I'm not afraid to bend my back 我不怕弯曲我的背

I'm not afraid of dirt 我不怕灰尘

But how I fear the things I do 但我怎么怕我做的事情

For lack of honest work 对于缺乏诚信工作

My family is lost to me 我的家人失去了我

They could not bear the hurt 他们无法忍受的伤痛

To see the state their boy is in 要看到国家的男孩在

For lack of honest work 对于缺乏诚信工作

   

I hold no blame for anyone 我认为没有责怪任何人

'twas I who did arrange 换了我谁也安排

To pay my union dues so I'd 为了支付我的工会会费所以我

Not have to learn or change 不需要学习或改变

And when I was replaced, 'twas I 当我被换下，换了我

Who started down the hill 谁开始下山

And drank away my savings 'til 喝了我的积蓄，直到

I couldn't stop myself 我无法阻止自己

   

The prophets of a brave new world 一个勇敢的新世界的先知

Captains of industry 行业领袖

   

Have visions grand and great designs 有愿景宏伟，伟大的设计

But none have room for me 但没有足够的空间给我

They see a world where everyone 他们看到的世界里，每个人都

Is rich and smart and young 丰富，聪明，年轻

But if I live to see such things 但是如果我活着看到这样的事情

Too late for me they come 太晚了我，他们来

   

I know I'm not the only one 我知道我不是唯一一个

To fall beneath the wheel 落在车轮下

Such company can not assuage 如公司不能平息

The loneliness I feel 我觉得孤独

So many are resigned to be 因此，许多人辞职是

Society's debris 社会的碎片

But I will be remembered for 但我会记住

The life life took from me 从我的生活中发生的生活

   

For I'm not afraid to bend my back 对于我不怕弯曲我的背

I'm not afraid of dirt 我不怕灰尘

But how I fear the things I do 但我怎么怕我做的事情

For lack of honest work 对于缺乏诚信工作