He was fourteen years old 他十四岁

All his life he never left 他一生从未离开过

The west side (oh) 西侧（OH）

I walked past him everyday 我走过去他每天

Heading downtown 前往市中心

Always on the go 总是在旅途中

He was the kind of guy you never gave your real name to 他是那种你从未给过你的真实姓名

So young but still trying to game you 这么年轻，但仍在努力的游戏，你

But what he was going through 但他所经历的

I never knew 我从来不知道

   

Its such a same 它的这样一个相同的

How people change 人们如何改变

And I never really knew his name 我从来没有真正知道他的名字

But it takes more than two to raise a youth 但它需要两个以上的提升青年

And for that we all did lose 而对于大家都没有输

Because if one of us had noticed you 因为如果我们其中一人已经注意到你

How I wish I was there for you 我多么希望我在那里为你

I was busy filling my own shoes 我正忙着填补自己的鞋

   

All his life 他的一生

He heard "You won't amount to nothing" 他听到“你不会构成什么”

Low expectations 低预期

In need of money 需要钱

Few too many choices 数太多的选择

And no patience 而没有耐心

So what do you know 所以，你怎么知道

For a good cash flow 对于一个良好的现金流

You can always sell 您可以随时卖出

It's easy to fit the role 这很容易适应角色

But when your living the fast life 但是，当你生活在快节奏生活

He considered all times a go 他认为任何时候都一展身手

   

Its such a same 它的这样一个相同的

How people change 人们如何改变

And I never really knew his name 我从来没有真正知道他的名字

But it takes more than two to raise a youth 但它需要两个以上的提升青年

And for that we all did lose 而对于大家都没有输

Because if one of us had noticed you 因为如果我们其中一人已经注意到你

How I wish I was there for you 我多么希望我在那里为你

I was busy filling my own shoes 我正忙着填补自己的鞋

   

Is that how he came around 是，他是如何来到身边

For his child he'll know now 对于他的孩子，他会知道现在

'Cause he left him with bruises 因为他离开了他伤痕

His words just abusive 他的话刚辱骂

The love he didn't show 他没有表现的爱

And what his boy was going through 以及他的孩子正在经历

He had never imagined 他从来没有想到

But when love turns to hate 但是，当爱变成恨

It's the worse out of passion 这是更糟糕了激情

His son was bold 他的儿子是大胆

And by then it was too late 到那时为时已晚

From his friend they get console 从他的朋友，他们得到的控制台

Then his hands, his shoes 然后他的手，他的鞋

The life or death they couldn't hold 生命或死亡，他们hold不住

Oh- two seconds cold OH - 2秒冷

He was fourteen years old 他十四岁

Locked up until he's old 锁起来，直到他的老

   

Its such a same 它的这样一个相同的

How moments change 如何瞬间改变

And I never really knew his name 我从来没有真正知道他的名字

But it takes more than two to raise a youth 但它需要两个以上的提升青年

And for that we all did lose 而对于大家都没有输

Because if one of us had noticed you 因为如果我们其中一人已经注意到你

How I wish I was there for you 我多么希望我在那里为你

I was busy filling my own shoes 我正忙着填补自己的鞋