Like a bird on the wire like a drunk in a midnight choir
就像电线上的鸟儿 就像午夜唱诗班的醉汉
I have tried in my way to be free
我用自己的方式努力获得自由
Like a worm on a hook like a knight from some old fashioned book
就像挂钩上的虫子 就像老式书本中的骑士
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
为了你我保存自己所有的丝带
If I if I have been unkind I hope that you can just let it go by
如果我可以无情 我希望你会让它消逝
If I if I have been untrue I hope you know it was never to you
如果我不忠实 我希望你知道这不会出现在你那儿
Like a baby still born like a beast with his horn
就像一个宝宝的出生 就像一个有角的猛兽
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
我会蹂躏每个想抓住我的人
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
但我用这首歌以及我做的所有错事发誓
I will make it all up to thee
我会做一切来补偿你
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
我看见乞丐拿着木拐杖
He said to me"You must not ask for so much"
他对我说 你不能要求这么多
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
一个漂亮的女人靠在黑暗的门上
She cried to me"Hey why not ask for more"
她向我抱怨 为什么不要求更多呢
Oh like a bird on the wire
就像电线上的鸟儿
Like a drunk in a midnight choir have tried in my way to be free
就像午夜唱诗班的醉汉 我用自己的方式努力获得自由