On a free ride home from the embassy 在免费乘车回家使馆

I saw the governor, and his lover holding hands 我看到了省长和他的情人牵着手

When I got to my place, I emptied my suitcase 当我得到我的地方，我清空我的箱子

And opened the windows wide 打开了窗户，

   

If you could save yourself, you'd save us all 如果你能救自己，你会来救我们所有人

Is that what you called me for, is that why you're knocking on my door? 这就是你给我打电话的，就是为什么你敲我的门？

The time I've spent, working myself to death 当时我花了，我的工作到死

Thought that's what you wanted 以为这就是你想要的

I thought you needed my help 我想你需要我的帮助

To make it good again, to make us strong 为了使它再好，使我们坚强

To make you happy, to push you along 为了让你高兴，为你沿着推

And gain some respect, to be thrown a crumb 并获得一些尊重，被扔面包屑

I was on my knees, when you knocked me down 我对我的膝盖，当你撞到我了

   

The wheels fell off, the bottom dropped out 车轮脱落，底部退学

The checks all bounced, I came in your mouth 所有退回的支票，我来到了你的嘴

Your mother came calling but there was no one around 你妈妈打来电话，但周围没有人

The trash caught fire when the leaves turned brown 垃圾桶着火时，叶子变成褐色

The vultures were circling when the circus left town 当马戏团离开了小镇的秃鹰盘旋了

I left you a note but I wrote it in disappearing ink 我给你留一张纸条，但我的隐形墨水写的

   

If you could save yourself, you'd save us all 如果你能救自己，你会来救我们所有人

Is that what you called me for, is that why you're knocking on my door? 这就是你给我打电话的，就是为什么你敲我的门？

The time I've spent, working myself to death 当时我花了，我的工作到死

Thought that's what you wanted 以为这就是你想要的

I thought you needed my help 我想你需要我的帮助

To make it good again, to make us strong 为了使它再好，使我们坚强

To make you happy, to push you along 为了让你高兴，为你沿着推

And gain some respect, to be thrown a crumb 并获得一些尊重，被扔面包屑

I was on my knees, when you knocked me down 我对我的膝盖，当你撞到我了