The Living Years

Chris de Burgh - The Living Years

每一代人总要责备自己的下一代

他们所有的挫折都向你涌来
Every generation, blames the one before
我知道我是父亲珍惜一切的囚犯
And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
我知道我是他希望与恐惧的人质
I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear
我只是希望我能在他有生之年告诉他
I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears
揉皱的纸团上
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
写满了不完美的想法

生硬的对话恐怕是我们仅有的一切
Crumpled bits of paper
你说你不明白，他说这很完美
Filled with imperfect thoughts
你只是觉得这里用现在时不是很好
Stilted conversations, I'm afraid that's all we've got
我们说着不同的语言为自己辩驳
You say you just don't see it, he says its perfect sense
大声地说出来
You just can't get agreement, in this present tense
清楚地说出来
We all talk a different language, talking in defense
你要用耳朵听也要用心地听

这太晚了
So say it loud
当我们到了黄泉路上
Say it clear
才承认我们各有主见
You can listen as well as you hear
所以我们争执于
It's too late (it's too late)
过去与现在之间
When we die (when we die)
我们只是牺牲了未来
To admit we don't see eye to eye
而痛苦仍持续着

不要向财富屈服
So we open up the quarrel
你又是把它当作命运
Between the present and the past
再换一天你也许会有新的看法
We only sacrifice the future
只要你不放弃不屈服，你也许会安然无事
It's the bitterness that lasts
大声地说出来
So don't yield to the fortunes
清楚地说出来
You sometimes see as fate
你要用耳朵听也要用心地听
It may have a new perspective on a different day
这太晚了
And if you don't give up, and don't give in, you may just be OK
当我们到了黄泉路上

才承认我们各有主见
So say it say it say it loud
那个早晨我没有在他身边
Say it clear
当我父亲去世时
You can listen as well as you hear
那些我想说的话都没有机会再向他倾吐
Cos it's too late (it's too late)
我认为在那一年我找到了她的灵魂
When we die (when we die)
我确信在我新生儿的啼哭中我听到了他的回声
To admit we don't see eye to eye
我只是希望我能在他有生之年告诉他

大声地说出来
I wasn't there that morning
清楚地说出来
When my father passed away
你要用耳朵听也要用心地听
I didn't get to tell him, all the things I had to say
这太晚了
I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
当我们到了黄泉路上
I’m sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears
才承认我们各有主见
I just, wish I could have told him in the living years
这太晚了

当我们到了黄泉路上
So say it say it say it loud
才承认我们各有主见
Say it clear
每一代
You can listen as well as you hear
Cos it's too late (it's too late)
When we die (when we die)
To admit we don't see eye to eye

Yes it's too late (it's too late)
When we die (when we die)
To admit we don't see eye to eye

Every generation…

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