Hei Bang 黑棒 (Hi-Bomb)’s “No. 87 Avenue Joffre” (“ Xiafeilu de bashiqi hao ” 霞飞路的87号, 2004) in Shanghai Wu
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Chinese:
No. 87 Avenue Joffre[1]
Verse 1
The red fire station by the road
Was that place we used to rendezvous
Ohhhey~ throwing crazy cockfighting party
Just to win some vanilla-flavored chocolate
Yeah~, So sweet, I was exuberant
It’z like u n me n he n she, then back 2 me
I can talk all day and not explain it
Back 2 my people~ppl~ppl~people, playing a hand game
For boys, fighting is the favorite pastime
Out of them all, I was the trickster
The boy next door was like my little brother, and my partner in crime
I miss him whenever I’m nostalgic
Thank you, my childhood comrades
Da time we spent 2gether was so great
And I want to turn back time
Back to that noisy alley
Verse 2
The summer nights were the longest
I’d sit in my yard, chillin’
Used to peep on the girl next door like I thought I was sneaky
While she was dressing
She was my beauty with her jet black hair flowing
I dreamt that one day, she’d be my bride
But time flies in the blink of an eye
I’ve grown up too long ago
Thinking of it, she has probably been married for a long time now
Leaving me with the memory of her sweet pear candy
Yet another sweet fantasy I won’t dare forget
Is there time to ride my rocking horse one last time?
Haha~ these hallmarks of childhood,
They will never grow old
Only more beautiful, like aged wine
But what to change, and what remains?
1] Words in italics are the English words used in the original lyrics.