He doesn't have a problem with drugs He doesn't have a problem with drugs Ele não tem problemas com drogas He just doesn't get them He just doesn't get them Ele só não as usa He's fine that his mates have tattoos He's fine that his mates have tattoos Ele não tem problemas que seus tenham tatuagens But he thinks they'll regret them But he thinks they'll regret them Mas ele acha que eles irão se arrepender He likes going to pubs He likes going to pubs Ele gostas de ir para bares But he hates when the music's too loud But he hates when the music's too loud Mas ele odeia quando a musica é muito alta He tends not to go to rock concerts He tends not to go to rock concerts Ele evita ir a shows de rock Cos he can't stand the crowd Cos he can't stand the crowd Porque ele não suporta multidões But all he's ever wanted to be But all he's ever wanted to be Mas tudo que ele sempre quis ser Is a rock star on Rage or MTV Is a rock star on Rage or MTV Era um rock star na Rage ou na MTV But he knows that it's not fucking likely But he knows that it's not fucking likely Mas ele sabe que não é muito provável He's just turned thirty He's just turned thirty Ele acabou de fazer trinta He knows that he will always be He knows that he will always be E ele sabe que sempre vai ser A rock 'n' roll nerd A rock 'n' roll nerd Um Rock N' Roll nerd He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear Ele vai continuar escrevendo musicas que o mundo nunca irá ouvir And though they won't be heard And though they won't be heard E apesar de que elas não vão ser ouvidas He'll just keep writing He'll just keep writing Ele continua as escrevendo Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah But you see the problem is But you see the problem is Mas você vê que o problema é He always dreamt of being a star He always dreamt of being a star Ele sempre sonhou em ser famoso But he learned piano instead of guitar But he learned piano instead of guitar Mas ele aprendeu a tocar piano ao invés de guitarra Which in the nineties didn't get you very far Which in the nineties didn't get you very far O que nos anos noventa não o levou a lugar nenhum So while all the other kids were learning Stairway So while all the other kids were learning Stairway Então enquanto os outros garotos estavam aprendendo Starways He was the piano to their forte He was the piano to their forte Ele era o piano para o talento deles But he was convinced one day But he was convinced one day Mas ele estava convencido que algum dia He'd rock their fucking asses He'd rock their fucking asses Ele ia mostrar para eles Be an icon for the disenfranchised masses Be an icon for the disenfranchised masses E ser um ícone para massas consumidoras And grow his hair long And grow his hair long E deixar o cabelo crescer And rebel against the state And rebel against the state E se rebelar contra o governo But just for now that'd have to wait But just for now that'd have to wait Mas por enquanto ele vai ter que esperar Cos he's running late for his morning classes Cos he's running late for his morning classes Porque ele está atrasada para suas aulas da manhã And he will always be And he will always be E ele sempre vai ser A rock 'n' roll nerd A rock 'n' roll nerd Um Rock 'N Roll nerd He'll keep playing gigs that no one knows about He'll keep playing gigs that no one knows about E continuar tocando shows que ninguém sabe And though it sounds absurd And though it sounds absurd E apesar de parecer absurdo He'll just keep playing He'll just keep playing Ele vai continuar tocando Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah But you see the problem is But you see the problem is Mas você vê que o problema é There's not much depth in what he's singing There's not much depth in what he's singing Não há muita profundidade no que ele canta He's a victim of his upper middle class upbringing He's a victim of his upper middle class upbringing Ele é uma vítima da sua criação de classe média-alta So he can't write about the hood So he can't write about the hood Então ele não pode cantar sobre favela Or bling bling Or bling bling Ou bling-bling So he sits and imagines his girlfriend is dead So he sits and imagines his girlfriend is dead Então ele senta e imagina que sua namorada está morta To try and invoke some angst in his middle class head To try and invoke some angst in his middle class head Para tentar colocar angustia na sua cabeça de classe média But the bitch is always fine at half past nine But the bitch is always fine at half past nine Mas a vadia sempre está bem ás nove e meia When they go to bed When they go to bed Quando eles vão dormir And he's not spent a single night in prison And he's not spent a single night in prison Ele não passou nenhuma noite na prisão He has no issues with nutrition He has no issues with nutrition Ele não tem problema com nutrição He has no drinking problem He has no drinking problem Ele não tem problema com bebida And no drug addiction And no drug addiction E nem vício em drogas Unless you count the drugs they put in chicken Unless you count the drugs they put in chicken A não ser que conte as drogas que eles põem no frango And marijuana always tends to make him cough And marijuana always tends to make him cough E a maconha sempre fez ele tossir He doesn't look good with his t-shirt off He doesn't look good with his t-shirt off Ele não fica bem sem camisa And when he tries to act tough you can tell he's trickin' And when he tries to act tough you can tell he's trickin' E quando ele tenta fazer posse de machão dá para perceber que está fingindo While his mates all go out late While his mates all go out late E enquanto seus amigos saem até tarde Popping pills and having fun Popping pills and having fun Tomando pílulas e se divertindo He goes home and showers He goes home and showers Ele vai para casa e toma banho And gets a good eight hours And gets a good eight hours E dorme por oito horas He gets his thrills from his morning run He gets his thrills from his morning run E se diverte com sua corrida matinal And while his mates all go on dates And while his mates all go on dates Enquanto seus amigos todos têm encontros Taking speed and drinking cans of Jim Bean Taking speed and drinking cans of Jim Bean Tomam speed e bebem latas de Jim Bean He stays home and cooks He stays home and cooks Ele fica em casa e cozinha Curls up with a book Curls up with a book E lê um livro With the girl he's had since he was seventeen With the girl he's had since he was seventeen Com a namorada que ele tem desde os dezessete Cos he's never really been part of the scene Cos he's never really been part of the scene Porque ele nunca foi parte da galera Give him guns 'n' roses, he'll take Queen Give him guns 'n' roses, he'll take Queen Ele prefere Queen do que Guns 'N Roses He's more into Beatles than The Stones He's more into Beatles than The Stones Ele prefere os Beatles do que os Stones He's more Stevie Wonder than Ramones He's more Stevie Wonder than Ramones Ele prefere Stevie Wonder do que Ramones And he's never owned a panel van And he's never owned a panel van E ele nunca teve uma van He's never shot a Panterra fan He's never shot a Panterra fan Ele nunca foi fã de Pantera He doesn't know the difference between metal and thrash He doesn't know the difference between metal and thrash Ele não sabe a diferença de Metal e Thrash He couldn't tell you nothing about Axl and Slash He couldn't tell you nothing about Axl and Slash Ele não sabe dizer nada sobre Axl ou slash He likes Ben Folds to the Jackson Five He likes Ben Folds to the Jackson Five Ele gosta dos Ben Folds e dos Jackson Five He knows all the words to Staying Alive He knows all the words to Staying Alive Ele sabe a letra inteira de Staying Alive And though he wants to be all grungy and cool And though he wants to be all grungy and cool E apesar de ele querer ser rebelde e legal He spent eleven years in a private school He spent eleven years in a private school Ele passou onze anos em uma escola particular So it don't matter how he tries So it don't matter how he tries E não importa o tanto que ele tente He cannot hide behind his rock 'n' roll lies He cannot hide behind his rock 'n' roll lies Ele não pode se esconder atrás de suas mentiras de Rock 'N Roll Cos you've either got it or you don't Cos you've either got it or you don't Porque você é ou não é You'll either rock it or you won't You'll either rock it or you won't Você é Rock 'N Roll ou não Yeah, you've either got it or you don't Yeah, you've either got it or you don't Yeah, você é ou não é Yeah, you'll either rock it or you won't Yeah, you'll either rock it or you won't Yeah, você é ou não é He knows that his music lacks depth He knows that his music lacks depth Ele sabe que sua musica não tem muita profundidade But it just can't be helped But it just can't be helped Mas não tem jeito He has nothing interesting to say He has nothing interesting to say Ele não tem nada de interessante para escrever So he writes about himself So he writes about himself Então ele escreve sobre si mesmo But he doesn't want to seem self obsessed But he doesn't want to seem self obsessed Mas ele não quer ser egocêntrico So he writes in third person So he writes in third person Então ele escreve na terceira pessoa In an attempt to seem more rock 'n' roll In an attempt to seem more rock 'n' roll Numa tentativa de parecer mais Rock 'N Roll But he suspects it's not workin' But he suspects it's not workin' Mas ele acha que não esta funcionando And deep in his heart he knows And deep in his heart he knows E no fundo do seu coração ele sabe That he'll never be Silver Chair or Eskimo Joe That he'll never be Silver Chair or Eskimo Joe Que ele não vai ser Silverchair ou Eskimo Joe And even if he was quite pretty And even if he was quite pretty E mesmo que ele fosse bonitinho With small pants like Kylie With small pants like Kylie E usave calças apertadas igual a Kylie He knows that he He knows that he Ele sabe que ele Will always be Will always be Sempre vai ser A rock 'n' roll nerd A rock 'n' roll nerd Um Rock 'N roll nerd He'll keep writing songs the world don't care about He'll keep writing songs the world don't care about Ele vai continuar escrevendo musicas que o mundo não se importa And though it sounds absurd And though it sounds absurd E apesar de parecer absurdo He'll just keep writing He'll just keep writing Ele vai continuar escrevendo Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah You can criticise him You can criticise him Você pode criticá-lo But he won't care But he won't care Mas ele não se importar Cos he wants to rock, and he will never be deterred Cos he wants to rock, and he will never be deterred Porque ele quer ser Rock N Roll e ele nunca vai ser dissuadido But he'll always be a fucked up little, try-hard, wannabe rock 'n' roll nerd But he'll always be a fucked up little, try-hard, wannabe rock 'n' roll nerd Mas ele sempre vai ser um perdedor, pequeno lutador sonhador Rock N Roll nerd Rock 'n' roll nerd Rock 'n' roll nerd Rock N Roll nerd