To make this story ever longer To make this story ever longer Pra continuar a história Life began to cut me down to size Life began to cut me down to size A vida começou a me cortar pra me moldar Down to the size Down to the size Pra redimensionar Things not tough and they got tougher Things not tough and they got tougher Coisas que não eram difíceis ficaram mais difíceis The California sun had burned me blind The California sun had burned me blind O sol da Califórnia tinha me queimado, cego Made me blind... so blind Made me blind... so blind Me fez cego... tão cego Some of us are hard of hearing Some of us are hard of hearing Alguns de nós são difíceis de ouvir There I was nearing thirty five There I was nearing thirty five Eu estava perto dos trinta e cinco Thirty five Thirty five Trinta e cinco All the clubs that used to pay me All the clubs that used to pay me Todos os clubes que costumavam me pagar Now began to say they got no time Now began to say they got no time Agora começaram a dizer que não tinham tempo How would I survive? How would I survive? Como eu sobreviveria? With a host of weekend warriors With a host of weekend warriors Com uma variedade de guerreiros de fim de semana Dancing in the underground Dancing in the underground Dançando no subsolo Someone stole my guitar Someone stole my guitar Alguém roubo minha guitarra And made it out of tinsel town And made it out of tinsel town E conseguiu sair da cidade de Ouropel Surrounded by rejecters Surrounded by rejecters Cercado por rejeitadores And bill collectors circling all around And bill collectors circling all around E cobradores a toda volta The girl I loved went off The girl I loved went off A garota que eu amava partiu And got married to a millionaire And got married to a millionaire E se casou com um milionário For fifty dollars I'd play five hours in the desert air For fifty dollars I'd play five hours in the desert air Eu tocava durante 5 horas por 50 dólares em um lugar deserto Some of us have to hit bottom Some of us have to hit bottom Alguns de nós tem que atingir ao fundo Before we'll ever see above the ground Before we'll ever see above the ground Antes mesmo de ver acima do solo