The Living Years

Chris de Burgh - The Living Years

每一代人總要責備自己的下一代

他們所有的挫折都向你湧來
Every generation, blames the one before
我知道我是父親珍惜一切的囚犯
And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
我知道我是他希望與恐懼的人質
I know that Im a prisoner to all my father held so dear
我只是希望我能在他有生之年告訴他
I know that Im a hostage to all his hopes and fears
揉皺的紙團上
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
寫滿了不完美的想法

生硬的對話恐怕是我們僅有的一切
Crumpled bits of paper
你說你不明白，他說這很完美
Filled with imperfect thoughts
你只是覺得這裡用現在時不是很好
Stilted conversations, Im afraid thats all weve got
我們說著不同的語言為自己辯駁
You say you just dont see it, he says its perfect sense
大聲地說出來
You just cant get agreement, in this present tense
清楚地說出來
We all talk a different language, talking in defense
你要用耳朵聽也要用心地聽

這太晚了
So say it loud
當我們到了黃泉路上
Say it clear
才承認我們各有主見
You can listen as well as you hear
所以我們爭執於
Its too late (its too late)
過去與現在之間
When we die (when we die)
我們只是犧牲了未來
To admit we dont see eye to eye
而痛苦仍持續著

不要向財富屈服
So we open up the quarrel
你又是把它當作命運
Between the present and the past
再換一天你也許會有新的看法
We only sacrifice the future
只要你不放棄不屈服，你也許會安然無事
Its the bitterness that lasts
大聲地說出來
So dont yield to the fortunes
清楚地說出來
You sometimes see as fate
你要用耳朵聽也要用心地聽
It may have a new perspective on a different day
這太晚了
And if you dont give up, and dont give in, you may just be OK
當我們到了黃泉路上

才承認我們各有主見
So say it say it say it loud
那個早晨我沒有在他身邊
Say it clear
當我父親去世時
You can listen as well as you hear
那些我想說的話都沒有機會再向他傾吐
Cos its too late (its too late)
我認為在那一年我找到了她的靈魂
When we die (when we die)
我確信在我新生兒的啼哭中我聽到了他的迴聲
To admit we dont see eye to eye
我只是希望我能在他有生之年告訴他

大聲地說出來
I wasnt there that morning
清楚地說出來
When my father passed away
你要用耳朵聽也要用心地聽
I didnt get to tell him, all the things I had to say
這太晚了
I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
當我們到了黃泉路上
I'm sure I heard his echo in my babys newborn tears
才承認我們各有主見
I just, wish I could have told him in the living years
這太晚了

當我們到了黃泉路上
So say it say it say it loud
才承認我們各有主見
Say it clear
每一代
You can listen as well as you hear
Cos its too late (its too late)
When we die (when we die)
To admit we dont see eye to eye

Yes its too late (its too late)
When we die (when we die )
To admit we dont see eye to eye

Every generation…

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