Track Number 8 - Sun Kil Moon

Track Number 8 - Sun Kil Moon

I cross the highways like I did as a child
我像小时候那样横穿过高速公路
On my way to the movies I pet cats and smiled
在前往电影院的路上，我微笑着抚摸着小猫
I walked the back alleys their John Steinbeck calm
我走到小巷后面，John Steinbeck泰然自若
Fig trees lemon trees tall shady palms
无花果树，柠檬树，高大的棕榈树
Big empty churches old antique stores
空荡的大教堂，陈旧的古董店
Peeling Victorians they used to house whores
萧条的维多利亚时代，他们曾收留了那些**
I take the back streets back to my days
我走在小街上，回忆起往日时光
And look up at skies as I did as a kid
我像小时候那样，望着天空
My bedroom window I'd look out and dream
我从卧室的窗户向外望去
Of a life close to what I'm living
畅想着一种与现在生活相近的日子
A traveling singer who plays good guitar
有一位旅行歌手，很擅长弹奏吉他
At outdoor festivals theaters and bars
他在户外庆典，剧院和酒吧演奏
And I got a nice girl she's beautiful too
我有一个可爱，漂亮的女朋友
Were destined to be this I know to be true
我知道，我们是天造地设的一对
Sure there were others but nothing this nice
当然还有其他姑娘，但都没有她这么好
She set the bait and I took the bite
她抛出了鱼饵，而我自愿上钩
The streets of Martinez I love them so
我很喜欢马丁内斯的街道
I walk around thinking the sun always glows
我四处闲逛，心想太阳总是那么耀眼
The cats of Martinez I love them so
我很喜欢马丁内斯的小猫
I feed them at night they run off and go
我在夜晚给它们喂食，然后它们就跑走了
Four kitty cats gave them their names
我给四只小猫取了名字
Monster Fluff Half Fluff No Fluff and Samhain
它们是怪物绒毛，半绒球，无毛和夏末节
Their the highlights of my song writing days
我用响亮的歌声，记录每天的时光
They're happy to see me we sit and we play
它们见到我都很开心，我们坐在一起玩耍
These are some words I wrote down last night
昨晚，我写下了几句歌词
I've beaten them to death and I can't get them right
我写得糟糕透顶，完全无法修改
Song writings lonely song writing hurts
歌曲创作让人孤独，歌曲创作让人受伤
A relentless itching a bed bug curse
像一种无情的瘙痒感，像被诅咒一样
Songwriting costs it doesn't come free
歌曲创作还是需要付出的，并不是不劳而获的
Ask Elliot Smith ask Richie Lee
问问Elliot Smith和Richie Lee就知道了
Ask Mark Linkous ask Shannon Hoon
问问Mark Linkous和Shannon Hoon就知道了
To get up on stage and sing you a tune
要想登上舞台，演唱歌曲
This business is troubling a big nagging cyst
这项事业会让人很烦恼，不得安宁
You get on this plane i'll sit at your desk
你一上飞机，我就坐在桌边
And i'll leave at 8 and be home by 5
我早上8点出门，下午5点才回家
Call me from Warsaw if you have time
如果你有空，就从华沙打电话给我
Ever wonder why there aren't more
我曾经在想，为什么大多数专辑
Then 10 songs on most albums cause it's a chore
都不会超过10首歌曲，因为这确实是件繁琐的工作
To write half a dozen some guys laid back
写完6首歌，小伙子们就累趴下了
And rest on their lorals like lazy old hags
其他人，就像懒惰的老巫婆
Well I wrote this one and I know it ain't great
我写了1首歌，我就知道，这不容易
It'll probably sequence at track number 8
可能最后只有8首歌吧
And pick up some water at 7/11
从711商店买上一些水
On my way to the mastering session
然后向会议室走去
The streets of Martinez I love them so
我很喜欢马丁内斯的街道
I walk out the door and the sun always glows
我走出家门，太阳还是那么闪耀
The cats of Martinez I love them so
我很喜欢马丁内斯的小猫
They help me forget my songwriting woes
它们让我忘记了歌曲创作的困境