Young Johnny
he really had a way
dia benar-benar punya jalan
he did his homework on the schoolbus
Dia mengerjakan pekerjaan rumahnya di sekolah
and always got an A
dan selalu mendapat nilai A
and the girls like Johnny
dan gadis-gadis seperti Johnny
more than anyone except maybe Elton John
lebih dari siapa pun kecuali mungkin Elton John
later on in high school
nanti di SMA
he couldn't keep his red suspenders on
dia tidak bisa menahan suspender merahnya
oh where's Johnny
oh dimana Johnny
has he gone away
apakah dia sudah pergi
oh where's Johnny
oh dimana Johnny
will he back back someday
Akankah dia kembali suatu hari nanti?
He had a room full of trophies
Dia memiliki ruangan yang penuh dengan piala
from the track meets and tennis games he'd win
dari trek bertemu dan permainan tenis dia akan menang
he was a full blown whiz kid
Dia adalah anak jagoan penuh sesak nafas
bound to be a Renaissance man
pasti akan menjadi manusia Renaisans
then he went on off to college
Lalu dia melanjutkan kuliah
got his head stuck in a different state of mind
Kepalanya terjebak dalam keadaan pikiran yang berbeda
when they asked him was it alcohol
Ketika mereka bertanya kepadanya apakah itu alkohol
he told 'em it was nothin' of the kind
Dia mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa itu tidak seperti itu
just life
hanya hidup
just life Mom
hanya hidup ibu
oh where's Johnny
oh dimana Johnny
has he gone away
apakah dia sudah pergi
oh where's Johnny
oh dimana Johnny
will he back back someday
Akankah dia kembali suatu hari nanti?
but Johnny's alright
tapi Johnny baik-baik saja
he just turned out his lights
dia hanya mematikan lampu nya
they'd have paid it no mind
mereka tidak akan membayarnya
had he not been so bright
seandainya dia tidak begitu terang
he opened up his eyes
dia membuka matanya
and snapped out in a groove
dan tersentak dalam alur
he saw both sides of everthing
Dia melihat kedua sisi everthing
and found he could not move
dan mendapati dia tidak bisa bergerak
Johnny moved back home
Johnny kembali ke rumah
now he reads a lot of poetry and plays
Sekarang dia membaca banyak puisi dan drama
he'll sit out in the backyard
Dia akan duduk di halaman belakang
and not say a word to anyone for days
dan tidak mengucapkan sepatah kata pun kepada siapapun selama berhari-hari
and his folks gave up
dan orang-orangnya menyerah
they no longer even bother gettin' through
mereka bahkan tidak lagi repot-repot melewatinya
he's 30 odd years old
Umurnya 30 tahun ganjil
I guess they figured there's just so much you can do
Kurasa mereka tahu ada banyak hal yang bisa kaulakukan
his mother keeps his pictures
ibunya menyimpan fotonya
in the scrapbook in the drawer with her pearls
di lembar memo di laci dengan mutiara-mutiaranya
and she polishes the trophies
dan dia memoles piala
that he won back when they thought he'd save the world
bahwa dia menang kembali saat mereka mengira akan menyelamatkan dunia
back when the girls liked Johnny
Kembali saat cewek menyukai Johnny
more than anyone except maybe Elton John
lebih dari siapa pun kecuali mungkin Elton John
she wonders wheres her little boy
Dia bertanya-tanya siapa anak kecilnya
with the braces and the red suspenders gone
dengan kawat gigi dan suspender merah hilang
just life
hanya hidup
just life Mom
hanya hidup ibu
just life
hanya hidup
just life…
hanya hidup …