older chests

Older chests reveal themselves
舊箱子露出箱中之物
Like a crack in a wall
就像牆上的裂紋
Starting small, and grow in time
開始時很小，隨著時間長大
And we (always) seem to need the help
我們總是看似需要
Of someone else
他人的幫助
To mend that shelf
去修理
(of) Too many books
心中被書壓壞的書架
Read me your favourite line
為我讀讀你最喜歡的那段吧
Papa went to other lands
爸爸去了其他的地方
And he found someone who understands
他找到了那個人
The ticking, and the western man's need to cry
那個懂得時間滴答，明白西邊人為何而哭的人
He came back the other day, yeah you know
有一天他回來了，你知道的
Some things in life may change
生命中有些事也許會改變
And some things
可還有些事
They stay the same
它們從未改變
Like time, there's always time
正如時間，沒有盡頭的時間
On my mind
流過我的腦海的時間
So pass me by, I'll be fine
讓我靜靜吧，我會好的
Just give me time
只要給我點時間
Older gents sit on the fence
老紳士們坐在籬笆邊
With their cap in hand
握著他們的帽子
Looking grand
看上去很高貴
They watch their city change
他們看著城市的變遷
Children scream, or so it seems,
孩子們嬉鬧著，好像是吧
Louder than before
比以前更鬧些了
Out of doors, into stores with bigger names
衝出門，湧進商店，長大了
Mama tried to wash their faces
媽媽試著給他們洗臉
But these kids they lost their graces
可這些孩子們卻顧不上體面
And daddy lost at the races too many times
爸爸輸了太多次馬賽
She broke down the other day, yeah you know
前幾天媽媽垮掉了，你知道的
Some things in life may change
生命中有些事也許會改變
But some things they stay the same
可還有些事，它們從未改變
Like time, time, there's always time
正如時間，無盡的時間
On my mind
流過我腦海的時間
So pass me by , I'll be fine
讓我靜靜吧，我會好的
Just give me time,
只要給我點時間
Time, there's always time
時間，無盡的時間
On my mind
流過我腦海的時間
Pass me by, I'll be fine
讓我靜靜，沒事的
Just give me time
只要一點時間