I've been standing on the poor man side 我一直站在穷人一边

Looking across the great divide 看着对面的巨大鸿沟

At the people with the money 在人与钱

But they never look across at me 但是，他们从来不看对面看着我

   

I see things that you wouldn't believe 我看到的东西，你不会相信

The respectable man taking money like a thief 可敬的人拿钱像做贼

And he don't give a damn 他不给该死

For the mouths he could feed 对于嘴巴，他可以养活

   

Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon 大峡谷。大峡谷

The space between us gonna break my heart 我们之间的空间，要打破我的心脏

   

There's the man who thinks different from me 还有谁认为不同于我的人

So he had me thrown in his jail 所以他我在他坐牢抛出

He talks a lot about freedom 他谈到了很多关于自由

Then he throws away the key 接着，他扔掉钥匙

   

And here's a man with a different coloured skin 而这里的男人有不同颜色的皮肤

You know he's suspicious of me 你知道他是怀疑我

He thinks I'll steal his wife 他以为我会偷他的妻子

He thinks I'll steal his colour t.v 他以为我会偷他的色彩t.v

   

[Repeat chorus] [重复合唱]

   

There you are on the other side 有你在另一边

Walking away from me 从我走开

I call to you 我叫你

But you can't hear the word I say 但你不能听到我说的话

   

I'm standing on the poor man side 我站在穷人一边

Looking across the great divide 看着对面的巨大鸿沟

At the people in the world 在人的世界

But they never look across at me 但是，他们从来不看对面看着我