As the snow flies

雪花纷纷

On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto

一位小男孩，出生在一个芝加歌寒冷灰色的的早晨

And his mama cries 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need

于是他的妈妈哭了，贫民区里又多了一件她不需要的东西

It's another hungry mouth to feed

那就是一张需要喂养的嘴巴

In the ghetto

在贫民区里

People don't you understand

人们，你们懂吗

The child needs a helping hand

这个孩子需要一双帮助的手

Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day

否则他会变成一个性情暴动的人

Take a look at you and me

看看你和我

Are we too blind to see

我们对此太盲目了

Do we simply turn our heads

让我们转过头

And look the other way

用另一种思路去思考

Well the world turns

随着时光的流逝

And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

这个鼻子灵敏的饥肠辘辘的小男孩

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows In the ghetto

在呼啸的冷风中玩耍,在贫民区的街头上

And his hunger burns

当他饥饿难耐的时候

So he starts to roam the streets at night

他就漫游在夜晚的街道上

And he learns how to steal

学着怎样去偷窃

And he learns how to fight In the ghetto

学着怎样在贫民区里打架

Then one night in desperation

一个绝望的夜晚

The young man breaks away

年轻人不顾一切地出走了

He buys a gun steals a car

他买了枪，偷了辆车

Tries to run but he don't get far And his mama cries

然后试图逃跑，但是他跑不掉，他的妈妈哭了

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

当聚集的人群把这个暴躁的年轻人包围时

Face down on the street with a gun in his hand In the ghetto

年轻人手里拿着枪倒在了贫民区的街道上 在贫民区里

And as her young man dies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

这个年轻人死的时候，是一个灰冷的芝加哥早晨

Another little baby child is born In the ghetto

又一个新生儿降临在贫民区里 在贫民区里

And his mama cries In the ghetto In the ghetto

他的妈妈哭了 在贫民区里 在贫民区里