Now, I'm not talking tough, 现在，我说的不是强硬，

Telling the truth ought to be enough 说实话应该足够

I've had my share on the darker side 我已经在黑暗的一面我分享

Sitting and starring at a TV screen, 坐在主演的电视屏幕，

Racking my brain over all the things. 货架我的大脑了所有的东西。

   

If I'd just been there 如果我只是在那里

I could have tried things to do 我可以尝试的事情要做

I can't help but think of more 我不禁想起更多

I could fill my life wothout ever leaving home 我可以填补我的生活wothout离开过家

I could see the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World 我可以看到世界七大古奇观

And even build a few more of my own. (If I had a mind to.) 甚至建立了几个我自己的。 （如果我有一个主意来。 ）

   

Quit my job never mind the pay, 退出我的工作没关系的薪酬，

Maybe go figure out the CIA 也许去找出中央情报局

Chase the paper and pass the bar, 追逐纸和通过律师，

Show Iacocca how to build a car 显示艾柯卡如何建立一个汽车

Jump up and run a three minute mile, 跳起来，跑了三分钟一英里，

Sit around and watch my baby smile 坐在那里，看着我的孩子的笑容

That's what I might do , if I had a mind to. 这就是我可以做什么，如果我有一个主意来。

   

No, I don't wanna blow my horn, 不，我不想打击我的号角，

No telling how many souls I've worn 不告诉多少灵魂，我穿

And what kind of shoes, when I had shoes 和什么样的鞋子，当我有鞋

I'm still losing a bridge or two, 我还是失去了一两桥，

But the troubled water's gonna run on through 但是，水来土掩的要通过运行

You can't always win, but you can always lose 你不能总是获胜，但你总是可以输

But I don't turn my head for things that pass me by 但我不把我的头的东西，递给我了

And I'm gonna have a look around 而我要去看看周围

I could gather all the diamonds in the sky 我可以聚集在天空中所有的钻石

Hold every one and never leave the ground, 保持每一个，永远不会离开地面，

If I had a mind to. 如果我有一个主意来。

   

Fly through the eye of a hurricane, 飞过飓风眼，

Freeze my body like David Blaine 冻结我的身体像大卫布莱恩

Be the first to find life on Mars, 最先发现生活在火星上，

Go up and sell a few candy bars 上去卖几糖果

Climb a rainbow and kiss the sun, 爬上一道彩虹，亲吻阳光，

Walk on the moon when the day is done 在月球上行走的时候一天结束

That's what I might do, If I had a mind to. 这就是我可以做什么，如果我有一个主意来。

   

Somewhere someone's doing everything I've said 某处有人在做的一切，我已经说过了

I don't have to do anything, I could do it in my head 我没有做任何事情，我能做到这一点在我的脑海

If I had mind to. 如果我有心灵。

   

Sail away and be Jacques Cousteau, 远航并雅克·库斯托，

Or the Crocodile hunter on a TV show 或在电视节目的鳄鱼猎手

Be the king of the one night stand, 是一夜情之王，

Front the Coral Reefer Band 前面的珊瑚冷藏乐队

Ski Colorado where there ain't no snow, 科罗拉多州滑雪那里是不是没有雪，

Plant a tree and watch it grow 种一棵树，看着它成长

That what I might do. 那我可以做什么。

   

Go out and buy me a suit and tie, 出去给我买西装，打领带，

Go to work everyday and be a regular guy 去到日常工作中，做一个普通人

Smoking big cigars all day, 整天吸烟大雪茄，

Be the President of the USA 成为美国总统

Get a tattoo and bleach my hair, 获取纹身和漂白我的头发，

Open a window and breathe the air 打开一个窗口，呼吸的空气

That's what I might do, if I had a mind to... 这就是我可以做什么，如果我有一个头脑......