Hoover st.

Hoover Street downtown L A

在洛杉矶的市中心 胡佛大街上

There's an alley where you used to play

那条你曾经常玩耍的小巷

You bounced a basketball alone

你独自一人地玩着篮球

While your father fought his wife at home

而此刻的家中 你的父亲正在打他的妻子

You dreamed about him all your life

他贯穿了你整个人生的梦

Now you're cryin' in your sleep at night

而如今的梦里只留下泪水

The world's so big you feel so small

世界之大让你感到渺小

And you wish you hadn't come here at all

宁愿自己不曾来过世上一遭

But one day you'll find

但终有一天 你发现

You've got a young boy of your own

你有了一个 属于自己的小男孩

And you swear you'll treat him right

你发誓会对他好

So he never feels alone

让他永远不感到孤单

You'll tuck him in at night

在傍晚轻轻地为他掖好被子

Take him out once in a while

偶尔带他出去玩耍

Just to see him smile

只为了目睹他的笑容

Just to see him smile

他那动人的笑容

You know he does the best he can

你知道他已尽了全力

But sometimes it's hard to be a man

但有时 成为真正的男人是一件很难的事

He'd care about you if he could

如果他愿意 他也会关心你

Inside he probably knows he should

内心里他知道该这么做

But one day you'll find

但终有一天 你发现

You've got a young boy of your own

你有了一个 属于自己的小男孩

And you swear you'll treat him right

你发誓会对他好

So he never feels alone

让他永远不感到孤单

You'll tuck him in at night

在傍晚为他轻轻地掖好被子

Take him out once in a while

偶尔带他出去玩耍

Just to see him smile

只为了目睹他的笑容

Just to see him smile

他那动人的笑容