Like a bird on the wire
像只电线上休憩的鸟
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
像个午夜唱诗班里的醉汉
I have tried in my way tried to be free
我试图以自己的方式获得自由
Like a worm on a hook
像条挂在鱼钩上的饵
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
像位从古书里走来的骑士
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
我为你收留着我所有的绶带
If I if I have been unkind
如果我一直那么无情
I hope that you can just let it go by
我希望你能不计前嫌
If I if I have been untrue
如果我一直缺乏诚意
I hope you know it was never to you
我希望你知道那绝不是针对你
Like a baby stillborn
像个夭折的婴儿
Like a beast with his horn
像只独角兽
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
我伤害了每个向我伸出援助之手的人
But I swear by this song
但是我以这首歌
And by all that I have done wrong
和我所有做过的错事起誓
I will make it all up to thee
我会为你做出补偿
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
我看见一个乞丐倚着他的木拐杖
He said to me You must not ask for so much
他对我说,你不可以要求那么多
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
一个漂亮女人倚着那扇漆黑的门
She cried to me
她对我喊道
Hey hey why not ask for more
为什么不要求多点
Like a bird on the wire
像只立在电线休憩的鸟
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
像个午夜唱诗班里的醉汉
I have tried in my way to be free
我试图以自己的方式获得自由