Basically

Textbook, I tried to clean the house before you woke up
我尽量在你醒前整理好房间 这便像作业一样
I left recording finishing the same hook
此前 我在完成困难部分后离开录音室
I was singing when we come in from dinner
在我们用完晚餐来这里之前 我在唱歌
And there's a tune on
一支曲子响起
That's slightly reminiscent of an old song
让人些许回想起一首
That my father used to play when he was on one
父亲曾在乐队时排的老歌
They say I act just like him
大家都说我很像他
Basically, I do this all the time
我基本上一直在搞这件事
Cause lately we, seem to have it right
为的就是如最近这般 能略有所成
And when I finally found a place, I said I'd get you round
当我终于找到一个 说过要和你来的地方
To talk through all the things you thought that I'd forget about
就让我们 将那些你以为我会不上心的事情都聊个遍吧
But nothing's really changed, between then and now
但其实没有什么真的变了
We're trying to play this off like it's not all we think about
我们都极力掩饰 仿佛这并不是我们满脑子想的
Textbook, I tried to count my blessings in the lift up
如做功课一般 电梯里我竭力清点着拥有的幸福
I'd leave but Steve is giving me the same look
我已要离去 但Steve对我仍是那副臭嘴脸
That he gives me when I've turned up for stage late
像我演出迟到时那样
And I'd be working my ticket but I know that I'll be all night
我要把我的票定下来 虽然这要花一整夜
I think we best just get The Balance right
我们最好先把这张砖做好
Cause basically, I do this all the time
因为我基本一直在做这行
And lately we, seem to have it right
近来 我们似有点成就了
And when I finally found a place, I said I'd get you round
终于找到个地方见面 就如我说过的
To talk through all the things you thought that I'd forget about
去聊那些你以为我早不记得了的话题
But nothing's really changed, between then and now
此时与彼时 没有什么实质性的不同
We're trying to play this off like it's not all we think about
我们还是试图掩饰 好像这并非我们所关心的一切
And without a doubt
那么毫无疑问
When I'm running out
此后当我才思枯竭、
Of ideas
心志动摇时
I'll be coming straight back here
我会再回到这里
Cause when I finally found a place, I said I'd get you round
因为我们曾经一起到过这
To talk through all the things you thought that I'd forget about
海阔天空 谈心论志
And nothing's really changed, between then and now
以往和现在 应该没有什么真正有变化
We're trying to play this off like it's not all we think about
试图遮掩 仿佛并不在意这一切
Cause basically, I do this all the time
事实上我一直在为此做准备
Maybe we, seem to have it right
也许 我们处理得还不错
Cause basically, I do this all the time
其实我已期盼许久了啊
Maybe we, seem to have it right
很有可能我们表现得不错
And basically, I do this all the time
事实上 我向来为之努力