The Facts of Life

When boys are just eleven
男孩十一歲的時候
They begin to grow in height at a fast rate than they have done before
他們開始比以前都要飛快地長高
They develop curiosity and start to fantasize
對以前從來沒有想過和做過的事情
About the things they have never thought of doing before
產生了好奇心開始了幻想
These dreams are no more harmful than
這些夢想比起成為足球球星或者百萬富翁的一般想法
The usual thoughts that boys have of becoming football stars or millionaires
遠沒有那麼糟糕
As long as the distinction between fantasy and fiction remains
只要仍能區分幻想和虛構
Its just a nature walk
那就是一個自然過程
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Theres no master plan
沒有大體計劃
Walk me home from school
走在放學回家的路上
Ill let you hold my hand
我會讓你抓著我的手
Youre getting ideas
你就有了主張
And when you sleep at night
當你在夜晚睡去
They develop into sweet dreams
他們進入你甜蜜的夢鄉
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
A boy sits by the telephone, wanting to call a girl
男孩坐在電話機旁，想要打給女孩
But not daring to because she might say no
但又不敢，因為怕她拒絕
At last he summons up the courage phones
而他終於鼓起勇氣拿起話筒
And discovers someone else has asked her first and shes said yes
發現另一個人搶在前面問了她，而她說“好”
Nows time to deal with the fear of being rejected
現在是該處理被拒絕的恐懼的時候了
No-one gets through life without being hurt
沒有被傷害，就沒有人度過生活
At this point the boy whos listening to this song
此時正在聽這首歌的男孩
Is probably saying its easier said than done and its true
或許正在說“說易行難”，這是對的
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Theres no master plan
沒有大體計劃
Walk me home from school
走在放學回家的路上
Ill let you hold my hand
我會讓你抓著我的手
Youre getting ideas
你就有了主張
And when you sleep at night
當你在夜晚睡去
They develop into sweet dreams
他們進入你甜蜜的夢鄉
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Small-town dating differs from more urban situations
小鎮約會不同於城市的情況
In particular if theres few places to go
尤其要是只有幾個地方可去
Adolescents normally gather in a cafe or an arcade
小青年們通常聚集在咖啡館或拱廊
If they have to almost anywhere will do
只要他們想去任何地方，他們都會去
A family car, a disused coalmine
家用轎車、廢棄煤礦
A rowing boat or a shed
划艇或棚子
Experimentation, familiarization
試驗，熟絡
Its all a nature walk
那就是一個自然過程
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Theres no master plan
沒有大體計劃
Walk me home from school
走在放學回家的路上
Ill let you hold my hand
我會讓你抓著我的手
Youre getting ideas
你就有了主張
And when you sleep at night
當你在夜晚睡去
They develop into sweet dreams
他們進入你甜蜜的夢鄉
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Its just the facts of life (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
這就是生活的真相（美夢變成真實）
Theres no master plan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
沒有大體計劃（真實變成美夢）
Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
走在放學回家的路上（美夢變成真實）
Ill let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)
我會讓你抓著我的手（真實變成美夢）
Youre getting ideas (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
你就有了主張（美夢變成真實）
And when you sleep at night (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
當你在夜晚睡去（真實變成美夢）
They develop into sweet dreams (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
他們進入你甜蜜的夢鄉（美夢變成真實）
Its just the facts of life
這就是生活的真相
Its just the facts of life( Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
這就是生活的真相（美夢變成真實）
Theres no master plan (Ideas develop into sweet dreams)
沒有大體計劃（真實變成美夢）
Walk me home from school (Sweet dreams develop into ideas)
走在放學回家的路上（美夢變成真實）
Ill let you hold my hand (Let you hold my hand)
我會讓你抓著我的手（真實變成美夢）