The days of wine and roses are distant days for me. 葡萄酒和玫瑰的日子对我来说远天。

I dream of the last and the next affair and of girls I'll never see. 我的梦想，最后，下一个恋情和女孩我永远不会看到的。

And here I sit, the retired writer in the sun, 我坐在这儿，在阳光的退休作家，

The retired writer in the sun and I'm blue, 在阳光的退休作家，我是蓝色的，

The retired writer in the sun. 退休的作家在阳光下。

Tonight I trod in the starlight, I excused myself with a grin. 今晚我踩在星光，我先走了自己笑着。

I ponder the moon in a silver spoon and the little one 'live within. í思考月球的银勺和小家伙生活之内。

And here I sit, the retired writer in the sun, 我坐在这儿，在阳光的退休作家，

The retired writer in the sun. 退休的作家在阳光下。

The magazine girl poses on my glossy paper aeroplane 该杂志的女孩带来了我的光面纸飞机

Too many years I spent in the City playing with Mr. Loss and Gain. 太多年我在城市度过了亏损先生和增益玩。

And here I sit, the retired writer in the sun, 我坐在这儿，在阳光的退休作家，

The retired writer in the sun and I'm blue, 在阳光的退休作家，我是蓝色的，

The retired writer in the sun. 退休的作家在阳光下。

I bathe in the sun of the morning, lemon circles swim in the tea í沐浴在清晨的阳光，柠檬界茶游

Fishing for time with a wishing line and throwing it back in the sea. 钓鱼的时候有希望线，把它扔回到海里。

And here I sit, the retired writer in the sun, 我坐在这儿，在阳光的退休作家，

The retired writer in the sun and I'm blue, 在阳光的退休作家，我是蓝色的，

The retired writer in the sun. 退休的作家在阳光下。