I knew all the answers 我知道所有的答案

The way my life should go 顺便我的生活应该去

And when I used to say my prayers 当我常说我的祈祷

I would tell God so 我会告诉神

It seemed He wasn't listening 他似乎没有听

I thought He didn't care 我以为他不在乎

But lookin' back 但回首

It's plain to see 这是显而易见的

He was always there 他总是在那里

   

'Cause I prayed for strength 因为我祈祷的力量

And I got pain that made me strong 和我的痛苦，让我强

I prayed for courage 我祈祷的勇气

And got fear to overcome 并得到了恐惧，克服

When I prayed for faith 当我祈祷的信仰

My empty heart brought me to my knees 我的空心脏给我带来了我的膝盖

I don't always get what I want 我并不总是得到我想要的

I get what I need 我得到了我需要的

   

I'm not sayin' that it's easy 我不是在说“这很容易

Or that it doesn't hurt 或者说，它不会伤害

When nothing seems to go my way 没事的时候，似乎走我的路

Nothing seems to work 似乎没有任何工作

These days I'm getting better 这几天我越来越好

At goin' with the flow 在与流动布莱恩

Accepting that sometimes the answer 接受，有时答复

To a prayer is no 要祈祷没有

   

'Cause I prayed for strength 因为我祈祷的力量

And I got pain that made me strong 和我的痛苦，让我强

I prayed for courage 我祈祷的勇气

And got fear to overcome 并得到了恐惧，克服

When I prayed for faith 当我祈祷的信仰

My empty heart brought me to my knees 我的空心脏给我带来了我的膝盖

I don't always get what I want 我并不总是得到我想要的

I get what I need 我得到了我需要的

   

Every time I've had a door slammed in my face 每次我有一个闭门羹在我的脸上

In time a better one was opened in its place 随着时间的推移一个更好的是在它的地方开

   

I prayed for strength 我祈祷的力量

And I got pain that made me strong 和我的痛苦，让我强

I prayed for courage 我祈祷的勇气

And got fear to overcome 并得到了恐惧，克服

When I prayed for faith 当我祈祷的信仰

My empty heart brought me to my knees 我的空心脏给我带来了我的膝盖

I don't always get what I want 我并不总是得到我想要的

I get what I need 我得到了我需要的

   

Oh I don't always get what I want 哦，我不总是得到我想要的

I get what I need 我得到了我需要的