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年少無知

如果命運能選擇十字街口你我踏出的每步更瀟灑
如果活著能坦白舊日所相信價值不必接受時代的糟蹋
年少多好 頑劣多好 不甘安於封建制度裡
迷信上街真理會達到 旗幟高舉 群眾聲討
不惜犧牲一切去上訴權貴的想法太俗套
只可惜生活是一堆挫折 只可惜生命是必須妥協
年少多好 貧困多好 一蚊積蓄足以快樂到
廉價結他抒發我暴躁 財富得到 年歲不保
捐輸不必講究有回報人世間總會有異數
只可惜生活是一聲發洩只可惜生命是一聲抱歉怕追討
如果命運能選擇十字街口你我踏出的每步更瀟灑
如果活著能坦白舊日所相信價值不必接受時代的糟蹋
年少多好 朋友多好 一番爭執不會有被告
遊戲競爭不會記入腦 年歲增長 無法修補
青春的詩總會老 時間多恐怖
如果命運能選擇十字街口 你我踏出的每步無用困惑
如果活著能坦白舊日所相信價值今天發現還未老
如果命運能演習現實中不致接納一生每步殘酷抉擇
留守過去的想法我會否好像這樣生於世上無目的鞭撻

Youthful Folly

If fate could choose at the crossroads the steps you and I would take, more dashing would they be.
If life could be true, the values I believed in the past would not have to accept the ruin of the times.
Youth was good, naughtiness was good. I couldn't bear the feudal system.
Superstitions I took to the streets, waving banners as the masses clamored for truth.
I didn't mind sacrificing everything to appeal to the mighty, how cliché.
Unfortunately, life is a heap of setbacks. Unfortunately, life demands compromise.
Poverty was good, too. A dollar was enough to bring me joy.
A cheap guitar let me vent my temper. I acquired wealth, but my years slipped away.
I didn't expect anything in return for my donations. There are always exceptions in the world.
Unfortunately, life is a shout of frustration. Unfortunately, life is an apology, afraid of retribution.
If fate could choose at the crossroads the steps you and I would take, more dashing would they be.
If life could be true, the values I believed in the past would not have to accept the ruin of the times.
Youth was good, friends were good. A disagreement wouldn't end in prosecution.
Competition didn't get to our heads. As we grow older, we can't repair it.
The poetry of youth ages. Time is terrifying.
If fate could choose at the crossroads, there'd be no confusion in our steps.
If life could be true, I'd discover that the values I believed in the past haven't aged.
If fate could simulate reality, we wouldn't have to accept the harsh choices we make in life.
If I could stay in the past, would I be lost in the world, aimlessly flogging myself?