David

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Well I met him outside a hostel door
我在旅社門外與他邂逅，
He said I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours
他說，如果你告訴我你的故事，我就會告訴你我的。
I know you think it's shifty for
我知道你會覺得這事兒相當詭譎
a man in his fifties to be
一個年過半百的男人
sleeping in a hostel dorm
睡在一個青年旅社里
But I used to be a welder by trade
但是我曾擁有過一份焊接工的工作
Used to work by the water where the ships get made
曾在輪船誕生的水邊工作
But no ship yard will take me now
然而現如今沒有船塢需要我了
My hands are too shaky now
我的雙手抖得過於劇烈
And I've spend all my money before I get paid
我在獲得薪水之前就將我的積蓄揮霍一空
And I said David, don't you think it's strange
我說，David，你難道不覺得奇怪
While you were in a dark room
當你處於一個陰森的房間中
How the world went and changed
這個世界如何運轉如何變化
Looking in your eyes, I think you know
看著你的眼睛，我認為你知道
That David, we lost you
那就是，David，我們失去了你
Lost you a long time ago
很久以前，就失去了你
Oh, ooo, oh
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
He leans his head against the hostel wall
他將頭倚靠在旅社的牆面上
Said I have an ex-wife that doesn't hear me
說，我有個從不會傾聽我的前妻
And a kid that doesn't call
和一個從不來電問候的孩子
And every month I'm call short
每個月我都呼喊
With my ******* child support
支付不起我那可惡孩子的贍養費
And the court says that I'm reckless and irresponsible
法庭宣判我對此不計後果，不負責任
Cause it was never part of the plan to be
因為這從來不是我計劃中的一部分
a middle aged man to be
一個中年的男人
sat outside a hostel
坐在旅社外
Shaking stranger's hands
握著陌生人的手
But I've drunk away my wealth now
但是我已爛醉，和我的財富漸行漸遠
I'm a picture of bad health
我是個病入膏肓的剪影
And I'm a shadow of a shadow of a former self
是個從前的我的黑影
And I said David, don't you think it's strange
我說，David，你難道不覺得奇怪
For years you' re walking
你在世上行走了這麼多年
And how the world went and changed
這個世界如何運轉如何變化
I hear it in your voice, I think you know
我從你口中聽出來，我認為你知道
That David, we lost you
那就是，David，我們失去了你
Lost you a long time ago
很久以前，就失去了你
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
Oh, Nooo
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
Oh, ooo, oh,ooo
And I said, David don't you think that it's strange
我說，David，你難道不覺得奇怪
While you were sleeping
當你沉睡之時
How the world went and changed
這個世界如何運轉如何變化
Looking in your eyes
看著你的眼睛
I think you know
我認為你知道
David , we lost you
David，我們失去了你
Lost you a long time ago
很久以前，就失去了你