American Jerusalem - Shawn Colvin

American Jerusalem - Shawn Colvin (肖恩·卡文)

New York City rain
纽约的雨
Don't know if it's makin' me
如果淋到我会怎样
Dirty or clean
肮脏或干净
Went for the subway but there was no train
想去乘地铁却没有火车
And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again
所有的管道都在修理
And the sign says welcome to American Jerusalem
这首歌唱着欢迎来到美国Jerusalem
I've been around
我四周徘徊
You could spend forever
你可以永远这样闲逛
Makin' a friend in this town
Makin的一个朋友在这小镇上
All you get to do
所有的人都可以来
Is lay your dollar down
只要你有钱
Until you're stumbling drunk up the stairs again
直到你再次喝醉 跌倒在台阶上
And the sign says welcome to American Jerusalem
这首歌唱着欢迎来到美国Jerusalem
In the temples of American Jerusalem
在美国Jerusalem 的庙宇里
They buy an ounce of South African gold
他们买了一盎司南非的金子
They don't care who was bought or sold
他们不关心谁买的谁卖的
Or who died to mine it
或者谁死了为了开采那些金子
In the temples of American Jerusalem
在美国Jerusalem 的庙宇里
They buy an ounce of Marseille white
他们从法国马赛队白人那买了一盎司
Somewhere on a street with no light
街道上没有灯光
Somebody dies tryin' it
有人死亡
Then somewhere in a crowd
那是在拥挤的人群里
Lookin' that kinda way
看一看kinda 大街
That'll make you turn around
那会让你转身游荡
There'll be somebody who knows
有人知道
What it's about
那是什么
And he'll take the ribbons from your hair again
他会再次指引你
And welcome you to American Jerusalem
欢迎来到美国Jerusalem
In the alleys of American Jerusalem
美国Jerusalem 的小巷
The homeless lie down at the dawn
那些无家可归的人
The pretty people wonder what they're on
善良的人会惊讶他们的存在
And how they afford it
他们怎么能负担得起
In the ashes of American Jerusalem
美国Jerusalem 的小巷
The prophets live their deaths out on the corner
预言家在角落里预示着他们的死亡
The pretty people say there should've been a warnin'
善良的人说这应该被警告
But nobody heard it
但是没人听见
Then shadows lick the sun
阴影下
The streets are paved with
街道上
Footsteps on the run
来来往往的人们
Somebody musta got double
他们必须加倍努力
Cuz I got none
我得到的
I forgot to collect my share again
我再次忘记了分享我的收获
So go west to breathe the cleansing air again
所以面向西一次呼吸新鲜的空气吧
Go Niagara for your honeymoon again
为了你的家乡再去一次Niagara
Go on the road if you're gonna sing your tune again
如果你到了在路上请高歌
Go out to sea and learn to be a man again
走出迷茫学做一个男子汉
Until you come on home to American Jerusalem
直到你快点回到故乡回到美国Jerusalem