He offered them a good ride on* 他为他们提供了一个良好的乘车*

To help them save the family farm 为了帮助他们节省了家庭农场

For ergo he was damn near good as rain 对于ERGO他已经快好雨

   

Then came the time for them to choose 随后赶来的时间供他们选择

An offer they could not refuse 他们无法拒绝的报价

With easy-outs and capital gain 具有易于奏和资本收益

   

No one has a suspicious feelin 没有人有一个可疑的感觉

You really couldn't call it stealin' 你真的不能把它stealin “

He did it with a style most would admire 他用一种风格做到了大多数人佩服

But he had picked 'em off like a bird on a wire 但他挑时间过像电线鸟

   

He had open fire on a bird on a wire 他有开火的小鸟在电线

A nudge a wink and they'd be gettin higher 轻推了一个眼色，他们会被刚开高

He whipped out his fountain pen 他突然拿出他的钢笔

While the tears were gettin' drier 而眼泪刚开了干燥机

And then he picked 'em off like a bird on a wire 然后他拿起时间过像电线鸟

   

There ain't a kid with a BB gun 没有用的BB枪的孩子

Or an alley cat with room to run 或胡同猫的房间跑

Who could bring 'em down like they was out for hire 谁能够把时间下来就像他们在外面租用

Yeah, he could pick 'em off like a bird on a wire 是的，他可以拿起时间过像电线鸟

   

He went golfing everyday 他去每天打高尔夫球

They voted while he was away 他们投票，而他离开

Though technically he's chairman of the board 虽然在技术上，他是董事长

   

They had become avaricious 他们已成为贪得无厌

Leaving him to do the dishes 让他做的菜

They introduced him to his new landlord 他们把他介绍给他的新房东

   

Who told him his time came and went 谁告诉他，他的时间来了又走

Their office in the orient 他们在东方的办公室

Would send him checks for soon he would retire 会送他检查，他很快将退休

Yeah, they had picked him off like a bird on a wire 是的，他们已经安排他去像一只鸟在电线

   

They had open fire on the bird on a wire 他们有明火的小鸟在电线

He was sleeping they were getting higher 他正在睡觉，他们越来越高

They polished up their macintosh while his ass was in the mire 他们擦亮了自己的Macintosh电脑，而他的屁股是在泥潭

And then they picked him off like a bird on a wire 接着就把他抱了像电线鸟

   

There ain't a kid with a BB gun 没有用的BB枪的孩子

Or an alley cat with room to run 或胡同猫的房间跑

Who could bring 'em down like they was out for hire 谁能够把时间下来就像他们在外面租用

Yeah, they could pick 'em off like a bird on a wire 是的，他们可以拿起时间过像电线鸟