They dug the shade of his mop, 他们挖了他的拖把的阴影，

They liked the way that he spoke, 他们喜欢他说话的方式，

They flew him out of the sticks, 他们飞到他出枝，

And out him up in the smoke, 并出了他的烟，

They gave him chocolate and cheese, 他们给他的巧克力和奶酪，

They told him he was the next, 他们告诉他，他是下一个，

Young son to some young life, 年幼的儿子到一些年轻的生命，

Straight from the crest, 直接从波峰，

The way he spat at his mic, 路上，他吐在他的话筒，

His lyrics couldn't be fresher, 他的歌词可能不新鲜，

They said he'd be a superstar, 他们说他是个超级巨星，

If he could handle the pressure, 如果他能顶住压力，

After they put it to paper, 他们把它放到纸张后，

They took him to tea, 他们带他去喝茶，

And told him just a couple changes, 并告诉他，只是一对夫妇的变化，

That they wanted to see 他们想看到的

   

Oh what a shame, 哦，什么是耻辱，

But it's easy, can't you see? 但它很容易，你看不出来？

What a shame, 真可惜，

That they won't ever let you be. 他们永远不会让你。

   

They said his hair would be better, 他们说，他的头发会比较好，

If he coloured it black, 如果他是色黑，

And that he wouldn't sound as harsh if he could tone it all back, 而且他不会听起来刺耳，如果他能收敛一点都回来了，

They dressed him up in a craze, 他们身着他在一个热潮，

To make him look pretty, 让他看起来很漂亮，

They said the kids would dig, 他们说，孩子们一定要刻苦钻研，

If he looked like he came from the city, 如果他看起来就像从城市来了，

They listened back to his cut, 他们听了回到自己切，

His music was tight, 他的音乐很紧，

But if he changed a couple lyrics, 但是，如果他改变了一些歌词，

In the chorus it might, 在合唱它可能，

Sound fresher than ever, 听起来比以往任何时候都更新鲜，

A radio hit, 无线电命中，

And all the ladies will sing it, 和所有的女士都会唱，

When they get into the pit. 当他们进入坑内。

   

Oh what a shame, 哦，什么是耻辱，

But it's easy, can't you see? 但它很容易，你看不出来？

What a shame, 真可惜，

That they won't ever let you be. 他们永远不会让你。