The last time I saw William, he was as good as gone 我最后一次见到威廉，他不如走了

He'd packed up all his poetry and his hurtin' songs 他已经收拾好了所有的诗歌和他的hurtin 的歌

Well they say that he died, but the papers lied 嗯，他们说他死了，但报纸撒谎

About our long lost favourite song 关于我们早已失去最爱的歌

And the last time I saw William, he was all undone 最后一次见到威廉，他被撤销一切

   

He'd lost his bag of thunder, and his brave disguise 他失去了他的包的风头，他勇敢的化身

He was trying to find some kind of peace of mind with brand new eyes 他试图找到某种心灵的宁静与全新的眼睛

But it all came back in shades of black, like a past that's just begun 但是这一切都回来了黑色的色调，就像是刚刚开始，一个过去

And the last time I saw William, he was a man on the run 最后一次见到威廉，他是在奔跑的男人

   

He said 他说，

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

It's better to fly than to hold on to shaky ground 这是更好地比飞扶住摇摇欲坠

It's better to let the feelings die, when they're holding you down 这是更好地让自己的感情死了，当他们拿着你失望

I saw a long line of loneliness in the corner of his eye 我看到孤独一长排在他的眼角

But I never did see William cry 但我从来没有看到威廉哭

   

Now the years run down the boulevard, and the marquee is long gone 现在，多年运行下来的林荫大道，并选取框早已不复存在

There's a troubadour in an empty bar, playin' hurtin' songs 有一个空巴的行吟诗人，玩够hurtin 的歌曲

All the gold and praise from the glory days cannot save our souls tonight 所有的黄金和赞誉的辉煌岁月不能拯救我们的灵魂今晚

And the last time that I saw William 而且，我看到威廉的最后一次

He was walking away, walking away from the light 他走开，从光走开

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

The last time I saw William, he was all undone 我最后一次见到威廉，他被撤销一切