Lyrics and translation Jimmy Webb - We're the Pattern People

We're the Pattern People

When you decide it's time for us to part, I always know
By the things that you don't say, and the things that you don't show
They follow in succession, and to me it's no surprise
For when it's time you tell the truth, and when its time you lie
And when it's time, you shoot that same old look across the room
That seems to take away the day, and soon you bring the gloom

We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup)

And you say those same old words, girl, when it's time to say good-bye
And I'll always need some sympathy, and so you try to cry
And I'll always say it's over and this time will be the end
And you vow that now you're sure that you can let me be your friend
And we go our separate ways, and we always mark the street
So that when it's time to love again, we can arrange to meet

We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup).

Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
And we write those same old letters, and we sing those same old songs
And when we're tired of crying, we go back where we belong

We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup)

We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
We're the pattern people (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)

Nous sommes les gens aux patterns

Lorsque tu décides qu’il est temps pour nous de nous séparer, je le sais toujours
Par les choses que tu ne dis pas, et les choses que tu ne montres pas
Elles se succèdent, et pour moi, ce n’est pas une surprise
Car quand il est temps, tu dis la vérité, et quand il est temps, tu mens
Et quand il est temps, tu lances ce même vieux regard à travers la pièce
Qui semble enlever la journée, et bientôt tu amènes la tristesse

Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup)

Et tu dis ces mêmes vieux mots, ma chérie, quand il est temps de dire au revoir
Et j’aurai toujours besoin de sympathie, alors tu essaies de pleurer
Et je dirai toujours que c’est fini et cette fois ce sera la fin
Et tu jures que maintenant tu es sûre de pouvoir me laisser être ton ami
Et nous prenons des chemins séparés, et nous marquons toujours la rue
Afin que quand il sera temps d’aimer à nouveau, nous puissions nous arranger pour nous rencontrer

Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup).

Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup
Et nous écrivons ces mêmes vieilles lettres, et nous chantons ces mêmes vieilles chansons
Et quand nous en avons assez de pleurer, nous retournons là où nous appartenons

Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup)

Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)
Nous sommes les gens aux patterns (bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup)