梦想件

   

Somebody threw a baseball through my window 有人从我的窗户扔了一个棒球

And the arm fell off my favourite chair today 而今天的手臂掉下来我最喜欢的椅子

Oh the man he came today, said he'd haul all my things away 哦，他今天来的人，说他会拖着我所有的东西拿走

If I didn't get my payments made by ten 如果我没有得到我的支付由10

   

Things have gone to pieces since you left me 事情已经过去了成碎片，因为你离开了我

Now nothin' turns out half right, now it seems 现在，什么也没证明说对了一半，现在看来，

There ain't nothin' in my pocket but three nickels and a dime 有没什么我口袋里只有三五分和一分一毫

And I'm holding to the pieces of my dreams 而我抱着我的梦想件