I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring 我刚坐下来观看比赛的时候，我听到门铃响

An' I wondered who in the world it could be 一个我不知道谁在世界上也可能是

Through the peephole, all that I saw there 通过窥视孔，所有我看到的有

Was a crooked cap on curly hair an' some kid squintin' back at me 是在卷发的“一些孩子squintin 歪帽回来看我

I said, "If you're sellin' somethin', well, I ain't buyin' nothin' 我说， “如果你出卖事端，好了，我是不是买入没什么

But I appreciate you stoppin' by." 但我很欣赏你阻止这一切通过。 “

Said: "I ain't askin' for a dime, just a minute of your time 说：“我是不是阿斯金一毛钱，你的时间只有一分钟

An' your name here on the dotted line 一个你的名字在这里的虚线

Could you sign my petition?" 你可以签我请愿？ “

   

Had a spiral notebook in his hand 在他手中有一个螺旋笔记本

Handed me a chewed up pen 递给我吃掉笔

An' I ask you: "What am I signin' up for." 一个我问你： “我是什么签到”弥补“。

I scrolled down that wrinkled page í向下滚动的网页皱

Saw a couple of neighbors names 看到一对夫妇的邻居的名字

I kept readin', then I sat down on the porch 我一直看书，那么我在门廊上坐了下来

It was a letter to the President 这是上书总统

With a list that numbered one to ten. 与编号一到十的列表。

   

It said: "Make a law where Daddy's don't work late 它说： “做了一项法律，其中爸爸的不上班迟到

Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe 让乔大爷的“那些士兵安全

Give those kids on TV all they want to eat 给所有他们想要吃电视上的孩子

Put a stop to bullies on the bus 制止欺凌总线上

No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs 无犯罪，无等待，无恨，无药

Give a blanket and a job to people on the street." 给一条毯子和一个工作的人在大街上。 “

I said: "Son, sounds like a world I'd like to live in." 我说： “儿子，听起来像一个世界，我想住进来。”

And I signed his petition. 和我签了他的请求。

   

He thanked me for my time 他感谢我为我的时间

I headed back inside, grabbed my beer 我回到里面，抓住了我的啤酒

An' got back to the game 一个回来的游戏

Thought: "By now that boy he's three doors down 心想：“现在那个男孩，他的三个门下来

"Here I am just sittin' round “在这里，我只是坐在轮

Waitin' on the world to change." 在这个世界改变等待着 。 “

Must've blocked the whole game out 一定是封锁了整场比赛了

All that I could think about was. 所有我能想到的是。

   

"Make a law where Daddy's don't work late “做了一项法律，其中爸爸的不上班迟到

Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe 让乔大爷的“那些士兵安全

Give those kids on TV all they want to eat 给所有他们想要吃电视上的孩子

Put a stop to bullies on the bus 制止欺凌总线上

No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs 无犯罪，无等待，无恨，无药

Give a blanket and a job to people on the street." 给一条毯子和一个工作的人在大街上。 “

An' I thought: "Man, ain't that a place I'd like to live in." 一个“我想： ”人，是不是一个地方，我想住进来。“

And I thank God for that boy that's out there fixin' 我感谢上帝，那个男孩说是在那里fixin

The world with his petition... 他的请愿书的世界......