Love at the Five and Dime(LP版) - Nanci Griffith

Love at the Five and Dime (LP版) - Nanci Griffith

Written by：Nanci Griffith

1 2 cha cha cha
1 2 恰 恰 恰
Rita was sixteen years
丽塔十七岁
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
她拥有淡褐色的双眸和栗色的秀发
She really made the Woolworth counter shine
她真的让伍尔沃斯柜台闪闪发光
And Eddie was a sweet romancer
埃迪是个迷人的浪漫主义者
And a darn good dancer
也是个出色的舞者
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
他们想要在平民商场的过道里跳起华尔兹
Eddie played the steel guitar
埃迪弹起了钢弦吉他
And his mama cried 'coz he played in the bars
他的妈妈哭了 因为他在酒吧表演
And kept young Rita out late at night
年轻的丽塔深夜还在外面
So they married up in Abilene
他们在阿比林结婚了
Lost a child in Tennessee
在田纳西州失去了一个孩子
Still that love survived
但他们的爱还在
'Cause they'd sing
因为他们还可以歌唱
Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer now
现在离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer tonight
今晚离我近一点点跳舞
Ohh

Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
It's closing time and love's on sale
现在已是打烊时间 而爱情也在打折
Tonight at this five and dime
今夜在这个廉价商场
One of the boys in Eddie's band
埃迪乐队里的一个男孩
Took a shine to Rita's hands
对丽塔很感兴趣
So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
于是埃迪和贝斯手的妻子一起跑了
Oh but he was back by June
但他在六月之前回来了
And we singin' a different tune
我们唱着不同的曲调
And sportin' miss Rita back by is side
做着游戏 丽塔小姐又回到他身边
And he sang
他唱起歌
Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer now
现在离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer tonight
今晚离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
It's closing time and love's on sale
现在已是打烊时间 而爱情也在打折
Tonight at this five and dime
今夜在这个廉价商场
Eddie traveled with the barroom bands
埃迪和酒吧乐队一起旅行
'Till arthritis took his hands
直到他的手患上了关节炎
Now he sells insurance on the side
现在他在兼职卖保险
Oh Rita's got a house to keep dimestore novels
丽塔有一间房子 可以保存商店的小说
And a love so sweet
爱情如此甜蜜
They dance to the radio late at night
深夜里 他们跟着收音机里的音乐跳舞
And still sings
依旧在歌唱
Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer now
现在离我近一点点跳舞
Dance a little closer tonight
今晚离我近一点点跳舞
Oh

Dance a little closer to me
离我近一点点跳舞
Hey it's closing time
现在已是打烊时间
And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
而今夜 在这个廉价商店里 爱情也在打折
Rita was sixteen years
丽塔十七岁
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
她拥有淡褐色的双眸和栗色的秀发
She really made the Woolworth counter shine
她真的让伍尔沃斯柜台闪闪发光
Eddie was a sweet romancer
埃迪是个迷人的浪漫主义者
And Eddie was a darn good dancer
也是个出色的舞者
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
他们想要在平民商场的过道里跳起华尔兹
Who live a simple life
谁过着平凡的生活
They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
他们想要在平民商场的过道里跳起华尔兹
C'mon Lewis let's go
来吧 路易斯 我们走吧
Ohh

We go through all aisles of the five and dime
我们穿过廉价商店的所有过道