Semua teman kita yang dulu kenal bilang mereka bahagia,
Always shouting in the street, just like you and me,
Selalu teriak di jalan, sama seperti kamu dan aku,
Always finding laughter, fun and games to play,
Selalu menemukan tawa, kesenangan, dan permainan untuk dimainkan,
They of course have to agree,
Mereka tentu harus setuju,
Suddenly they were swept off their feet and gone,
Tiba-tiba mereka terpesona dan pergi,
They don't know what hit them,
Mereka tidak tahu apa yang menimpa mereka,
Just like the rest, the girlfriends got the best,
Sama seperti yang lain, pacar-pacar dapat yang terbaik,
And so the story just goes on...
Dan cerita ini pun terus berlanjut...
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They all get washed for them, even have a bath,
Mereka semua dicuci untuk mereka, bahkan mandi,
But they are now being led, up the garden path...
Tapi sekarang mereka dibawa, ke jalan menuju kebun...
I was sitting in the sun reading the days press,
Aku sedang duduk di bawah sinar matahari membaca berita hari ini,
A boy that I once knew was in, I've never seen such a mess
Seorang anak yang pernah aku kenal muncul, aku belum pernah melihat kekacauan seperti ini
Smiling with a moustache, a suit, a shirt and tie,
Tersenyum dengan kumis, jas, kemeja, dan dasi,
He had just been wed today,
Dia baru saja menikah hari ini,
I could not help but laugh, what's got into him?
Aku tidak bisa menahan tawa, ada apa dengannya?
He looks about forty,
Dia terlihat sekitar empat puluh,
He's been such a nit, now he's in for it,
Dia sudah jadi bodoh, sekarang dia harus menghadapi konsekuensinya,
And soon you'll hear him say...
Dan segera kamu akan mendengar dia berkata...
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I was lying on the beach licking cool ice cream,
Aku berbaring di pantai menjilati es krim yang dingin,
A man, a wife and a pram went by, it was like a dream,
Seorang pria, istri, dan kereta bayi lewat, itu seperti mimpi,
He was climbing apple trees just a moon ago,
Dia sedang memanjat pohon apel sebulan yang lalu,
The kind of bloke you think, won't grow,
Tipe orang yang kamu pikir, tidak akan dewasa,
His face is like a fiddle now, long and sad and blue,
Wajahnya sekarang seperti alat musik, panjang dan sedih dan muram,
He still says he's happy,
Dia masih bilang dia bahagia,
He must have gone mad, cos he's not the lad,
Dia pasti sudah gila, karena dia bukan anak yang dulu,
That I once used to know...
Yang pernah aku kenal...
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