Watch What Happens

"Write what you know"
“写下你知道的”
So they say,
他们如是说
all I know is
我知道的是
I don't know
我不知道
What to write
该写些什么
Or the right way to write it
或是该怎样写才好
This is big,
这是大新闻，
lady, don't screw it up
姑娘，别搞砸
This is not some little
这可不是那些
vaudeville I'm reviewing
我评论的小杂耍
Poor little kids
穷孩子
versus rich greedy sour pusses
对抗富裕贪婪的苛刻狂
Ha! It's a cinch!
哈！十拿九稳！
It could practically write itself--
几乎不用费力构想——
And let's pray it does,
但愿如此吧，
Cause as I may have mentioned
因为我已经说了
I have no clue what I'm doing
我根本毫无头绪
Am I insane?
我疯了吗？
This is what I've been waiting for
这不是我一直等待的吗
Well that,
呃还有,
Plus the screaming of ten angry editors
外加十个编辑的怒吼
A girl? It's a girl!
女孩？是个女孩！
How the hell? Is that even legal?
什么东西？不违法吗？
Look, just go and get her!
听着，去搞定她！
Not only that,
不止如此，
There's a story behind the story:
故事背后还有故事：
Thousands of children,
成千上百的孩子，
Exploited, invisible
受剥削，被忽视
Speak up, take a stand,
勇敢发声，站定立场
And there's someone to write about it
还有人来书写篇章
That's how things get better
事态由此逆转向上
Give life's little guys some ink,
给这些小家伙一些墨水，
And when it dries
等字迹成形
Just watch what happens
看看会发生什么
Those kids will live and breathe right on the page
那些孩子将在纸页间焕发生命
And once they're center stage,
一旦他们成为焦点
You watch what happens
你看看会发生什么
And who's there with her camera and her pen
又是谁在那里，带着她的相机和笔
As boys turn into men
待男孩们长大成人
They'll storm the gates
他们将冲破大门
And then just watch what happens when they do
到那时就看看会发生什么
Picture a handsome, heroically charismatic-
描绘一张英俊，勇敢，魅力十足——
Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt-chasing,
不学无术，脑袋空空，举止轻浮，
Cocky little son of a-
盲目自信的小混——
Lie down with dogs
与流浪狗同眠
And you wake up with
一觉睡醒
A raise and a promotion
世界已变
So, he's a flirt
好吧，他满嘴挑逗
A complete ego maniac
一个彻头彻尾的自大狂
The fact is
事实是
He's also the face of the strike-
他也是罢工的代表人——
What a face-
那张脸呀——
Face the facts,
面对现实吧，
That's a face that could save us all from
那张脸能救我们
Sinking in the ocean
免于水火
Like someone said,
正如某人曾说，
"Power tends to corrupt"
“权力滋生腐败”
And absolute power, wait!
而绝对的权力，等等！
Wait, corrupts!?
等等，腐败 ！？
Absolutely, that is genius!
就是这个，太绝了！
But give me some time,
不过给我一点时间，
I'll be twice as good as
我会比起步六个月来
That six months from never
加倍优秀
Just look around at the world we're inheriting
看看这个我们身处的世界
And think of the one we'll create
想想我们将要创造的未来
Their mistake is they got old,
他们的错误在于日渐陈腐，
That is not a mistake we'll be making
我们绝不重蹈覆辙
No sir,
不先生，
We'll stay young forever!
我们永不老去！
Give those kids and me
给那些孩子和我
The brand new century
一个崭新的世纪
And watch what happens
等着看会发生什么
It's David and Goliath,
是大卫对战歌利亚
Do or die
不抵抗即灭亡
The fight is on
战斗一触即发
And I can't watch what happens
我无法预见会发生什么
But all I know is nothing happens
但我知道如果白白放弃
If you just give in
什么都不会发生
It can't be any worse
还能糟到哪儿去
Than how it's been
现状已经至此
And it just so happens
如果继续发展
That we just might win
我们有望得胜
So whatever happens!
所以管它会发生什么！
Let's begin!
我们开始吧！