Once I was a boy, an innocent to life and my role in it Once I was a boy, an innocent to life and my role in it Uma vez eu era um menino, um inocente à vida e a meu papel nela This world played my game, and anyone a clown or foil for This world played my game, and anyone a clown or foil for Este mundo jogava o meu jogo, e qualquer um era um palhaço ou um frustrado Myself Myself Para mim The harmless affairs, and no-one seemed to care for any The harmless affairs, and no-one seemed to care for any Os assuntos eram inofensivos, e ninguém parecia se importar em obter qualquer Meaning Meaning Significado My life was my own, the debt I paid, I paid it only to My life was my own, the debt I paid, I paid it only to Minha vida era só minha, e a dívida eu paguei, eu paguei apenas para Myself Myself Mim mesmo The unseeing youth, how can it be so shallow and short The unseeing youth, how can it be so shallow and short A juventude cega, como pode ser tão superficial e de visão tão Sighted Sighted Curta These years passed me by, to realise the folly of these unripe These years passed me by, to realise the folly of these unripe Esses anos passaram por mim, para que eu percebesse a loucura desses anos Years Years Imaturos Now I am a man, I realise Now I am a man, I realise Agora eu sou um homem, e eu percebo que My unworldly sins pained many lives My unworldly sins pained many lives Meus pecados ignorantes machucaram tantas vidas Yet I heard, heard with ears that wouldn't listen Yet I heard, heard with ears that wouldn't listen No entanto eu ouvi, ouvi com ouvidos que não And still I watched and I saw with blinkered eyes And still I watched and I saw with blinkered eyes Ouviriam, e ainda eu observei e eu vi com os olhos cegos But with age the conscience slowly dawns and bonds of But with age the conscience slowly dawns and bonds of Mas com a idade a consciência lentamente surge e os laços do Duty gently tied Duty gently tied Dever são delicadamente amarrados All my sins, seen through now there is experience and All my sins, seen through now there is experience and Todos os meus pecados foram levados a cabo, pois agora há experiência e Recollecting act in virgin guise Recollecting act in virgin guise O relembrar possui uma aparência virginal Master inner voices, making the choices Master inner voices, making the choices Domine as vozes interiores, fazendo as escolhas Once I could rebel and consequences then had no reflection Once I could rebel and consequences then had no reflection Outrora eu podia me rebelar e as consequências naquela época não possuíam reflexo And I am a man, and I am bound by adult age discretion And I am a man, and I am bound by adult age discretion E eu sou um homem, e eu estou vinculado à prudência da idade adulta Now Now Agora