The Facts Of Life

When boys are just eleven
男孩子们刚满十一岁时
They begin to grow in height at a fast rate than they have done before
身体便以前所未有的速度成长起来
They develop curiosity and start to fantasize
他们愈发好奇 且开始在脑中幻想
About the things they have never thought of doing before
一些他们从未尝试过的事
These dreams are no more harmful than
这些想法并不夸张
The usual thoughts that boys have of becoming football stars or millionaires
跟想要成为足球巨星或者百万富翁也没什么两样
As long as the distinction between fantasy and fiction remains
反正都是空想
It's just a nature walk
这是很正常的事
It's just the facts of life
不过是情窦初开
There's no masterplan
茫然无措 未经深思熟虑
Walk me home from school “
在放学回家的路上
I'll let you hold my hand
我会让你牵我的手”
You're getting ideas
你脑海中萌生了想法
And when you sleep at night
夜里熟睡时
They develop into sweet dreams
便待它悄然入梦
It's just the facts of life
这就是你初次萌生的欲念
A boy sits by the telephone, wanting to call a girl
男孩坐在电话旁 想着打给女孩
But not daring to because she might say no
犹豫着不敢 怕自己被拒绝
At last he summons up the courage phones
最终他鼓起勇气 打给了她
And discovers someone else has asked her first and she's said yes
却发现已经有人约了她 她也答应了人家
Now's time to deal with the fear of being rejected
现在是时候正视对于被拒绝的恐惧了
No-one gets through life without being hurt
没人能不经历风雨就见彩虹
At this point the boy who's listening to this song
此刻在听这首歌的男孩
Is probably saying it's easier said than done and it's true
估计会嘀咕 说得容易做得难
It's just the facts of life
不过是情窦初开
There's no masterplan
茫然无措 未经深思熟虑
Walk me home from school “
在放学回家的路上
I'll let you hold my hand
我会让你牵我的手”
You're getting ideas
你脑海中萌生了想法
And when you sleep at night
夜里熟睡时
They develop into sweet dreams
便待它悄然入梦
It's just the facts of life
这就是你初次萌生的欲念
Small-town dating differs from more urban situations
在小城镇约会的玩法和在城市里不太一样
In particular if there's few places to go
尤其是压根就没什么地方可去
Adolescents normally gather in a cafe or an arcade
青少年们大多聚集在咖啡厅或者拱廊上
If they have to almost anywhere will do
如果他们的确躁动难耐 那其实在哪里都可以
A family car, a disused coalmine
私家车里 废矿中
A rowing boat or a shed
游船上 屋棚里
Experimentation, familiarization
从浅尝辄止 到熟能生巧
It's all a nature walk
这是一个自然的过程
It's just the facts of life
不过是情窦初开
There's no masterplan
茫然无措 未经深思熟虑
Walk me home from school “
在放学回家的路上
I'll let you hold my hand
我会让你牵我的手”
You're getting ideas
你脑海中萌生了想法
And when you sleep at night
春眠不觉晓
They develop into sweet dreams
处处闻啼鸟
It's just the facts of life
你就要长大了
It's just the facts of life (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
不过是情窦初开（甜梦滋长欲念）
There's no masterplan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
茫然无措 未经深思熟虑（欲念占据甜梦）
Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas) “
在放学回家的路上
I'll let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)
我会让你牵我的手”
You're getting ideas (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
你脑海中萌生了想法（甜梦滋长欲念）
And when you sleep at night (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
夜里熟睡时（欲念占据甜梦）
They develop into sweet dreams (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
便待它悄然入梦（甜梦滋长欲念）
It's just the facts of life
你就要长大了
It's just the facts of life (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
不过是情窦初开（甜梦滋长欲念）
There's no masterplan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
茫然无措 未经深思熟虑（欲念占据甜梦）
Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas) “
在放学回家的路上（甜梦滋长欲念）
I'll let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)
我会让你牵我的手”（让你牵我的手）