A place far in the future 远的地方，将来

And faces from the past 和以往面临

And children reading history books 儿童阅读的历史书

Their faces light and laugh 他们的脸轻笑道

It all seems so primitive 这一切似乎都那么原始

How did you survive? 你怎么生存？

It all seemed so different then 这一切都显得那么不同，那么

How did you stay alive? 你是怎么活下去？

   

Did you walk cool in the fifties daddy? 你走在凉爽的五十年代的爸爸？

Was it black and white? 它是黑白的？

Did you play jazz all night? 你玩爵士乐整夜？

Was it really so wonderful? 是不是真的如此美妙？

Did you walk cool in the fifties daddy? 你走在凉爽的五十年代的爸爸？

Did you dress like James Dean? 你穿得像詹姆斯·迪恩？

Did you wear dungarees? 你穿的粗布工作服？

Did you dance to the Rhumba? 你跳舞的伦巴？

   

Was it all just crazy fashion? 是这一切只是疯狂的时尚？

I said oh yeah 我说：哦耶

Did you live life with a passion? 你活得有激情？

I said oh yeah 我说：哦耶

   

Does it all have some strange meaning? 它都有一些奇怪的意思吗？

Can it change my life today? 它可以改变我的生活今天？

Or is it all so much flotsam and jetsam? 抑或是所有这么多的废料和废弃的货物？

Tell me right away 告诉我马上

   

Did you walk cool in the sixties daddy? 你走在凉爽的六十年代的爸爸？

Did you fight in the war? 你在战争中打？

Or did you chase all the whores 还是你追所有的妓女

On the rock and roll rumble? 在摇滚的隆隆声？

Did you walk cool in the sixties daddy? 你走在凉爽的六十年代的爸爸？

Did you fight in the war? 你在战争中打？

Did you break all the laws 你打破所有的法律

That were ready to crumble? 这是准备崩溃？

   

Was it just a crazy fashion? 当时它只是一个疯狂的时尚？

I said oh yeah 我说：哦耶

Did you live life with a passion? 你活得有激情？

I said oh yeah 我说：哦耶

   

Does it have some inner meaning? 是否有某种内在的含义？

Can it change my life today? 它可以改变我的生活今天？

Or is it all so much flotsam and jetsam? 抑或是所有这么多的废料和废弃的货物？

Tell me right away 告诉我马上

   

Well I think you've got it figured 嗯，我想你已经想通

Go check it out yourself 去看看你自己

Cause I've had it playing teacher for today 因为我已经受够了打老师今天

   

Did you walk cool primitive cool? 你走酷原始很酷？

Did you know Dr. King? 你知道金博士？

Was he ever so humble? 是他非常简陋？

Did you walk cool primitive cool? 你走酷原始很酷？

Did you break all the laws 你打破所有的法律

That were ready to crumble? 这是准备崩溃？

   

A place far in the future 远的地方，将来

And faces from the past 和以往面临

And children reading history books 儿童阅读的历史书

Their faces light and laugh 他们的脸轻笑道

It all seems so primitive 这一切似乎都那么原始

How did you survive? 你怎么生存？

It all seemed so different then 这一切都显得那么不同，那么

How did you stay alive? 你是怎么活下去？