Empty Belly Blues No. 32 - Stephen Simmons

Well there's folk stars in East Nashville and country wannabees downtown
东纳什维尔的民谣之星 市中心挤满乡村音乐追梦人
Who look up to all the has beens in the Brentwood mansion crowd
他们都仰望着布伦特伍德豪宅里过气的明星
And the Goth kids in the malls menthol-smoking pierced and tattoed
商场里哥特少年们 抽着薄荷烟 满身穿孔纹身
All think that Johnny Cash hung the moon
都坚信约翰尼·卡什是传奇
Well there's slim and trendy girls out near the Five Points
五点区附近尽是苗条时髦的姑娘
And hard candy Vandy girls out west are such a joy
西边范德堡大学的甜心女孩令人欢欣
And there's well-adjusted well-kept from Bellvue living in my songs
贝尔维尤来的优雅淑女们 常出现在我歌中
But none of em will ever let me stay for long
但没人会让我长久停留
And I'm singing each night for my supper
我夜夜卖唱只为糊口
And folks ask me how I'm doing and they can't tell
人们问我近况如何 却看不出端倪
So I stretch the truth till it sounds just right
于是我将真相粉饰得恰到好处
But my stomach tells me things ain't going too well
但饥肠辘辘道出实情并不如意
And my friends back home all say they're pulling for me
家乡老友都说在为我加油打气
Such a tough business they say it seems
都说这行当实在艰难不易
But I just shrug my shoulders sip their beer and nod but then acknowledge
我只耸耸肩 抿着啤酒点头附和
Rock 'n' Roll's damn sure good work if you can get it
摇滚乐绝对是份好差事 若能得到它
And so I hang out with my Cousin and smoke his good weed
于是我和表兄厮混 抽着他珍藏的好货
And have lunch with my Uncle and let him buy mine for me
与叔叔共进午餐 让他为我买单
And I find an old lost lover man just in time for supper
恰在晚餐时分 重逢旧日情人
And I ask my brother if his store is hiring part-time workers
询问兄长店里 是否需要兼职人手