“no i can''t”(不,我不行)
“i ain''t no thing”(我是个无名小辈)
“no, i can''t sing”(也不会唱歌)
“i just sit by the window looking for a better scene”(我只会坐在窗前,欣赏好风景)
“because i can''t stand by”(因为我走不进风景)
“but i try, i try”(我也曾努力过)
“and in the end i''m told no one can arrive”(但最后别人却告诉我,没人会把我欣赏)
“no, there ain''t no day that i''ll say”(不,我永远也不会说:)
“there''s nothing left for me to take”(“我没有任何机会”)
“because i''ll always want more”(因为我总希冀更多)
“and it''s a trick coin”(但现实就像一个耍把戏的硬币)
“both sides are telling me there just ain''t no point”(两面如是,告诉我没有希望)
“but i keep going on like i''m going to change”(我坚持不懈,仿佛我可以改变什么)
“the whole damn world, and make a perfect name”(这个该死的世界,居然还被人赞颂)
“but i''m only one, and it''s only what i see”(我很孤独,这就是我的所见所感)
“and these eyes can''t see past the weak”(但这一双眼睛看不透过去的软弱)
“……”
“yet i was told by a good friend
然而一个好友告诉我
i got my life in the palm of my hand
我的生命其实掌控在自己的手中
and through the tears i looked him in the eye
透过泪光,我凝视他的眼睛
hoping to god that i''d remember this time
愿上帝保佑,我可以铭记这一刻
because i got it good, but i feel so low
我领会得很好,但我仍然很低落
giving all of my love ''til i ain''t got no more
献出了所有爱,直至自己一无所有
and no one asked, but still i chose
尽管无人问津,但我仍然这么选择
to give my worth
奉献我的价值
to take the blow
把握日后的机会
and it''s only one that can change my mind
只有一个人能改变我的想法
but it ain''t me, and that''s the problem i find.
但那个不是我自己,这就是我发现的问题”
“……”
幽暗的十八楼,歌声轻轻地哼起,熟悉而经
第七十章 过去的老友,如今的敌人