[Verse 1:] [诗歌1 ： ]

I saw him shaking his change in a coffee cup 只见他摇摇在一个咖啡杯的变化

Asked for a dollar but I told the man to give it up 问一块钱，但我告诉该男子放弃

Said he's hungry, I don't think that it's true 说他饿了，我不认为这是真的

Bet my dollar he gon' spend it on booze 我打赌美元，他会去把钱花在喝酒

I turned my back on him and began to walk away 我转过背他，开始走开

But then I heard the little voice inside me say 但后来我听到我内心的小声音说：

What if it's really true, what if he's hungry? 如果这是真的，如果他是饿了吗？

What if it's not for him, does he have a family? 如果它是不适合他，他是否有家庭？

   

[Pre-chorus:] [预合唱： ]

How'd you get here? 你怎么在这里？

How'd you end up on the street? 你是怎么结束了在大街上？

Where did it go wrong? 哪儿去了？

Wonder what I'd do if it were me! 不知道我会怎么做，如果是我的话！

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

A new point of view 的新观点

A walk in your shoes 在你的鞋子散步

I wish I could get inside your head 我希望我能得到你的脑袋里

To see what you see 看你看什么

When you look at me 当你看着我

'Cause I could've lived your life instead 因为我可以在这里住你的生活，而不是

   

[Verse 2:] [诗2： ]

It was 90 degrees in the summer heat 这是在炎热的夏季90度

She was veiled in black all the way down to her feet 她隐藏在黑色的一路下跌到她的脚

This is America, doesn't she know? 这是美国，不，她知道吗？

Somebody take her shopping, buy her some cloths 有人带她逛街，她买了一些衣服

She came up to me, I didn't understand a word 她向我走来，我不明白一个字

I was about to leave then another thought occurred 我正要离开的话，发生了另一个想法

She might be really lost, scared and frustrated 她可能会真的失去了，吓得和沮丧

I should try again to see what she's sayin' 我要再试一次，看看她的言谈

   

[Pre-chorus 2:] [预合唱2 ： ]

How'd you get here? 你怎么在这里？

How'd you get so far from home? 你怎么变得这么远离家乡？

What was it that made you leave? 是什么原因让你离开？

Wonder what I'd do if it were me! 不知道我会怎么做，如果是我的话！

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Bridge:] [桥： ]

I would see, oh oh 我想看看，哦，哦，

Oh, see what you see 呵呵，看你看到什么

And I would feel 而我会觉得

Oh, feel just what you feel 呵呵，感觉只是你的感觉

   

[Chorus (2x)] [合唱团（2个） ]

   

'Cause I could've lived your life instead [2x] 因为我可以在这里住你的生活，而不是[ 2倍]