měi tiān zhàn zài gāo lóu shàng

每天站在高楼上

Standing on tall buildings every day

kàn zhe dì shàng de xiǎo mǎ yǐ

看着地上的小蚂蚁

Looking at the little ants on the ground

tā men de tóu hěn dà

他们的头很大

Their heads are big

tā men de tuǐ hěn xì

他们的腿很细

Their legs are very thin

tā men ná zhe píng guǒ shǒu jī

他们拿着苹果手机

They're holding Apple phones

tā men chuān zhe nài kè ā dí

他们穿着耐克阿迪

They're wearing Nike Adi

shàng bān jiù yào chí dào le

上班就要迟到了

I'm going to be late for work

tā men hěn zhe jí

他们很着急

They're in a hurry

wǒ nà kě lián de jí pǔ chē

我那可怜的吉普车

My poor jeep

hěn jiǔ méi pá shān yě méi guò hé

很久没爬山也没过河

I haven't climbed a mountain or crossed a river in a long time

tā zài zhè gè chéng shì lǐ

他在这个城市里

It's in this city

guò de hěn yā yì

过的很压抑

It's very depressing

suī rán tā shén me dōu méi shuō

虽然他什么都没说

Although it didn't say anything

dàn wǒ zhī dào tā hěn nán guò

但我知道他很难过

But I know it's sad

wǒ qiāo qiāo dì xǔ xià yuàn wàng

我悄悄地许下愿望

I quietly make a wish

dài tā qù méng gǔ guó

带他去蒙古国

Take it to Mongolia

huāng huāng zhāng zhāng cōng cōng máng máng

慌慌张张 匆匆忙忙

Panicked, in a hurry

wèi hé shēng huó zǒng shì zhè yàng

为何生活总是这样

Why is life always like this?

nán dào shuō wǒ de lǐ xiǎng

难道说 我的理想

Do you want to say my ideal

jiù shì zhè yàng dù guò yī shēng de shí guāng

就是这样度过一生的时光

That's how I've spent my whole life.

bù bēi bù kàng bù huāng bù máng

不卑不亢 不慌不忙

Don't be humble, don't panic, don't be busy

yě xǔ shēng huó yīng gāi zhè yàng

也许生活应该这样

Maybe life should be like this

nán dào shuō liù shí suì yǐ hòu

难道说六十岁以后

Does it mean that after the age of sixty?

zài qù xún zhǎo wǒ xiǎng yào de zì yóu

再去寻找我想要的自由

and go find the freedom I want

yī nián yī nián fēi shì ér qù

一年一年飞逝而去

One year in a while, it's gone

hái shì nà yī diǎn diǎn xiǎo jī xù

还是那一点点小积蓄

Or that little little savings?

wǒ xǐ huān de hǎo duō dōng xī

我喜欢的好多东西

I like a lot of things

hái shì mǎi bù qǐ

还是买不起

Still can't afford it

shēng huó zǒng shì má fán bù duàn

生活总是麻烦不断

Life is always in trouble

dào xiàn zài wǒ hái méi xí guàn

到现在我还没习惯

I'm not used to it by now

dōu shuō qián ràng rén biàn huài

都说钱让人变坏

They say money is the king's eight eggs

kě zhǎng dé zhēn hǎo kàn

可长得真好看

It looks good

huāng huāng zhāng zhāng cōng cōng máng máng

慌慌张张 匆匆忙忙

Panicked, in a hurry

wèi hé shēng huó zǒng shì zhè yàng

为何生活总是这样

Why is life always like this?

nán dào shuō wǒ de lǐ xiǎng

难道说 我的理想

Do you want to say my ideal

jiù shì zhè yàng dù guò yī shēng de shí guāng

就是这样度过一生的时光

That's how I've spent my whole life

bù bēi bù kàng bù huāng bù máng

不卑不亢 不慌不忙

Don't be humble, don't panic, don't be busy

yě xǔ shēng huó yīng gāi zhè yàng

也许生活应该这样

Maybe life should be like this

nán dào shuō liù shí suì yǐ hòu

难道说六十岁以后

Does it mean that after the age of sixty?

zài qù xún zhǎo wǒ xiǎng yào de zì yóu

再去寻找我想要的自由

and go find the freedom I want

wǒ bù xiǎng zhè yàng huó zhe

我不想这样活着

I don't want to live like this.

huāng huāng zhāng zhāng cōng cōng máng máng

慌慌张张匆匆忙忙

Panicked, in a hurry

wèi hé shēng huó zǒng shì zhè yàng

为何生活总是这样

Why is life always like this?

nán dào shuō wǒ de lǐ xiǎng

难道说 我的理想

Do you want to say my ideal

jiù shì zhè yàng dù guò yī shēng de shí guāng

就是这样度过一生的时光

That's how i've spent my whole life.

bù bēi bù kàng bù huāng bù máng

不卑不亢 不慌不忙

Don't be humble, don't panic, don't be busy

yě xǔ shēng huó yīng gāi zhè yàng

也许生活应该这样

Maybe life should be like this.

nán dào shuō liù shí suì yǐ hòu

难道说 六十岁以后

Does it mean that after the age of sixty?

zài qù xún zhǎo wǒ xiǎng yào de zì yóu

再去寻找我想要的自由

and go find the freedom I want

qí shí wǒ yě cháng duì zì jǐ shuō

其实我也常对自己说

Actually, I often say to myself

rén yào xué huì zhī zú ér cháng lè

人要学会知足而常乐

People should learn to be contentand and always happy

kě wàn shì dōu yī xiào ér guò

可万事都一笑而过

But everything was laughed at.

hái yǒu shén me yì sī ne

还有什么意思呢

What's that mean?