What a Day That Was (多精彩的一天)
Well, I'm dressed up so nice
喔，我精心打扮
And I'm doing my best
我使出渾身解數
And I'm starting over...
我會再接再厲
I'm starting over in another place
我會東山再起，在另一個國度
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Lemme tell you a story
讓我跟你說個故事
Big chief with a golden crown
有位頭戴金冠的大酋長
He's got rings on his fingers
他的手上掛滿了戒指
And he walks up, up to the throne
他跨出步伐，踏上寶座
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He's making shapes with his hands
他出手要建功立業
And don't choo dare sit back
你可別想鬆懈
Now don't choo dare sit down
你也別想坐下
And don't choo dare speak up
你更別想反抗
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And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
想當初 第一天，我們坐擁資源、大有可為
Ooh-- who could've asked for more?
誰能有更多奢求?
And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
而到了 第二天，再也沒有需要費心的事物
Ooh-- what a day that was.
多充實的一天啊
Well there are fifty thousand beggars
如今有五萬多個乞丐
Roaming in the streets
在街頭上徘徊
They have lost all their possessions
他們 失去所有的身家財產
They have nothing left to eat
他們 沒有下一頓飯
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Down come a bolt of lightning
有一道閃電劃破了天際
Start an electrical storm
傾刻間雷雨交加
Starts a chain reaction
引發了連鎖反應
Go pull a fire alarm
快拉下火災警報
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I said I
我說過
I'm dreaming of a city
我夢想有一座城鎮
It was my own invention
依我的理念而建設
I put the wheels in motion
由我來轉動車輪
A time for big decisions
是時候做出抉擇
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And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
想當初 第一天，我們坐擁資源、大有可為
Ooh-- and then we let it fall
又讓它付諸東流
And on the second day, there was nothing else at all
而到了 第二天，一切全都已經化為烏有
Ooh-- what a day that was.
多漫長的一天啊
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Ooh--- a day that was
有過那麼一天啊
Ooh--- that's the way it goes
既然木已成舟
There's a million ways to get things done
有千萬種方法 能達成目標
There's a million ways to make things work out.
有千萬種方法 還能亡羊補牢
Well I'm going right through
我當時走在街上
And the light came down
探照燈光投下
Well they're rounding them up
他們要將那些人掃蕩
From all over town
從城市的每一角
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They're moving forward and backwards
他們的腳步前進又後退
Moving backwards and front
來回退後又進前
And they're enjoying themselves
他們像玩樂一樣
Moving in every direction
朝四面八方動身
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And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
如果你感覺自己陷入了漩渦
You feel like going home
你想要回到家中
You feel like talking to someone
你想要找個人談談
Who know the difference between right and wrong
有些人能夠分辨對與錯
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And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
想當初 第一天，我們坐擁資源、大有可為
Ooh-- and then we let it fall
又讓它付諸東流
And on the second day, there was nothing else at all
而到了 第二天，一切全都已經化為烏有
Ooh-- what a day that was.
多刺激的一天啊
We're going boom boom boom
我們會跑、跑、跑
And that's the way we live
那便是生存之道
And in a great big room
在偌大的殿堂
And that's the way we live
我們的生存之道
