The Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
昨天有一個小孩子來到外面幻想
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
抓了一隻蜻蜓到罐子裡
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
天上充滿雷，他心裡就感到恐懼
And tearful at the falling of a star
目睹一顆流星隕落，他又淚流滿臉
Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
十年過去了
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
每年他都在結冰的光滑水面上滑冰
Words like when you're older must appease him
像等你長大點這樣的話會使他滿足
And promises of someday make his dreams
將來的某天這樣的承諾編織了他的夢
And the seasons they go round and round
時間慢慢流逝
And the painted ponies go up and down
畫上的小馬上下跳著
We're captive on the carousel of time
我們都被時間的旋轉木馬裹挾著
We can't return we can only look behind
無法回去，只能回頭
From where we came
看著來時的路
And go round and round and round
跟著時間一輪輪來過
In the circle game
在這輪迴的遊戲裡
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
十六年都已消逝
Cartwheels cross to car wheels thru the town
車輪軋過小鎮
And you tell him
你告訴他
Take your time it won't be long now
要抓緊時間，它走的很快
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down
直到你親自使這循環停下
So the boy who dreamed tomorrow now is twenty
這個憧憬著未來的男孩已經二十了
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
儘管他已經丟了兒時的夢，有些也已成真
There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams a plenty
他會有新的夢也許更好更多
Before the last revolving year is through
在最後的時光都被耗盡前
And the seasons they go round and round
時間慢慢流逝
And the painted ponies go up and down
畫上的小馬上下跳著
We're captive on the carousel of time
我們都被時間的旋轉木馬裹挾著
We can't return we can only look behind from where we came
無法回去，只能回頭
And go round and round and round in the circle again
時間走啊走啊走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走啊啊走走啊啊走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走啊啊啊走走走啊啊啊走走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走走啊啊啊啊走走走走啊啊啊啊走走走走
And go round and round and round in the circle again
走走走走走啊啊啊啊啊走走走走走啊啊啊啊啊走走走走走
And go round and round and round
走了