A old man gave me a tip he said A old man gave me a tip he said Um velho me deu uma dica dizendo “don't waste your time with politics” he said “don't waste your time with politics” he said "Não perca seu tempo com políticas" ele disse “just chase skirts instead” “just chase skirts instead” "Apenas caça saias por enquanto" “life is too short, and your almost dead” he said “life is too short, and your almost dead” he said "A vida é muito curta, e você está quase morto" ele disse “i met a woman once, i gave her my best shot” “i met a woman once, i gave her my best shot” "Eu conheci uma mulher uma vez, eu dei meu melhor pra ela" “but never did i talk” “but never did i talk” "Mais eu nunca falei isso" “if i had her back i'd be as real as my age” “if i had her back i'd be as real as my age” "Se eu tivesse-a de volta, eu seria tão real quanto minha idade" “i so don't blame them, i wouldn't do the same” “i so don't blame them, i wouldn't do the same” "Eu também não os culpo, eu não teria feito o mesmo" “but i can blame them, i'd sing her this” “but i can blame them, i'd sing her this” "Mas eu posso culpa-los, eu cantaria isso a ela'' You want to be dressed in poetry You want to be dressed in poetry você quer se vestir de poesia But imagery doesn't fit But imagery doesn't fit Mas imaginação não te serve And you want resizing And you want resizing E quer reajustá-lo But darling dear get a grip But darling dear get a grip Mas querida, se toca And i think what i just wrote is going over my head And i think what i just wrote is going over my head E eu penso que o que eu acabo de escrever está passando pela minha mente I'm stealing lines from myself I'm stealing lines from myself Eu estou roubando linhas de mim mesmo And what i said was never said And what i said was never said E o que eu disse, nunca foi dito Its just a lyrical lie Its just a lyrical lie E só uma mentira lírica Made up in my mind Made up in my mind Feita em minha mente And you want to be dressed in poetry And you want to be dressed in poetry e você quer se vestir de poesia But imagery doesn't fit But imagery doesn't fit Mas imaginação não te serve And you want resizing And you want resizing E quer reajustá-lo But darling dear get a grip But darling dear get a grip Mas querida, se toca You're moving but not aware You're moving but not aware Você está se movendo, mas não atentamente Your're drowsy without a care Your're drowsy without a care Você é sonolento e não se importa Except keeping your whites behind your lids Except keeping your whites behind your lids Exceto mantendo seus olhos brancos atrás de suas pálpebras And your lids are your best canvas And your lids are your best canvas E suas pálpebras são os melhores quadros I can only imagine what your painting I can only imagine what your painting Eu apenas posso imaginar o que você está pintando And your body on my mattress is proof And your body on my mattress is proof E seu corpo no meu colchão é uma prova And your makeup on your pillow is proof And your makeup on your pillow is proof E sua maquiagem no seu travesseiro é uma prova But do you think i am telling you the truth But do you think i am telling you the truth Mas você pensa que eu estou dizendo a verdade? And you want to be dressed in poetry And you want to be dressed in poetry e você quer se vestir de poesia But imagery doesn't fit But imagery doesn't fit Mas imaginação não te serve And you want resizing And you want resizing E quer reajustá-lo But darling dear get a grip But darling dear get a grip Mas querida, se toca