Crime in the City - Neil Young

Well the cop made the showdown
警察布下了天罗地网
He was sure he was right
他坚信自己判断无误
He had all of the lowdown
掌握着所有关键线索
From the bank heist last night
关于昨夜银行劫案
His best friend was the robber
他最好的朋友竟是劫匪
And his wife was a thief
他的妻子也是盗贼
All the children were killers
孩子们都成了杀手
They couldn't get no relief
无人能获得救赎
The bungalow was surrounded
小屋被团团包围
When a voice loud and clear
一个洪亮清晰的声音响起
Said come on out with your hands up
命令道：举起双手走出来
Or we'll blow you out of here
否则就把你轰成碎片
There was a face in the window
窗边闪过一张脸庞
The tv cameras rolled
电视摄像机不停转动
Then they cut to the announcer
画面切到播报员
And the story was told
开始讲述这个事件
The artist looked at the producer
艺术家凝视着制作人
The producer sat back
制作人向后靠去
He said what we have got here
他说 眼前这一切
Is a perfect track
堪称完美音轨
But we don't have a vocal
但还缺人声演唱
And we don't have a song
也尚未完成词章
If we could get these things accomplished
若能将这些悉数达成
Nothin' else could go wrong
便再无后顾之忧
So he balanced the ashtray
他随手扶正烟灰缸
As he picked up the phone
一边拿起听筒
And said send me a songwriter
说要找个流落异乡的
Who's drifted far from home
写歌人
And make sure that he's hungry
记得要饿着肚子的
Make sure he's alone
要孤身一人的
Send me a cheeseburger
再给我捎个芝士汉堡
And a new rolling stone
又一颗滚动的顽石
Yeah
没错
There's still crime in the city
罪恶仍在城市蔓延
Said the cop on the beat
街头巡警这样说道
I don't know if I can stop it
不知能否阻止这一切
I feel like meat on the street
我就像砧板上的鱼肉
They paint my car like a target
他们将我的警车涂成靶心
I take my orders from fools
却要听命于一群蠢货
Meanwhile some kid blows my head off
此刻某个孩子正瞄准我的头颅
Well I play by their rules
我遵循着他们的规则行事
That's why I'm doin' it my way
正因如此 我要走自己的路
I took the law in my hands
我将律法紧握手中
So here I am in the alleyway
此刻我独处暗巷深处
A wad of cash in my pants
裤袋里塞满皱褶的钞票
I get paid by a ten year old
雇佣我的竟是个十岁孩童
He says he looks up to me
他说视我为人生楷模
There's still crime in the city
罪恶仍在城市蔓延
But it's good to be free
但自由的感觉如此珍贵
Yeah
没错
Now I come from a family
我来自一个
That has a broken home
支离破碎的家庭
Sometimes I talk to daddy
偶尔通过电话
On the telephone
与父亲交谈
When he says that he loves me
当他轻声说爱我时
I know that he does
我知道他确实如此
But I wish I could see him
但我多希望能见到他
I wish I knew where he was
多希望知道他在何方
But that's the way all my friends are
可这就是我所有朋友的现状
Except maybe one or two
除了一两个例外
Wish I could see him this weekend
多希望这周末能见到他
Wish I could walk in his shoes
多希望能体会他的处境
But now I'm doin' my own thing
但现在我要走自己的路
Sometimes I'm good then I'm bad
时而善良 时而疯狂
Although my home has been broken
虽然我的家已支离破碎
It's the best home I ever had
却仍是我最温暖的港湾
Yeah
没错
Well I keep gettin' younger
时光倒流般越活越年轻
My life's been funny that way
我的人生总是如此荒诞
Before I ever learned to talk
还未学会开口说话
I forgot what to say
便已忘记如何表达
I sassed back to my mom
我曾对母亲出言不逊
I sassed back to my teacher
也曾顶撞过我的老师
I got thrown out of Bible school
最终被圣经学校开除
For sassin' back at the preacher
只因对牧师口出不敬
Then I grew up to be a fireman
长大后我成为消防员
Put out every fire in town
扑灭城中每场烈火
Put out anything smokin'
熄灭所有冒烟之处
But when I put the hose down
但当我放下消防水带
The judge sent me to prison
法官判我锒铛入狱
He gave me life without parole
余生将在铁窗中度过
Wish I never put the hose down
多希望从未放下那份执念
Wish I never got old
多希望时光永远停留