Standing in line marking time
站在停滯不前的隊伍中
Waiting for the welfare dime
等著領取救濟金
'Cause they can't buy a job
因為他們都找不到工作
The man in the silk suit hurries by
一位身穿絲質西裝的男士匆匆走過
As he catches the poor ladies' eyes
當他和貧窮婦人四目相望
Just for fun he says "get a job"
「找個工作吧！」他開玩笑的說
*That's just the way it is
人生就是這樣
Some things will never change
有些事情永遠不會改變
That's just the way it is
人生就是這樣
But don't you believe them
但你可別相信
They say 'hey little boy you can't go where the others go
他們說：小男孩，你不能和別人一起去
'Cause you don't look like they do'
因為你和他們長得不一樣
Said 'hey old man how can you stand to think that way
你說：先生，你怎能忍受那樣的想法
Did you really think about it
你真的好好想過嗎？
Before you made the rules'
在你們制定規則以前
He said, Son (*)
他說：孩子........
Well they passed a law in '64
他們在1964年通過一條法令
To give those who ain't got a little more
以救濟那些毫無收入的人們
But it only goes so far
但也只能做到這樣
Because the law don't change another's mind
因為法律無法改變人們的想法
When all it sees at the hiring time
在開工期間尤其明顯
Is the line on the color-bar
膚色差異所產生的那條界線
2012-02-07 19:05:02 音樂廳 說:
Standing in line marking time
站在停滯不前的隊伍中
Waiting for the welfare dime
等著領取救濟金
'Cause they can't buy a job
因為他們都找不到工作
The man in the silk suit hurries by
一位身穿絲質西裝的男士匆匆走過
As he catches the poor ladies' eyes
當他和貧窮婦人四目相望
Just for fun he says "get a job"
「找個工作吧！」他開玩笑的說
*That's just the way it is
人生就是這樣
Some things will never change
有些事情永遠不會改變
That's just the way it is
人生就是這樣
But don't you believe them
但你可別相信
They say 'hey little boy you can't go where the others go
他們說：小男孩，你不能和別人一起去
'Cause you don't look like they do'
因為你和他們長得不一樣
Said 'hey old man how can you stand to think that way
你說：先生，你怎能忍受那樣的想法
Did you really think about it
你真的好好想過嗎？
Before you made the rules'
在你們制定規則以前
He said, Son (*)
他說：孩子........
Well they passed a law in '64
他們在1964年通過一條法令
To give those who ain't got a little more
以救濟那些毫無收入的人們
But it only goes so far
但也只能做到這樣
Because the law don't change another's mind
因為法律無法改變人們的想法
When all it sees at the hiring time
在開工期間尤其明顯
Is the line on the color-bar
膚色差異所產生的那條界線