I know that it's bad 我知道这是不好的

That it's the kind that they can't operate on 这就是他们不能操作的种类

And I know it's real slow, honey 我知道这是很慢，蜂蜜

Painful and real slow 痛苦和真正的慢

Styrofoam coffee cups 保丽龙杯咖啡

And bagged drugs that never work enough 和袋装药品，从来没有足够的工作

And I know its real slow, honey 而且我知道它很慢，蜂蜜

Painful and real slow 痛苦和真正的慢

   

When we were young 当我们还年轻

And hit like hammers 和打铁锤一样

I'd write the nails in your hands 我会写的钉子在你的手中

But when 99% of us is failure 但是，当99 ％的美国就是失败

There's no going back 有没有要回

   

And I know its real slow, honey 而且我知道它很慢，蜂蜜

Painful and real slow 痛苦和真正的慢

   

Blackbird come the break of dawn 黑鸟来破晓

The TV's on, I turn it off 电视机的，我把它关掉

Walk outside, get in the car 走在外面，上车

Stare at the wheel then fall apart 盯着方向盘，然后土崩瓦解

   

I get it all the time 我得到这一切的时候

Bright eyes to bat and hide behind 明亮的眼睛，蝙蝠躲在后面

But I know they're just for show, honey 但我知道他们是作秀，蜂蜜

Painful and just for show 痛苦和作秀

Black rooms to babysit 黑房间看孩子

White halls to pace and wait for it 白色大厅踱步，等待它

And I know it's too slow, honey 我知道这是太慢了，亲爱的

Painful and real slow 痛苦和真正的慢

   

When we were young 当我们还年轻

And hit like hammers 和打铁锤一样

I'd write the nails in your hands 我会写的钉子在你的手中

When 99% of us is failure 当99 ％的美国就是失败

There's no coming back 有没有回来

   

And I know its real slow, honey 而且我知道它很慢，蜂蜜

Painful and real slow 痛苦和真正的慢

   

Blackbird come the break of day 黑鸟来天的休息

You swallow the shit that people say 你吞下这人说的狗屎

Walk outside look at the sky 走在外面仰望天空

Ask it to fall or tell you why 问到跌落或告诉你为什么