Can’t shake the monkey on my back 无法撼动我背上的猴子

Can’t lose my luggage in the friendly skies 不能失去我的行李在友好的天空

Can’t tell the good guys from the bad 不能从坏告诉好人

Can’t hear the music for the background noise 听不到音乐为背景噪音

 

Wish I was born yesterday 希望我昨天诞生

Born yesterday 昨日诞生

I would be naked in every sense 我会毫无还手之力在任何意义

I would be blissful in innocence 我会幸福的清白

If I was born yesterday 如果我昨天诞生

 

Can’t look a stranger in the eye 不能看着一个陌生人的眼睛

Can’t reach the knife between my shoulder blades 不能达到我的肩胛骨之间的刀

Can’t fall asleep for wondering why 不能入睡的不知道为什么

Can’t keep awake to man the barricades 不能保持清醒到人的路障

 

Wish I was born yesterday 希望我昨天诞生

Born yesterday 昨日诞生

I would be naked in every sense 我会毫无还手之力在任何意义

I would be blissful in innocence 我会幸福的清白

If I was born yesterday 如果我昨天诞生

 

All this stuff inside my head 所有这些东西在我的脑中

Wish I could remember to forget 希望我能记得要忘记

I find my thrill but lose my thread again 我觉得我的快感，但再次失去我的线程

 

Can’t say the words, they make me choke 不能说的话，他们让我窒息

Can’t hear the punchline for the joke 听不到点睛之笔的笑话

Can’t see the trees for all the smoke 不能只见树木，所有的烟

Can’t feel the love 不能感受到我的爱

Can’t feel the love for all the hate 感觉不到爱所有的恨

Can’t taste the dinner I just ate 不可不尝我刚吃了晚饭

For all the ketchup on the plate 对于板上的所有的番茄酱

 

Wish I was born yesterday 希望我昨天诞生

Born yesterday 昨日诞生

I would be naked in every sense 我会毫无还手之力在任何意义

I would be blissful in innocence 我会幸福的清白

If I was born yesterday 如果我昨天诞生