Praying For Time (Live At Abbey Road)

These are the days of the open hand
這是人們伸出慷慨援手的時代
They will not be the last
它不會就此終止
Look around now
看看你的四周
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
這時代充滿著乞討和挑揀的人
This is the year of the hungry man
這是有人飢貧交迫的年代
Whose place is in the past
他們的家園不復存在
Hand in hand with ignorance
手挽手茫然無知
And legitimate excuses
伴著那些合理的藉口
The rich declare themselves poor
富人們自稱貧窮
And most of us are not sure
而我們大部分中的也並不肯定
If we have too much
是否已擁有了太多
But we'll take our chances
但我們願意碰碰運氣
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
因為上帝已然有所鬆懈
I guess somewhere along the way
我猜在某個時刻某個地方
He must have let us all out to play
他定然是放任我們外出自由玩耍
Turned his back and all God's children
不留神背過身而所有上帝的孩子們
Crept out the back door
便從後門爬出
And it's hard to love' there's so much to hate
太難去愛太多可憎
Hanging on to hope
緊緊握住希望
When there is no hope to speak of
但已無希望可言
And the wounded skies above say
受傷的天空在上說
it's much too late
一切已經太遲太遲
Well maybe we should all be praying for time
那麼或許我們都應該祈禱多一點時間
These are the days of the empty hand
這是雙手空空的時代
Oh you hold on to what you can
而你應該繼續做你所能
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
慈善可以不過是一件你偶爾穿穿的大衣
This is the year of the guilty man
這是罪人們的時代
Your television takes a stand
你的電視也選擇了立場
And you find that what was over there is over here
你會發現發生在那頭的也發生在身旁
So you scream from behind your door
於是你躲在門後嘶聲尖叫
Say what's mine is mine and not yours
喊著我的就是我的不是你的
I may have too much but I'll take my chances
或許我擁有了太多但我願意碰碰運氣
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
因為上帝已然有所鬆懈
And you cling to the things they sold you
你緊緊抓住那些他們賣給你的東西
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
你是否遮起了雙眼當他們告訴你
That he can't come back
他再也回不來了
'Cause he has no children to come back for
因為他的孩子們也已不在
It's hard to love there's so much to hate
太難去愛太多可憎
Hanging on to hope when there is no hope to speak of
緊握著希望但已無希望可言
And the wounded skies above say it's much too late
受傷的天空在上說一切已經太遲太遲
So maybe we should all be praying for time
那麼或許我們都應該祈禱多一點時間