Doing what you love has a high price to pay
追寻内心的向往，需要付出很大代价
Some put on a suit, but he ran the other way
有些人曾扬帆起航，可后来却走到了另一条路

Drums drown out the yuppies
追求梦想的鼓声，回荡在上班族的内心

And the one’s who couldn’t dream
有些人无法想象

Cause the freedom music gave him was worth more than anything
因为音乐给予他的力量是无可替代的

They don’t know
他们不知道

What they got
他们拥有的幸福

Until it’s gone
直到它逝去

Like it or not
不管你是否喜欢

You live on love
你对生活充满爱

You try to do what’s right
尝试做对一切

We’re all here waiting for our silver invitation
我们在等待着银色的邀请函

To our big band in the sky
邀请我们到梦想舞台上，演奏歌唱

Rollin down the windows
摇下车窗

Trying hard to fight the sleep
加班熬夜

Money’s never much for a band in Tennessee
对于田纳西的乐队来说，金钱永不算多

Another night of plain’
平原上的另一夜
To a crowd with no ears
没有耳朵的人群

Wanna hear the songs they know
想要听首他们听过的歌

And fill their bellies full of beer
可现实是残酷的，只能借酒消愁

But they don’t know
但他们不知道

What they got
他们所拥有的幸福

Until it’s gone
直到它逝去

Like it or not
不管你是否喜欢

You live on love
你让生活充满爱

You try to do what’s right
尝试着做对一切

We’re all here waiting for our silver invitation
我们等待着银泽的邀请函

To our big band in the sky
邀请我们到梦想舞台上，演奏歌唱

And when he closed his eyes
当他们闭上眼睛时

Fell into a dream that never dies
坠入了永不熄灭的幻想中

And when the thunder comes
当雷雨来临时

You can hear his kick drum in the sky
你能听到他在梦想舞台上击鼓

Feel the rain
雨点大盆倾斜

Fall from our eyes
眼泪不知不觉随雨而落

Cause we don’t know
因为我们不知道

What we got
我们拥有的幸福

Until it’s gone
直到它逝去了，才懂得珍惜

Like it or not
不管你现在是否喜欢

You live on love
你对生活充满希望和激情

You try to do what’s right
尝试着把一切变得更好

For him there’s no more waiting
对于登上梦想舞台的他，便不在需要等待
Got his silver invitation
他已拿到了邀请函

To do a little playing
成功登上了舞台
For the big band in the sky
演奏着他的梦想