When their voices were soft

當他們的聲音很輕

And their words inviting

而他們的話語邀請

There was a time when love was blind

曾幾何時，愛情是盲目的

And the world was a song

而世界是一首歌

And the song was exciting

而且這首歌很刺激

There was a time

曾幾何時

Then it all went wrong

然後，一切都出了問題

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

我在過去的時間裡做了一個夢

When hope was high

當希望很高的時候

And life worth living

和生活的價值

I dreamed that love would never die

我夢想著愛情永遠不死

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

我夢想著上帝會寬恕我。

Then I was young and unafraid

那時候我還年輕，不害怕

And dreams were made and used and wasted

夢想被製造、使用和浪費

There was no ransom to be paid

沒有贖金可付

No song unsung No wine untasted

沒有不唱的歌，沒有不喝的酒

But the tigers come at night

但老虎是晚上來的

With their voices soft as thunder

他們的聲音如雷般柔和

As they tear your hope apart

當他們撕碎你的希望

As they turn your dream to shame

他們讓你的夢想蒙羞

He slept a summer by my side

他在我身邊睡了一個夏天

He filled my days with endless wonder

他讓我的日子充滿了無盡的好奇

He took my childhood in his stride

他把我的童年帶在身邊

But he was gone when autumn came

但秋天一到，他就走了

And still I dream he'll come to me

我仍然夢想著他會來找我。

That we will live the years together

我們將一起度過這段歲月

But there are dreams that cannot be

但有些夢想是不能

And there are storms we cannot weather

有些風暴是我們無法承受的

I had a dream my life would be

我曾夢想我的生活會是

So different from this hell I'm living

和我生活的這個地獄有很大的不同

So different now from what it seemed

現在的情況和以前大不相同

Now life has killed The dream I dreamed.

現在生活扼殺了我的夢想。