It's comin' on the end of August                                     时光流转 至八月末底
Another summer's promise almost gone                         又一个 盛夏的承诺 将近别离
And though I heard some wise man say                         虽然我听了一位智者的话说：
That every dog will have his day                                    这个世上人各有命
He never mentioned that these dog days get so long       但他却未说为何如此时久天长

I don't know when I realized the dream was over          不知何时才发现 梦已消逝
Well, there was no particular hour, no given day            也是，没有特定的时间 指定的日期
You know, it didn't go down in flame                            可知，一切不会灰飞烟灭
There was no final scene, no frozen frame                     不会有终极的景致  冰封的像框
I just watched it slowly fade away                                 我就目睹着它 渐隐渐去

And I've been waiting in the weeds                               我一直在茫野中等候
Waiting for my time to come around again and              等候我的时光 重新回转
Hope is floating on the breeze                                       希望在清风里飘柔
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and             携着我的魂 大地之上高悬高放
I've been keepin' to myself                                            我一直怀抱这希望
Knowin' that the seasons are slowly changing you          知道 季节 总是日渐改变着你
Even though you're with somebody else                         已然 你又傍上他人

He'll never love you like I do                                         可他不会永远爱你如我

I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows        我一直和乌鸦与麻雀 痴守时光
While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage            而孔雀却悠闲漫步 在 自己的舞台
If finding love is just a dance                                          如果寻爱只是一场舞会
Proximity and chance                                                    一个或许大概和一个机遇
You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade                  你得许我错过这场化妆盛会

And I've been waiting in the weeds                                我一直在茫野中等候
Waiting for the dust to settle down along the                  等候尘嚣落定 沿着
Back roads running through the fields                             后路 穿过田野地埂
Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town                   跌躺在孤寂城乡的边地 
And I imagine sunlight in your hair                                  我幻觉着你发间的日光

You’re at the county fair                                                 在乡镇的集市上
You're holding hands and laughing                                   你们握着手 一路欢笑
And now the ferris wheel has stopped                             而今旋转马车已经停转
You're swinging on the top                                              你飞旋至上
Suspended there with him                                               和他滞在了空中
And he's the darling of the chic                                       他可是女孩子的心肝
The flavor of the week is melting                                     一周里的最爱 融化
Down your pretty summer dress                                    在你夏日盛美的衣装
Baby, what a mess you're making                                  宝贝 你可造了什么乱

I've been stumbling through some dark places                我步履满姗 跌撞于黑暗
Now I'm following the plow                                           正沿着田埂迷漫

I know I've fallen out of your good graces                      知道自己已配不上你的雅致
It's alright now                                                               好在现已无碍

And I've been waiting in the weeds                                我一直在茫野之中等候
Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the                    等候夏雨淅沥 在
Wild birds scattering the seeds                                       翻寻籽食的飞鸟身上
Answering the calling of the tidy eternal tune                   回应着潮汐起落 亘古不变的曲调

The phases of the moon                                                月的脸庞
The chambers of the heart                                            心的殿堂
The egg and dart                                                          鸡蛋和飞镖

A small gray spider’s spinning in the dark                      一只小灰蛛 勤织如故 在黑暗中

In spite of all the times the web is torn apart                  不在乎被撕破吹断 周而复往
And I've been waiting in the weeds                               我一直在茫野中等候
Waiting for the time to come around again and              等候我的时光 重新回转
Hope is floating on the breeze                                       希望在轻风里飘柔
Carrying my soul high up above the ground and             携着我的魂 大地之上高悬高放
I've been keeping to myself                                           我一直怀抱这希望
Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing you         知道 季节 总在日渐改变着你
Even though you're with somebody else                        已然 你又傍上他人
He'll never love you like I do                                        可他不会永远爱你如我

附：推荐给中国十二岁侄子的简述：

（乐队歌手）Eagles:歌曲：Waiting in the Weeds:歌词极其优美生动，配器和演唱令人心醉，是叙事诗；

欣赏Eagles的歌注意两点：叙事程序和用词；吉他的铺垫及钢琴的贯穿。

音乐的展开往往需要有个铺垫，低音阶的铺设如果没有反向和声段的“洞穿”，音乐的合理音差就无法很好地安排，而音乐的立体感就会很差。

Eagles的乐队和乐曲很“吊”的。艺高胆大，不断的突破就是理所当然的了。所以，他们的东西很有高度。他们“显摆”吉他和钢琴演技时，目空一切的，然而，听的人无不心醉诚服。共鸣和不朽就是这样被建立起来的。

Eagles-Waiting in the   Weeds: 歌曲，音质稍好。

Glenn Frey

Joe Walsh