When he was a man, my father would stand 当他还是一个人，我的父亲会站在

I never saw him run 我从来没有见过他跑

There wasn't anyone could make the man bend 有没有人可以让男人弯

And the strength of his will was the tool of his trade 和他的意志的力量是他的贸易工具

And he did his work well 他做了他的工作做好

Till the powers that be took a liking to him 直到那被看上了他的权力

And they traded his body for a cold empty shell 和他们交易他的身体在寒冷的空壳

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

I've got something to say 我有话要说

Don't you stand in my way 难道你不站在我的路

And don't beat me down 而且不要打我下来

   

When I was a youth, I found the truth 当我还是一个青年，我发现真相

In the eyes of a friend 在朋友的眼中

There wasn't anyone could make the light dim 有没有人可以使光线暗淡

And we talked and we rambled and we gambled to win 与我们交谈，我们天马行空，我们赌赢

And the learning was good 而学习是好的

Till the powers that be to a liking to him 直到列强是喜欢上他

And they traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood 和他们交易的命运为他见血

   

When I was a child my mother smiled 当我还是个孩子的妈妈笑了

At the cradle she bought 在摇篮里，她买了

For the little tot she held to her breast 对于小TOT她举行她的乳房

And the song that she sang was an anthem to love 而她演唱的歌曲是国歌爱

It was all that I heard 这是所有我听到的

Till the powers that be took a liking to me 直到那被看上了我的权力

And they told me that love was a four-letter word 他们告诉我，爱情是一个四个字母的单词

   

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

I've got one life to live 我有一个生命活

And that's all I can give 而这一切，我可以给

So don't beat me down 所以，不要打我下来

   

Now I've got a place, got a worried face 现在我有一个地方，有一个担心脸上

And the question in mind 和记问题

Please let me find a reason somehow 请让我莫名其妙地找个理由

Why some reap the harvest while other men die 为什么有些收获丰收的同时，其他人死亡

And the joker runs wild 而百搭狂奔

And if powers that be take a liking to us 如果是这样的权力。喜欢我们

Then we all must return to the ways of a child 然后，我们都必须回到孩子的方式

We all must return to the ways of a child 我们都必须返回一个孩子的方式

   

So don't beat me down 所以，不要打我下来

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

I've got something to say 我有话要说

Don't you stand in my way 难道你不站在我的路

And don't beat me down 而且不要打我下来

I've got one life to life 我有一个生命生活

And that's all I can give 而这一切，我可以给

So don't beat me down 所以，不要打我下来

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来

Don't beat me down 不要打我下来