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" shēng mìng kě guì |
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Every day is a journal page |
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rì rú wú xiá de zhǐ |
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Every man holds a quill and ink |
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bǐ mò jǐn zài nǐ wǒ shǒu zhōng |
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And there' s plenty of room for writing in |
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kuān guǎng wú yín rèn nǐ shū huà |
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All we do is believe and think |
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nǐ wǒ què xū qiě shū qiě xiǎng |
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So will you compose a curse |
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shì xiě xià yī shēng de ào huǐ |
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Or will today bring the blessing |
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yì huò wèi jīn zhāo zhù fú |
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Fill the page with rhyming verse |
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shì jiāng shēng huó zhī shū pǔ chéng yōu měi dí shī piān |
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Or some random sketching |
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yì huò zhǐ liú xià liǎo liǎo jǐ bǐ |
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Teach us to count the days |
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ràng wǒ men rèn zhēn dǎ suàn měi yì tiān |
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Teach us to make the days count |
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jiāng měi tiān rèn zhēn duì dài |
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Lead us in better ways |
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rú cǐ wǒ men biàn huì shēng huó de gèng měi hǎo |
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That somehow our souls forgot |
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rán ér shí cháng wǒ men dōu huì wàng jì: |
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Life means so much |
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shēng mìng kě guì |
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Life means so much |
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shēng mìng kě guì |
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Life means so much |
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shēng mìng kě guì |
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Every day is a bank account |
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rì zi jiù xiàng yín háng zhàng hù |
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And time is our currency |
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yì diǎn yī dī de shí jiān jiù shì wǒ men de suǒ yǒu jiā dàng |
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So nobody' s rich, nobody' s poor |
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méi yǒu rén bǐ bié rén fù yǒu, yě méi yǒu rén gèng pín qióng |
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We get 24 hours each |
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nǐ wǒ dōu dé dào le 24 gè xiǎo shí |
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So how are you gonna spend |
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zhǐ kàn nǐ rú hé huā fèi |
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Will you invest, or squander |
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kàn nǐ yào tóu zī hái shì huāng fèi |
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Try to get ahead |
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yào zhuī qiú zhuō yuè |
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Or help someone who' s under |
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hái shì yòng tā wèi bù rú nǐ de rén shī yǔ bāng zhù |
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Teach us to count the days |
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Teach us to make the days count |
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Lead us in better ways |
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That somehow our souls forgot |
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Life means so much |
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Life means so much |
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Life means so much |
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Has anybody ever lived who knew the value of a life |
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yǒu rén zhēn de dǒng de shēng huó de yì yì me |
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And don' t you think giving is all |
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nán dào shēng huó de quán bù bù gāi shì fù chū me |
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What proves the worth of yours and mine |
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rú ruò bú shì, yòu yǒu shén me néng zhèng míng nǐ wǒ cún zài de yì yì? |
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Teach us to count the days |
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Teach us to make the days count |
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Lead us in better ways |
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That somehow our souls forgot |
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Life means so much |
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Every day is a gift |
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You' ve been given |
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shí jiān shì nǐ wǒ dé dào de wú bǐ zhēn guì de kuì zèng |
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Make the most of the time every minute you' re living |
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ràng wǒ men shàn dài shēng huó zhōng de měi yī fēn měi yī miǎo ba" |