An insolent speck of youth 青春的张狂斑点

Being taken for a walk 采取散步

So tightly by the ear 如此紧密的耳

So that he can hardly talk 让他难以说话

   

Yesterday's men hang on to today 昨天的男子挂到今天

To sing in the old fashioned way 唱的老式方法

It must get better in the long run 它必须得从长远来看更好

Has to get better in the long run 要获得长远来看更好

   

A metropolitan marathon 大都市马拉松

Has been held today 已于今天举行

But who you need to catch 但是，你需要谁捉

Will be coming the other way 将要到来的另一种方式

   

Yesterday's men hang on to today 昨天的男子挂到今天

To sing in any old way 唱任何旧的方式

It must get better in the long run 它必须得从长远来看更好

Has to get better in the long run 要获得长远来看更好

   

Because when you're told to start how far can you go? 因为当有人告诉你，开始你能走多远？

When your race is run and you already know 当你的比赛是和你已经知道

Because when you're told to stop how far will you go? 因为当你被告知停止多远，你会去吗？

When your race is run and you already know 当你的比赛是和你已经知道

   

Yesterday's men hang on to today 昨天的男子挂到今天

To sing in any old way 唱任何旧的方式

It must get better in the long run 它必须得从长远来看更好

Has to get better in the long run 要获得长远来看更好

Will it get better in the long run? 它会得到长期来看比较好？

Will we be here in the long run? 我们将在这里，从长远来看？

   

Yesterday's men hang on to today 昨天的男子挂到今天

To sing in any old way 唱任何旧的方式

It must get better in the long run 它必须得从长远来看更好

Has to get better in the long run 要获得长远来看更好

Will it get better in the long run? 它会得到长期来看比较好？

Will we be here in the long run? 我们将在这里，从长远来看？

Hang on in the long run 从长远来看，挂在