Here and Now

一代巨星麥可傑克森在2009年6月25日
因為心臟病發作昏迷，在加大洛杉磯分校醫院逝世，享年50。
麥可傑克森小時候和哥哥姐姐們合組的傑克森五人組，
幼小可愛的麥可又唱又跳，風靡美國歌壇。
當時的麥可才11嵗。
後來傑克森五人組散夥，各奔前程，
而以麥可最風光，成爲一代巨星。

但是麥可長大後，在歌壇以外，婚姻和家庭都很不順遂，
據説小的時候，他的父親爲了讓孩子們成名，經常手打腳踢，
而且年紀輕輕的，就整年唱歌，料想也沒念多少書，
在心理和人格發育上，恐怕也多少受損。
長大後雖然成爲史上最成功的音樂人之一，
但是成天的美容變臉，顯示對自己的沒有自信和尊嚴，
四十幾嵗的人，一天到晚只想當不長大的小飛俠披得潘，
2005年被控猥褻兒童，花費了兩三千萬美元，庭外和解。

還是懷念小時候清純可愛的麥可傑克森，
這首Ben在1972年發行，唱的是一隻叫Ben 的老鼠，
是麥可傑克森個人獨唱的第一首冠軍曲。。

Ben

Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me) 

Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there) 
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere) 
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go) 

I used to say, "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")

Ben, most people would turn you away
(turn you away)
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend) 
Like Ben
(Like Ben) 
Like Ben