Deacon Blu

You cant control what life presents you
无法把握生活呈现的点滴
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
继续前进吧，总有天你能熬过来
And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool
有的时候，我们是会很盲目
Dust yourself off and just do you
拍拍身上的灰尘，扮演好你自己
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
勇往前行吧，哥们，你肯定能行
Set your goals high be sure to stay true
梦想定高些，保持真本色
It all started 5/30/74
故事起于74年5月30号
I came into this world I was wanting more
我诞生在这世上，一切都新鲜
Yea mom stayed home dad had a j.o.b
没错，老妈顾家，老爸有份工
But even in G ville man it wasn’t enough cheese
但是在盖恩斯维尔的收入并不足以养活一家子
So we packed a Uhaul, hit 95, up to NY, LI, when I was about 5
所以我们开着搬家车，速度95迈一路直抵纽约长岛，当时的我就5岁
10 months to the day my dad broke out to f LA
过了十个月，我爸离婚飞去了洛杉矶
and mom and I stayed in a one bedroom apartment
妈妈和我住在一间单卧的公寓里
no dad on the first day of school
第一天上学没有爸爸陪
mom had to work a job just to buy food
妈妈不得不工作维持生计
thank god for pop pop always stopping by
感谢上帝，外公还会来探望下
mom had pride but needed help just to get by
妈妈的自尊心再强也得需要帮助
I cried every night for months when my father left
爸爸离开的那个月，我每晚都以泪洗脸
Looking back yea man yo it’s for the best
回首过往，确实没有什么能做的
I had to put this down on paper for me to use
得放下过去，把这些记录在纸上吧
CL, and the history of deacon blue
这就是CL，生活在deacon blue尚在的时期
You cant control what life presents you
无法把握生活呈现的点滴
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
继续前进吧，总有天你能熬过来
And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool
有的时候，我们是会很盲目
Dust yourself off and just do you
拍拍身上的灰尘，扮演好你自己
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
勇往前行吧，哥们，你肯定能行
Set your goals high be sure to stay true
梦想定高些，保持真本色
Now im a grown man with a family of my own
现在我长大成人，有了自己的家庭
To get to where im at it’s a long road im still on
就算走到今天，我还是得走漫漫长路
Motivated is how I got here today
积极进取是我坚持的动力
Knuckleheaded, yea man I paved my own way
愣头愣脑的我，也给自己铺好了出路
I listened to no one when I should’ve take advice
该接受建议的时候，我谁也不听
Went back to school when I was a dad with a wife
当我结了婚倒是变得顺从了
Held a 9 to 5, some called it a career
朝九晚五，有人说这就是职业
If it wasn’t for mom and EJ I probably wouldn’t be here
要不是有妈妈和EJ我也许不会站在这里
Age old wisdom, things I could’ve seen
越老越智慧，看开了很多东西
Now I don’t have time for dad who had no time for me
现在我也管不着曾经抛弃我的老爸
I'm a man I keep it moving life is short you see
人生苦短，总得向前看不是
To my kids I am who my father could never be
我不会像我父亲那样对我的孩子
I call it how I see, yea its like that
我把下面这句话比作我的“短见”
Too late in the game man we cant get those years back
这场人生游戏里，我们没法挽回失去的日子
I still remember the record, you gave to me
我还记得你送给我的老唱片
Yea my favourite song, deacon blue
没错，我喜欢的歌，deacon blue
You cant control what life presents you
无法把握生活呈现的点滴
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
继续前进吧，总有天你能熬过来
And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool
有的时候，我们是会很盲目
Dust yourself off and just do you
拍拍身上的灰尘，扮演好你自己
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
勇往前行吧，哥们，你肯定能行
Set your goals high be sure to stay true
梦想定高些，保持真本色
You cant control what life presents you
无法把握生活呈现的点滴
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
继续前进吧，总有天你能熬过来
And at times, yea we’ve all played the fool
有的时候，我们是会很盲目
Dust yourself off and just do you
拍拍身上的灰尘，扮演好你自己
Keep it moving man one day you’ll make it through
勇往前行吧，哥们，你肯定能行
Set your goals high be sure to stay true
梦想定高些，保持真本色