What Are Families For? - Loudon Wainwright III

What Are Families For? - Loudon Wainwright III
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Your mother's loose your father's slim
你母亲放纵 你父亲瘦削
She smothers you you bother him
她溺爱你 你烦扰他
Passed back and forth between those two
你在他们之间来回辗转
Until they've had enough of you
直到他们对你感到厌倦
Another bundle comes along
另一个孩子降临
But by this time something's gone wrong
但此时已出了差错
Awake all night deprived of sleep
整夜无眠 睡眠被剥夺
It's overload they're in too deep then
他们陷入太深 不堪重负
She forgets to take a pill
她忘了吃药
Overload is overkill
压力过大 难以承受
What what are families for
家庭的意义究竟是什么
He's at the wheel she's at his side
他握着方向盘 她坐在他身旁
Three kids in back out for a ride
后座三个孩子 一起兜风
Looking at houses autumn leaves
看着秋天的落叶和房子
Keep hope alive try to believe
努力保持希望 试图相信
They haven't made a huge mistake
他们并没有犯下大错
And what seemed real in fact is fake
看似真实的一切 其实都是虚假
Kids can't sit still are we there yet
孩子们坐立不安 我们到了吗
He lights his seventh cigarette
他点燃了第七支烟
Almost she says it won't be long
她几乎说出口 不会太久了
Look out the window sing a song
望向窗外 唱一首歌
Singing what what are families for
唱着 家庭的意义是什么
You're the brother who is big
你是那个年长的哥哥
You were your parents' guinea pig
你是父母的小白鼠
The first the oldest and the best
第一个出生的 最优秀的孩子
Smarter quicker than the rest
比其他人更聪明 更敏捷
Your little sister's just a girl
你的小妹妹只是个女孩
So you can kick her from your world
所以你可以将她踢出你的世界
You push your baby brother down
你将你的小弟弟推倒在地
And grind his face into the ground
将他的脸压在地上
They do what you want them to
他们按照你的意愿行事
Because those two look up to you
因为那两个孩子仰望着你
What what are families for
家庭的意义究竟是什么
Finally you leave the nest
最终你离开了家
Life was a quiz now it's a test
生活曾是测验，如今成了考验
You can't just live a living's earned
你不能只靠生存，还要努力赢得生活
So you use every trick you've learned
于是你运用了所有学到的技巧
You cast off siblings you make friends
你疏远了兄弟姐妹，结交了朋友
Discover the receiving end
发现了接受的那一端
You swore you'd never be a dad
你曾发誓永远不会成为父亲
But that's what works isn't that sad
但现实如此，难道不令人心酸
Young women want to mother you
年轻的女性想要照顾你
You hate it but you want them to
你厌恶却又渴望她们的关怀
What what are families for
家庭的意义究竟是什么
All grown up holding your own
你已长大，独自面对生活
You fend them off by telephone
你用电话抵挡他们的靠近
You keep in touch it's come to this
保持联系，最终却只能如此
The furtive hug suspicious kiss
偷偷的拥抱 可疑的吻
Your sister's ensconced in your life
你的姐姐深深扎根于你的生活
The archetype of an an ex wife
宛如前妻的典型
For all that dirt he ate back then
为了他曾经吞下的所有苦楚
Your brother figures you owe him now
你的兄弟认为你现在欠他
Mom wants back all that dad took
妈妈想要回爸爸带走的一切
But dad is dead he's off the hook
但爸爸已经去世 他解脱了
What what are families for
家庭的意义究竟是什么