Livin For The City - Jonny Lang

Livin For The City - Jonny Lang
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
密西西比贫瘠地 降生苦命儿郎
Surrounded by four walls
四壁斑驳困囿
That ain't so pretty
难觅温馨模样
His parents give him
双亲倾注
Love and affection
挚爱与温存
To keep him strong
护他脊梁
Moving in the right direction
引正道沧桑
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
Just enough for the city
仅够在这城市生存
His father works some days
父亲偶尔能打些零工
For fourteen hours
每天工作十四小时
And you can bet he
但你可以确信
Barely makes a dollar
他几乎赚不到一块钱
His mother goes to scrub
母亲去给人家擦地板
The floors for many
为许多人打扫卫生
And you'd best believe
而你最好相信
She hardly gets a penny
她挣的钱少得可怜
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
Just enough for the city
仅够在这城市生存
Yeah

His sister's black but
他妹妹是黑人
She is sho nuff pretty
却出落得美丽动人
Her skirt is short
她的裙子虽短
But Lord her legs are sturdy
但双腿结实有力
To walk to school
徒步去上学
She's got to get up early
她必须早早起床
Her clothes are old
衣衫虽旧
But never are they dirty
却总是干净整洁
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
Just enough for the city
仅够在这城市生存
Her brother's smart
她的兄长聪慧
He's got more sense than many
比多数人都更明事理
His patience's long but
他的耐心虽长久
Soon he won't have any
但终将消磨殆尽
To find a job is
寻觅工作如同
Like a haystack needle
大海捞针般艰难
Cause where he lives
因他所居之地
They don't use black people
黑人难获生计
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
Just enough for the city
仅够在这城市生存
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
For the city
在这座城市
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
For the city
在这座城市
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
For the city
在这座城市
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
For the city
在这座城市
Living just enough
挣扎求生路
For the city
在这座城市
For the smoking crzy
为了这疯狂的城市
City yeah
这座城市 是的
Living For the city
为城市而活
For the city
在这座城市