A friend is a need 朋友是需要

Like a gauze when you bleed 就像当你流血纱布

And you're layin' and cryin' away 而你开始裁员和哭泣的路程

And the dozen or so 和十几

Of the friends that I know 我所知道的朋友

Aren't worth the time anyway 不值得花时间呢

   

The tree can be a hangin' tree 这种树可以是一个犹豫不决，树

The rose a thorny stem 玫瑰是一个棘手的干

The wind can blow across the field 风可以穿过田野吹

But it's always us or them 但它总是我们或他们

Yeah it's always us or them 是的，它总是我们或他们

   

A song is a thing 一首歌是一个东西

That you you write and you sing 你你写的，你唱

When you're layin' and cryin' away 当你开始裁员和哭泣的路程

And the dozen or so 和十几

That I wrote long ago 我写了很久以前

Don't sound good anymore anyway 听起来不好了呢

   

The tree can be a hangin' tree 这种树可以是一个犹豫不决，树

The rose a thorny stem 玫瑰是一个棘手的干

The wind can blow across the field 风可以穿过田野吹

But it's always us or them 但它总是我们或他们

Yeah it's always us or them 是的，它总是我们或他们

   

A prayer is a thing 祷告是一个东西

Like a kite on a string 就像一根绳子的风筝

That can snap and get lost in the sky 能够捕捉并迷失在天空

And a dare is a dare 而一个敢为敢

So you better beware 所以你最好当心

'Cause soon you'll be saying goodbye [因为很快你会说再见

   

The tree can be a hangin' tree 这种树可以是一个犹豫不决，树

The rose a thorny stem 玫瑰是一个棘手的干

The wind can blow across the field 风可以穿过田野吹

But it's always us or them 但它总是我们或他们

Yeah it's always us or them 是的，它总是我们或他们