Father and son

It’s not time to make a change
Just relax and take it easy
You’re still young that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to know
Find a girl settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me I am old
But I’m happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that it’s not easy
To be calm when you’ve found something going on
But take your time think a lot
Think of everything you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
How can I try to explain
When I do he turns away again
And it’s always been the same
Same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was ordered to listen
Now there’s a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know I have to go
All the times that I’ve cried
Keeping all the things I knew inside
That it’s hard but it’s harder to ignore it
If they were right I’d agree
But it’s them they know not me
Now there’s a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know I have to go

It's not time to make a change 现在还不是做出改变的时候 　　
Just relax--take it easy 请放松点吧，别紧张 　　
You're still young--that's your fault 你还是太年轻了，那是你的命门 　　
There's so much you have to know 你需要学习的东西还很多 　　
Find a girl, settle down 找个女孩安定下来，不再浪迹天涯 　　
If you want, you can marry 如果你想，那么你可以步入婚姻的殿堂 　　
Look at me--I am old 看着我，我已逐渐老去 　　
But I'm happy 但我却很活得很开心 　　
I was once like you are now 我也曾像你这样年轻过 　　
And I know that it's not easy 而且我知道那并不容易 　　
To become when you've found 当你发觉外头有些奇妙的事情时 　　
Something going on 务必保持冷静 　　
But take your time--think a lot 凡事三思而后行 　　
Think of everthing you've got 思考你所拥有的一切 　　
For you will still be here tomorrow 因为明天你的人依然会在这儿 　　
But your dreams may not... 而你的梦想却并非如此…… 　　
How can I try to explain? 我该怎么和你解释呢？ 　　
When I do--it turns away again 事实总是和意愿背道而驰 　　
And it's always been the same 历史不断犯着相似的错误 　　
Same old story 同样的故事正在发生 　　
From the moment I could talk 此时此刻我应该教导你 　　
I was ordered to listen 我也应该去聆听你的倾述 　　
Now there's a way, and I know 可我知道那不是最好的方式 　　
That I have to go away 我要离开你的生活 　　
I know, I have to go... 是的，我必须走…… 　　
It's not time to make a change 现在还不是做出改变的时候 　　
Just sit down 请坐下 　　

and take it slowly 慢慢去找出解决的办法 　　
You're still young--that's your fault 你还是太年轻了，那是你的缺点 　　
There's so much you have to go through 你还需要经历更多风雨的洗礼 　　
Find a girl, settle down 找个女孩安定下来，不再居无定所 　　
If you want, you can marry 如果你想，那么你可以享受婚姻的幸福 　　
Look at me--I am old 看着我，我已垂垂老矣 　　
But I'm happy 但我依然为你感到欣慰 　　
All the times, that I've cried 多少次我曾独自泪流 　　
Keeping all the things I knew inside 将这所有的一切深藏心底 　　
And it's hard 这是很不容易的 　　
But it's harder to ignore it 但更难的是要对它视而不见 　　
If they were right--I'd agree 如果那是对的，我将支持你的决定 　　
But it's them--they know 但你知道，那始终不是我的想法 　　
Not me. Now there's a way, and I know 但现在我知道该怎么做了 　　
That I have to go away 我会离开你的生活，让你自己去闯荡 　　
I know, I have to go. 是的，我该走了……

　
 

Cat Stevens 　

凯特·斯蒂文斯是英国民谣摇滚的代表人物，1947年7月21日生于伦敦，原名史蒂文·乔治乌（Steven Georgiou）。当他成为一名国际明星之后，于1979年皈依宗教并放弃了他的音乐事业并在1977年改名为Yusef Islam，两年后，他逐渐从流行音乐界淡出。1981年，Yusuf Islam开始创作一些宗教题材的歌曲。迄今为止，他在他自己的Mountain of Light厂牌已经发行了10张单是鼓加人声的专辑，而这些内容被他精选收录到了最近的专辑《Footsteps in the Light》当中。