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Listen up and I’ll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren’t so bold
Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, “Hey! Get a job!”
“Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?
We don’t really like what you do.
We don’t think anyone ever will.
It’s a problem that you have,
And this problem’s made you ill.”
Listen up and I’ll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren’t so bold
The artist walks alone
Someone says behind his back,
“He’s got his gall to call himself that!
He doesn’t even know where he’s at!”
The artist walks among the flowers
Appreciating the sun
He does this all his waking hours
But is it really so wrong?
They sit in front of their TV
Saying, “Hey! This is fun!”
And they laugh at the artist
Saying, “He doesn’t know how to have fun.”
The best things in life are truly free
Singing birds and laughing bees
“You’ve got me wrong”, says he.
“The sun don’t shine in your TV”
Listen up and I’ll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren’t so bold
Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, “Hey! Get a job!”
“Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?
We don’t really like what you do.
We don’t think anyone ever will.
It’s a problem that you have,
And this problem’s made you ill.”
Listen up and I’ll tell a story
About an artist growing old.
Some would try for fame and glory
Others just like to watch the world.
听好了我要说一个故事
关于一个艺术家如何变老
有些人追寻名誉和荣耀
有些人则并不那么在意
每个人，朋友和家庭
都会说：“嘿，去找个工作！”
“你为什么只做那些事？
你为什么那么古怪？
我们真的不喜欢你做的那些事情。
我们不认为哪个人会喜欢的。
这就是你的问题，
而这种问题会让你变得病态。”
听好了我要说一个故事
关于一个艺术家如何变老
有些人追寻名誉和荣耀
有些人则并不那么在意
艺术家独自走着
有些人就在在他的背后议论纷纷
“他以为自己是什么人，
他根本不知道自己的位置。”
艺术家在花丛中穿行
赞美太阳
他每天就这样行走着
但是否真的如此错误？
他们坐在他们的电视前
说：“嘿！这真有趣！”
然后他们嘲笑艺术家
说：“你是一个不懂得取乐的人。”
生命中最美好的事情是真正的自由
歌唱的鸟和欢笑的蜜蜂
“你说错了”，他说。
“太阳不会在你的电视里照耀。”
听好了我要说一个故事
关于一个艺术家如何变老
有些人追寻名誉和荣耀
有些人则并不那么在意
……
听好了我要说一个故事
关于一个艺术家如何变老
有些人追求名誉和荣耀
而有些人只想旁观世界