The way it was in the past 它的方式是，在过去

A long, long time ago 很久，很久以前

Before staff levels dropped 在工作人员的水平下降

They used to listen to the radio 他们用来听收音机

And listen to the DJ's talk 而且听DJ的谈话

About the songs they didn't know 关于歌曲，他们不知道

As if it really mattered 因为如果真的无所谓

   

Hit-pick or phone-in show 打挑或烽烟节目

I don't want you to go tonight 我不希望你今晚去

Ten thousand watts of power 一万瓦的电力

News headlines on the hour tonight 今晚小时新闻标题

Our music beats the best 我们的音乐节拍最好

You just don't need the rest tonight 你只是不需要休息，今晚

Once I couldn't care at all 有一次，我一点也不在乎在所有

But I can feel the ratings fall tonight 但我能感觉到的收视率下降，今晚

   

And 20 years ago 与20年前

No-one seemed to care 没有人似乎不在乎

The people must have known 人民必须知道

The DJ's role was only there DJ的角色是唯一有

To fill in space between the songs 填写歌曲之间的空间

That talk of love and other things 爱情和其他的东西的那些话

As if they didn't matter 因为如果他们没有关系

   

Automatic stations came 自动站出来

And sent them all away 打发他们全都冲去

And now I'm left alone 现在我孑然一身

I haven't got a word to say 我没有一个字的说

And you're the one who makes the choice 而你是一个谁做的选择

To turn me on or turn me off 为了把我的还是把我关

But now it really matters 但现在真正的问题

   

Hit-pick or phone-in show 打挑或烽烟节目

I don't want you to go tonight 我不希望你今晚去

Ten thousand watts of power 一万瓦的电力

News headlines on the hour tonight 今晚小时新闻标题

Our music beats the best 我们的音乐节拍最好

You just don't need the rest tonight 你只是不需要休息，今晚

Once I couldn't care at all 有一次，我一点也不在乎在所有

But I can feel the ratings fall tonight 但我能感觉到的收视率下降，今晚

   

Hit-pick or phone-in show 打挑或烽烟节目

I don't want you to go tonight 我不希望你今晚去

Ten thousand watts of power 一万瓦的电力

News headlines on the hour tonight 今晚小时新闻标题

Our music beats the best 我们的音乐节拍最好

You just don't need the rest tonight 你只是不需要休息，今晚

Ten thousand watts of power 一万瓦的电力

News headlines on the hour tonight 今晚小时新闻标题