There was a time when men were kind

曾有一度人们是良善的

When their voices were soft

那时他们的声调温柔

And their words inviting

字语动人

There was a time when love was blind

曾有一度爱情是盲目的

And the world was a song and the song was exciting

世界就像一支动人的旋律

There was a time

那是过往的时光了啊

Then it all went wrong

后来一切都变了

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

我梦见过往的时光 （时光荏苒 梦境再次到来）

When hope was high

那时，希望满怀 （那时的我 希望满怀）

And life worth living

生命澎湃

I dreamed that love would never die

在我梦里，真爱不渝

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

主爱无限

Then I was young and unafraid

那时的我，年少轻狂 （当年的我 年轻无惧）

And dreams were made and used and wasted

梦想丛生又肆意浪掷 （梦想荒唐 恣意浪掷）

There was no ransom to be paid

那时，钱若轻烟 （当年的我 身无牵挂）

No song unsung, no wine untasted

无歌不唱,无酒不干 （无歌不唱 无酒不欢）

But the tigers come at night

但是，老虎乘夜而来 （轻薄男子 乘夜袭来）

With their voices soft as thunder

它们的低吼宛如暗雷 （甜言蜜语 低陈如鸣）

As they tear your hope apart

它们撕碎你的希望 （希望与期待 就此被撕裂摧毁）

And they turn your dream to shame

让你的梦想蒙羞 （梦想的实现 如同笑话一般）

He slept a summer by my side

他整个夏天在我身旁安睡

He filled my days with endless wonder

他使我的每日充满无比惊奇

He took my childhood in his stride

他驾轻就熟地夺走我的童贞

But he was gone when autumn came

但当秋天来时他却离开了我

And still I dream he'll come to me

直至如今，我仍企盼，他能归来 （然而 我仍企盼 他能归来）

That we will live the years together

我们可以一起度过美好时光 （与我共度 美好余生）

But there are dreams that cannot be

只是，总有美梦，不能成真 （只是 总有梦想 无法成真）

And there are storms we cannot weather

总有风暴，无法抵御 （总有风暴 无法掌控）

I had a dream my life would be

我曾梦想生活的模样 （梦想生活 原是尽美尽善）

So different from this hell I'm living

可我现在身处地狱，与曾经的梦想判若云泥 （回到现实 却如焦土地狱）

So different now from what it seemed

相形现在，它看起来曾是那么得不同 （差距之大 让我无法想像）

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

我的美梦，它被现实扼杀（我的美梦 已被现实扼死）

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