It's another day at school
又是在学校的一天
And he's just walking out the door
他背上帆布包
Got his rucksack on his back
慢条斯理地拖拉着
And his feet dragging on the floor
磨磨蹭蹭出门
Always late for when he's questioned
每次被问到为什么迟到
He can't think of what to say
他总不知道该怎么说
Hides the bruises from the teachers
他掩盖着脸上的青肿,不想让老师们知道
Hoping that they go away
希望老师们快点走开
Even though his mom and dad
就算是他的爸爸妈妈
They both got problems of their own
也有自己的事情要处理
Caught a catch at 22
22岁时他被拘留
But he'd still rather be at home
但他希望他还在家
Cries himself to sleep and prays
哭着睡觉,心里祈祷着
When he wakes up things might have changed
当他一觉醒来时所有的事情都改变了
But everything's still the same
但是一切还是没变
But didn't you say
但是你还是没有说出来
You always said that I should speak up hmm
你经常说我要大声说出来
But it seems like all the things
但好像你之前跟我说的事
You said to me before meant nothing at all
都已经没意义了
Because
因为
I keep telling you that Johnny's hitting me
我一直跟你说那个家伙打了我
That's why I'm late for school
这就是我上学迟到的原因
(But you never listen)
但是你从来都不听
Instead you always seem to end up blaming me
相反的,你为了那些我没做过的事
For things I didn't do
责备我
(For what it's worth)
你觉得那样值得
I didn't even want to tell you anything
我不想再跟你说任何事
In case it made things worse
那样只会让事情变得更糟糕
(Just so you know)
你也知道
Everytime I say that Johnny's hitting me
每一次我跟你说那家伙打我
Hey mom and dad it hurts
嘿爸爸妈妈我真的是被打了