When he was a kid, things were a lot simpler.
當他還是個孩子的時候,一切都很簡單多。
And I think that, as they got older,
而且我想,隨著他們長大,
the family became more divided and other stuff happened in Michael Jackson's life to make him wish that he was 12 years old again.
家人會分開而發生在邁克爾·杰克遜生命中的其他事情使他希望再活一遍12歲。
So, when he says he missed out on his childhood,
所以,當他說自己錯過了童年,
I've always felt that what he really meant was that he just missed it very much.
我總是覺得,他真正的意思是錯過了太多。
The first time met him was when he was 14, full of life, full of ambition.
第一次遇見他是在他14歲的時候,充滿生機,充滿野心。
It was at the peak of his powers.
這是他權力的頂峰。
Fire in his belly and just everything about him was fabulous.
他心中有一團火而且一切都是難以置信的。
I wrote it about friendship.
我寫的是關于友誼的歌曲。
The story is about this boy who's very seriously ill and nothing's going right for him.
這個故事是關于這個男孩身患重病而且沒有適合他的良藥。
But a little rat comes along one day, he sees it in his bedroom.
但有一天一只小老鼠出現,他在臥室里看見它。
But it was a lovely little mousey kind of rat.
但這是一個可愛的小老鼠。
And he befriends him. And it makes the boy so much better, it lifts his spirits up.
他和老鼠做了朋友。它讓這個男孩好了很多,而且精神為之好轉。
And that's how I wrote the song, about friendship.
這就是我寫的關于友誼的歌。