Basically

Textbook, I tried to clean the house before you woke up
我盡量在你醒前整理好房間這便像作業一樣
I left recording finishing the same hook
此前我在完成困難部分後離開錄音室
I was singing when we come in from dinner
在我們用完晚餐來這里之前我在唱歌
And theres a tune on
一支曲子響起
Thats slightly reminiscent of an old song
讓人些許回想起一首
That my father used to play when he was on one
父親曾在樂隊時排的老歌
They say I act just like him
大家都說我很像他
Basically, I do this all the time
我基本上一直在搞這件事
Cause lately we, seem to have it right
為的就是如最近這般能略有所成
And when I finally found a place, I said Id get you round
當我終於找到一個說過要和你來的地方
To talk through all the things you thought that Id forget about
就讓我們將那些你以為我會不上心的事情都聊個遍吧
But nothings really changed, between then and now
但其實沒有什麼真的變了
Were trying to play this off like its not all we think about
我們都極力掩飾彷彿這並不是我們滿腦子想的
Textbook, I tried to count my blessings in the lift up
如做功課一般電梯裡我竭力清點著擁有的幸福
Id leave but Steve is giving me the same look
我已要離去但Steve對我仍是那副臭嘴臉
That he gives me when Ive turned up for stage late
像我演出遲到時那樣
And Id be working my ticket but I know that Ill be all night
我要把我的票定下來雖然這要花一整夜
I think we best just get The Balance right
我們最好先把這張磚做好
Cause basically, I do this all the time
因為我基本一直在做這行
And lately we, seem to have it right
近來我們似有點成就了
And when I finally found a place, I said Id get you round
終於找到個地方見面就如我說過的
To talk through all the things you thought that Id forget about
去聊那些你以為我早不記得了的話題
But nothings really changed, between then and now
此時與彼時沒有什麼實質性的不同
Were trying to play this off like its not all we think about
我們還是試圖掩飾好像這並非我們所關心的一切
And without a doubt
那麼毫無疑問
When Im running out
此後當我才思枯竭、
Of ideas
心志動搖時
Ill be coming straight back here
我會再回到這裡
Cause when I finally found a place, I said Id get you round
因為我們曾經一起到過這
To talk through all the things you thought that Id forget about
海闊天空談心論志
And nothings really changed, between then and now
以往和現在應該沒有什麼真正有變化
Were trying to play this off like its not all we think about
試圖遮掩彷彿並不在意這一切
Cause basically, I do this all the time
事實上我一直在為此做準備
Maybe we, seem to have it right
也許我們處理得還不錯
Cause basically, I do this all the time
其實我已期盼許久了啊
Maybe we, seem to have it right
很有可能我們表現得不錯
And basically, I do this all the time
事實上我向來為之努力