Translation of the song lyrics Basket-ball - William Sheller

Basket-ball (original)

Fallait savoir mettre des gants pour tre utile quelque chose
Dans cette famille o tous les gens
Voulaient toujours tout mettre en cause
Moi j’tais alors un type qui joue pas mal au basket ball
Qui joue pas mal de rock’n’roll
Et quand t’tais l, je n’savais rien dire, ils parlaient tous aussi fort
Tu ne voyais mme pas ce que a voulait dire
Quelqu’un qui tient ton regard aussi fort
Fallait savoir passer devant ces frres qui jugent et s’interposent
Pour s’approcher un peu des gens
Parce qu’on les aime plus qu’on suppose
Moi j’tais encore un type qui joue pas mal au basket ball
Qui joue pas mal de rock’n’roll
Et quand t’tais l, je n’savais rien dire, ils parlaient tous aussi fort
Tu ne voyais mme pas ce que a voulait dire
Quelqu’un qui tient ton regard aussi fort
Il s’est pass pas mal de temps, mes frres sont loin et font des nvroses
Maman joue un peu moins souvent sur le piano en vieux bois d’rose
Moi je vais dehors, je joue encore un peu au basket ball
J’coute encore du rock’n’roll
Et quand t’tais l, je n’savais rien dire, ils parlaient tous aussi fort
Tu ne voyais mme pas ce que a voulait dire
Quelqu’un qui tient ton regard aussi fort.

Basket-ball (translation)

Had to know how to put on gloves to be useful something
In this family where all the people
Always wanted to question everything
I was then a guy who plays a lot of basketball
Who plays a lot of rock'n'roll
And when you were there, I couldn't say anything, they were all talking just as loud
You didn't even see what that meant
Someone who holds your gaze so tight
You had to know how to pass in front of these brothers who judge and intervene
To get a little closer to people
Because we love them more than we think
Me, I was still a guy who plays a lot of basketball
Who plays a lot of rock'n'roll
And when you were there, I couldn't say anything, they were all talking just as loud
You didn't even see what that meant
Someone who holds your gaze so tight
It's been a while, my brothers are away and neurotic
Mom plays a little less often on the old rosewood piano
Me, I'm going outside, I'm still playing some basketball
I still listen to rock'n'roll
And when you were there, I couldn't say anything, they were all talking just as loud
You didn't even see what that meant
Someone who holds your gaze so tightly.