I am just a poor boy I am just a poor boy Eu sou apenas um pobre menino Though my story's seldom told Though my story's seldom told Embora minha história é raramente disse I have squandered my resistance I have squandered my resistance Tenho desperdiçado minha resistência For a pocket full of mumbles For a pocket full of mumbles Para um bolso cheio de resmungos such are promises such are promises tais são promessas All lies and jests All lies and jests Todas as mentiras e brincadeiras Still a man hears what he wants to hear Still a man hears what he wants to hear Ainda um homem ouve o que ele quer ouvir And disregards the rest And disregards the rest E desconsidera o resto When I left my home and my family When I left my home and my family Quando eu deixei minha casa e minha família I was no more than a boy I was no more than a boy Eu não era mais que um menino In the company of strangers In the company of strangers Na companhia de estranhos In the quiet of the railway station running scared In the quiet of the railway station running scared No silêncio da estação ferroviária Running Scared Laying low Laying low Deitado baixo Seeking out the poorer quarters Seeking out the poorer quarters Procurando os bairros mais pobres Where the ragged people go Where the ragged people go Onde as pessoas esfarrapadas ir Looking for the places only they would know Looking for the places only they would know Olhando para os lugares só saberiam Lie la lie Lie la lie Deite-la mentira Asking only workman's wages Asking only workman's wages Pedindo salários única do trabalhador I come looking for a job I come looking for a job I vêm à procura de um emprego But I get no offers But I get no offers Mas eu fico sem ofertas Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue Apenas um vir-a das prostitutas na Sétima Avenida I do declare I do declare Eu declaro There were times when I was so lonesome There were times when I was so lonesome Houve momentos em que eu estava tão solitário I took some comfort there I took some comfort there Eu levei algum conforto lá La, la, la La, la, la La, la, la Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin evenly Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin evenly Agora os anos estão rolando por mim, eles estão agitando uniformemente I am older than I once was I am older than I once was Eu sou mais velho do que eu era uma vez And younger than I'll be that's not unusual And younger than I'll be that's not unusual E mais jovem do que eu vou ser que não é incomum No it isnt strange after changes upon changes No it isnt strange after changes upon changes Sem ela não é estranha após mudanças sobre mudanças We are more or less the same We are more or less the same Nós são mais ou menos a mesma After changes we are more or less the same After changes we are more or less the same Depois de mudanças que são mais ou menos o mesmo Lie la lie Lie la lie Deite-la mentira Then I'm laying out my winter clothes Then I'm laying out my winter clothes Então eu vou colocar para fora minhas roupas de inverno And wishing I was gone And wishing I was gone E desejando que eu tinha ido embora Going home Going home indo para casa Where the New York City winters Where the New York City winters Onde a cidade de Nova York invernos Aren't bleeding me Aren't bleeding me não estão me sangrando leading me, going home leading me, going home levando-me, indo para casa In the clearing stands a boxer In the clearing stands a boxer Na clareira está um boxeador And a fighter by his trade And a fighter by his trade E um lutador por seu comércio And he carries the reminders And he carries the reminders E ele carrega os lembretes Of ev'ry glove that layed him down Of ev'ry glove that layed him down De luva ev'ry que ele deitou Or cut him till he cried out Or cut him till he cried out Ou cortá-lo até que ele clamou In his anger and his shame In his anger and his shame Em sua raiva e sua vergonha I am leaving, I am leaving I am leaving, I am leaving Eu estou saindo, estou saindo But the fighter still remains But the fighter still remains Mas o lutador ainda permanece Lie la lie Lie la lie Deite-la mentira