Praying For Time
祈求时间
歌手：George Michael
**翻译：所小以**
These are the days of the open hand
时下人们都在慷慨解囊
They will not be the last
但这种日子将会没完没了
Look around now
看看你周围
These are the days of the beggars and the choosers
如今向你乞讨的人们却在挑三拣四
This is the year of the hungry man
这一年那个男人仍在挨饿
Whose place is in the past
他的地位在过去已被决定
Hand in hand with ignorance
祖祖辈辈传承着愚昧无知
And legitimate excuses
以及各种理所当然的借口
The rich declare themselves poor
富人们声称自己贫穷
And most of us are not sure
我们大多数人并不清楚
If we have too much
我们是否拥有太多
But we'll take our chances
但我们会去把握机会
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
因为上帝已停止记分
I guess somewhere along the way
我猜在比赛中途
He must have let us all out to play
他一定把我们都放出去竞技了
Turned his back and all God's children
他一转身，所有上帝的孩子们
Crept out the back door
便从后门鱼贯而出
And it's hard to love, there's so much to hate
难以去爱，太多仇恨
Hanging on to hope
执着于希望
When there is no hope to speak of
当毫无希望可言的时候
And the wounded skies above
满目疮痍的蓝天
Say it's much too much too late
诉说着一切都太迟了
Well maybe we should all be praying for time
也许我们都该祈求时间
These are the days of the empty hand
时下人们都两手空空
Oh you hold on to what you can
你只顾攥紧眼前的利益
And charity is a coat you wear twice a year
而慈善是一件你一年穿两次的外套
This is the year of the guilty man
这是给人定罪的一年
Your television takes a stand
你的电视成了衡量一切的标准
And you find that what was over there is over here
你发现那里的事情就在你身边上演
So you scream from behind your door
于是你从门后大叫
Say what's mine is mine and not yours
喊着我的就是我的，不是你的
I may have too much
我也许已拥有太多
But I'll take my chances
但我会去把握机会
'Cause God's stopped keeping score
因为上帝已停止记分
And you cling to the things they sold you
你紧紧抓住他们兜售给你的东西
Did you cover your eyes when they told you
你是否蒙上了双眼当他们告诉你
That he can't come back
他不会回来了
'Cause he has no children to come back for
因为他已没有子孙让他回家
It's hard to love there's so much to hate
难以去爱，太多仇恨
Hanging on to hope
执着于希望
When there is no hope to speak of
当毫无希望可言的时候
And the wounded skies above
满目疮痍的蓝天
Say it's much too late
诉说着一切都太迟了
So maybe we should all be praying for time
也许我们都该祈求时间
- 专辑：Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
- 歌手：George Michael
- 歌曲：Praying For Time
