House in California(Album Version) - Keb’ Mo’

House in California (Album Version) - Keb' Mo'

We were sick and tired of Buffalo
我们已经厌倦水牛城
Tired of freezing and shoveling snow
厌倦了冰冷厚重的雪
So we packed it up and moved out to the coast
所以我们收拾行李，搬到海岸边
To find us a house in California
在加利福尼亚找房子
Something at the beach or Hollywood
靠近海滩或是好莱坞
Three or four bedrooms sound real good
有三四个卧室听起来不错
Don't have to have a pool or a veranda
不一定非要有泳池和阳台
Just a simple little house in California
在加州找个小小的简单的房子
The banker said son what do you do
银行家问我，孩子你是做什么的？
I play guitar down at the rendevous
我在宴会上弹吉他
He said boy you need to
他说，孩子，那你必须
Be a big time actor or a corporate lawyer
成为大明星或者法律顾问
If you want to buy a house in California
如果你想在加州买房子的话
'Cause it don't snow and it don't rain
因为这里少雨少雪
And every day looks the same
每天天气都差不多
But before you pack your things let me warn ya
在收拾行李之前让我先提醒你
It's the land of milk and honey
这里是富饶之地
But you better have good money
但你最好有很多钱
If you're looking for a house in California
如果你想在加州买房子的话
Well I got three jobs my wife's got two
我身兼三职，我妻子有两个工作
The kid's flipping burgers at the local drive through
孩子们在车流中穿梭，卖汉堡包
We're all doing everything we can
我们都尽己所能
We're saving for a house in California
我们都为了在加州买房而存钱
Then one day things started shaking
之后有一天事情开始变了
Sky went dark and the earth was quaking
天空昏暗，大地摇晃
Then over night it became alarming
一夜之间变得让人担忧
How the prices dropped on a house in California
加州的房价为何下降了
Well it needs a roof and it needs a plumber
我们需要修屋顶，需要水管工
Yeah yeah its' a real fixer-upper
是的是的，这的确是座需要修缮的房子
Friends back east said somebody shoulda warned ya
东部的朋友说，有人应该提醒过你们
But I finally got my house in California
但我终于在加州买了房子
And it don't snow and it don't rain
这里少雨少雪
Every day looks the same
每天天气都差不多
And before you pack your things let me warn ya
在收拾行李之前让我先提醒你
It's the land of milk and honey
这里是富饶之地
But you better have good money
但你最好有很多钱
If you're looking for a house in California
如果你想在加州买房子的话
If you're looking for a house in California
如果你想在加州买房子的话
Well I finally got my house in California
我终于在加州买了房子
Swimmin' pool movie star
有游泳池，有电影明星