See that long line of people who keep standing in the rain 看到长长的人谁保持站在雨中

Lookin' tired, gettin' cold 看着他累了，刚开了冷

And that signal light they're waiting for, don't ever seem to chang 他们正在等待一个信号灯，不要老是好像昌

Killing time, ain't it slow. 消磨时间，是不是很慢。

   

Watch them bending with the burden of the pennies that they save 看着他们，他们拯救便士的负担弯曲

Marking time, growin' old 原地踏步，慢慢生长老

Slowly marching by the numbers to the freedom of the grave 由数字缓缓行进到坟墓的自由

Killing time, ain't it slow 消磨时间，是不是慢

   

That's the closest thing to living that they're ever gonna know 这是最接近生活，他们是永远会知道

And their good times ain't no better than their bad 而他们的美好时光比他们差不是没有更好的

'Cause they think they need a signal light to tell them they can go 因为他们认为他们需要一个光信号，告诉他们，他们可以去

Killing time, ain't it sad. 消磨时间，是不是悲哀。

   

Don't feel sorry for those people who keep standing in the rain 不要觉得对不起这些人谁守站在雨中

They don't mind, they don't know 他们不介意，他们不知道

'Cause it never crossed their minds they got a reason to complain 因为它从来没有越过他们的想法，他们有抱怨的理由

Killing time, ain't it slow. 消磨时间，是不是很慢。

   

They're not haunted by the visions that they never dared to see 他们不是，他们从来不敢看异象困扰

And they'll never miss the dreams they've never had 他们决不会错过他们从来没有梦想

They're condemned to go on living in a penitentiary 他们注定要继续生活在一个监狱

For killing time, ain't it sad. 为了消磨时间，是不是悲哀。