I Was Educated By Myself(Album Version) - Richie Havens

I can’t buy the lie and it don’t matter
我不能接受那谎言，这不重要
Even though I try to keep my health
尽管我想要保持健康
It all seems the same such a silly game
一切没什么不同，不过是一场愚蠢的游戏
Played by silly fools who don’t even follow their own rules
参与者都是蠢货，甚至不愿意遵守自己的原则
But oh when the sunshine follows me around
但是，噢，当阳光跟随着我
Lifts my feet and takes me from the ground
将我的双脚抬起，带我离开地面
High enough to see the shelf
飞到与隔板平视之处
And know that I was educated by myself
我才发现，我自学成了才
I have seen the streets groaning not battered
我看着街道在呻吟，并非因为受到虐待
Though amongst us all we kept our wealth
我们所有人都在努力守住财富
And though the rain goes pitter-patter
雨仍旧下着
It don’t change the pain that we all felt
它无法洗去我们的伤痛
But oh when the sunshine follows us around
但是，噢，当阳光跟随着我们
Lifts our feet and takes us from the ground
将我们的双脚抬起，将我们带离地面
High enough for us to tell
带到足够高的地方，我们会发现
That we were educated by ourselves
我们自学成了才
It’s a simple dream a common pattern
那是一个简单的梦，一个常识
A universal scheme for us to sell
那是一个通用的计划让我们采纳
And though it’s a long long way between Mars and Saturn
虽然火星与土星距离很远，很远
But right here on Earth we know so well
但在这个地球上，我们都很清楚
That all we need is sunshine on the ground
我们需要的，只是洒满大地的阳光
And smiles and smiles and smiles from frown to frown
和不再皱眉，转而微笑
Just enough for us to yell
那些便已足够令我们呼喊着
That we were educated by ourselves
我们自学成了才