Well ain't it a shame
这不是耻辱
That our short little memories
那是我们简短的回忆
Never seem to learn
似乎从没学习过
The message of history
历史的信息
We keep makin' the same mistakes
我们一直犯同样的错误
Over and over and over and over again
一次又一次
And then we wonder why
然后我们会想为什么
We're in the shape we're in
我们就是我们
Good ol' boys down at the bar
好男孩在酒吧
Peanuts and politics
谈论着生活和政治
They think they know it all
他们认为他们知道一切
They don't know much of nothing
他们什么都知道
Even if one of them was to read the newspaper
即使他们当中只有一个人看报纸
看所有的报纸
That ain't what's going on
不知发生了什么事
Journalism's dead and gone
没有新闻报道
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
Light fading and the fog is getting thicker
灯光越来越暗淡，雾越来越浓
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
是弱势群体掌控了大局
Dark ages
黑暗时代
你是我挚爱的朋友
All that red wine and candlelight
所有的红酒和烛光
Soulful conversations
情人们深情地对话
That go on until the dawn
一直在持续直到黄昏
How many times can you tell your story
你能讲述多少次你的故事呢
How many hangovers can you endure
有多少宿醉你能忍受
Just to get some snuggling done
只是为了能够依偎在别人身旁吗
You're living in a hollow dream
你活在一个空的梦想之中
You don't have the slightest notion
你没有任何概念
天长地久的爱是怎样的
All your romantic liasons
是所有浪漫的关系
Don't deal with eternal questions like
不要处理像这样的问题
Who left the cap off the freaking toothpaste
谁把牙膏盖弄掉了
Whose turn to take the garbage out
该谁倒垃圾了
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
You keep on rubbin' that you're gonna get a blister
一直摩擦你就会得到一个水泡
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
这是弱势群体掌控大局
I've seen it all before
我以前就看到过这些
And we pray to our Lord
我们向主祈祷
Who we know is American
我们知道是美国人
He reigns from on high
他统治称王
He speaks to us through middlemen
他通过经纪商向我们讲话
And he shepherds his flock
他和他的牧羊人
We sing out and we praise His name
我们唱歌，我们赞扬他的名字
He supports us in war
他在战争中支持我们
He presides over football games
他主持足球比赛
And the right will prevail
权利将会得到
All our troubles shall be resolved
我们所有的麻烦也会解决
We have faith in the Lord
我们对我们的主有信心
Unless there's money or sex involved
除非涉及钱和色
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
没有人会殴打投手
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
这是弱势群体掌控大局
Heaven help us
上帝帮助我们
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
All waiting for that miracle elixir
都在等待古典摇滚
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
I don't wonder anymore
我不再疑惑
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
Somebody says "You brought her here so go ahead and kiss her
有人说，你把她带到这所以上前去亲吻她
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
Light fading and the fog is getting thicker
灯光越来越暗淡，雾越来越浓
It's a frail grasp on the big picture
这是弱势群体掌控大局
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局
Frail grasp on the big picture
弱势群体掌控大局