Every generation
每一代人
Blames the one before
都会埋怨上一代
And all of their frustrations
他们所有的沮丧
Come beating on your door
都在敲打着你的门
I know that I'm a prisoner
我知道我是个囚犯
To all my Father held so dear
对所有的亲爱的神父说
I know that I'm a hostage
我知道我是个人质
To all his hopes and fears
对所有的希望和恐惧说
I just wish I could have told him
我只希望我能告诉他
In the living years
在这些年里
Crumpled bits of paper
这张纸有一点褶皱
Filled with imperfect thoughts
被带着缺陷的思想填满
Stilted conversations
僵硬的对话
I'm afraid that's all we've got
我担心我们只有这些
You say you just don't see it
你说你只是看不到
He says it's perfect sense
他说这是完美的感觉
You just can't get agreement
你只是无法统一意见
In this present tense
在现在这个时刻
We all talk a different language
我们都说着不同的语言
Talkin' in defense
言语间充满着抵抗
Say it loud say it clear
大声点,清晰点说
(You can listen) as well as you hear
你能听见,你听到的就是
It's too late when we die
我们死的时候已经太晚了
(To admit) we don't see eye to eye
承认吧,我们没有面对面
So we open up a quarrel
所以我们开始吵架
Between the present and the past
在现在和过去之间
We only sacrifice the future
我们只有牺牲未来
It's the bitterness that lasts
苦难会持续到最后
So don't yield to the fortunes
所以不要屈服于财富
You sometimes see as fate
你有时候看到命运
It may have a new perspective
也许会有全新的观点
On a different date
在一个不同的日子里
And if you don't give up
而如果你决定不放弃
And don't give in
不抛弃
You may just be O K
你也许就会好起来
Say it loud say it clear
大声点,清晰点说
(You can listen) as well as you hear
你能听见,你听到的就是
Because it's too late when we die
因为当我们死去的时候就已经太晚了
(To admit) we don't see eye to eye
承认吧,我们没有面对面
I wasn't there that morning
那个早晨我不在那里
When my Father passed away
当我父亲过世的时候
I didn't get to tell him
我没能告诉他
All the things I had to say
我想说的是
I think I caught his spirit
我想我抓住了他的精神
Later that same year
那年的晚些时候
I'm sure I heard his echo
我确定听到了他的声音
In my baby's new born tears
都包含在我的孩子出生时我流下的泪水里
I just wish I could have told him
我只希望我能告诉他
In the living years
在这些年里
So say it say it say it loud
说吧,说吧,大声说出来
Say it clear
清楚地说出来
(You can listen) as well as you hear
你能听见,你听到的就是
It's too late when we die
我们死的时候已经太晚了
To admit we don't see eye to eye
去承认我们没有面对面
(Say it loud)Say it loud say it clear
大声说出来,大声清楚地说出来
(You can listen) as well as you hear
你能听见,你听到的就是
Because it's too late when we die
因为当我们死去的时候就已经太晚了
To admit we don't see eye to eye
去承认我们没有面对面
I wasn't there that morning
那个早晨我不在那里