Cloud Nine - Marvin Gaye

The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
我生命中的童年时光并不美好
You see I was born and raised in the slums of the city
你瞧，我在城市的贫民窟长大
It was a one room shack we slept in the children beside me
那是一间只有一间房的小房子我们睡在孩子们身边
We hardly had enough food or rooms it was a hard time
我们几乎衣食无着，那是一段艰难的时光
Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind
需要某些事物，抚慰我烦乱的心
Ooh listen father didn't know the meaning of work
哦，听着，父亲根本不懂工作的意义
He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly
他轻蔑妈妈，对她不敬
I left home seekin' a job that I never did find
我离开家去找一份我从未找到的工作
The first thing downhearted I took to cloud nine
初次沮丧，我便飞向九霄云外
I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine
我在九霄云外过得很好
Listen one more time
再听一遍
I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine
我在这九霄云外过得很好
Folks now tell me
朋友们现在告诉我
They say Give yourself a chance
他们说给自己一个机会
And don't let life pass you by
不要让生命与你擦肩而过
But the world around you is a rat race
但你所处的世界，却是场无休止的竞争
Where only the strong survive
唯有强者才能生存
It's a dog eat dog world and that ain't no lie
这是个残酷竞争的世界，这并不是谎言
It ain't even safe no more
世道已不再安全
To walk the streets at night
夜晚漫步街头
I'm doin' fine on cloud nine
我正快乐地活在九霄云外
Let me tell you about cloud nine
让我来告诉你何为极乐之境
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
You can be what you wanna be
你可以成为你想成为的人
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
You ain't got no responsibility
你无需承担任何责任
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
Yeah every man every man is free
是的，每个人都自由无束
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
You're a million miles from reality
你与现实脱节万里
Reality up up and away
现实高高在上
I wanna say up higher cloud nine
我想说我比任何时候都更快乐
I wanna say I love the life I live
我想说我热爱我的生活
And I'm gonna live the life I love
我要过我所热爱的生活
Up here on cloud nine
我正高居九霄云外
Uh uh uh uh I'm ridin' high on cloud nine
我乘着九霄云外的高兴
You're as free as a bird in flight
你如飞鸟般自由
Cloud nine
九霄云外
There's no difference between day and night
无分昼夜，同样美好
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
It's a world of love and harmony
那是一个爱意和谐的世界
Cloud nine
幸福九霄云外
You're a million miles from reality
你与现实相隔万里
Reality up up and away
现实高高在上
I wanna say up higher
我愿你高飞更高
Cloud nine
幸福至极之境
You can be what you wanna be
你可以成为你想成为的人
Cloud nine
幸福天堂
You ain't got no responsibility
你无需承担任何责任
Cloud nine
极乐心境
Every man in his mind is free
每个人心中都自由无垠
Cloud nine
极乐心境
You're a million miles from reality
你远离现实万里之遥
Cloud nine
心境九霄云外
You can be what you wanna be
你可以成为你想成为的任何人