所属专辑:Keep It Simple
歌手: Keb’ Mo’
时长: 02:43
House In California - Keb' Mo' (凯柏·莫)[00:00:00]
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We were sick and tired of Buffalo[00:00:08]
我们已经厌倦水牛城[00:00:11]
Tired of freezing and shoveling snow[00:00:11]
厌倦了冰冷厚重的雪[00:00:13]
So we packed it up and moved out to the coast[00:00:13]
所以我们收拾行李,搬到海岸边[00:00:18]
To find us a house in California[00:00:18]
在加利福尼亚找房子[00:00:23]
Something at the beach or Hollywood[00:00:23]
靠近海滩或是好莱坞[00:00:26]
Three or four bedrooms sound real good[00:00:26]
有三四个卧室听起来不错[00:00:28]
Don't have to have a pool or a veranda[00:00:28]
不一定非要有泳池和阳台[00:00:33]
Just a simple little house in California[00:00:33]
在加州找个小小的简单的房子[00:00:38]
The banker said son what do you do [00:00:38]
银行家问我,孩子你是做什么的?[00:00:40]
I play guitar down at the rendevous[00:00:40]
我在宴会上弹吉他[00:00:43]
He said boy you need to[00:00:43]
他说,孩子,那你必须[00:00:44]
Be a big time actor or a corporate lawyer[00:00:44]
成为大明星或者法律顾问[00:00:48]
If you want to buy a house in California[00:00:48]
如果你想在加州买房子的话[00:00:52]
'Cause it don't snow and it don't rain[00:00:52]
因为这里少雨少雪[00:00:55]
And every day looks the same[00:00:55]
每天天气都差不多[00:00:57]
But before you pack your things let me warn ya[00:00:57]
在收拾行李之前让我先提醒你[00:01:02]
It's the land of milk and honey[00:01:02]
这里是富饶之地[00:01:04]
But you better have good money[00:01:04]
但你最好有很多钱[00:01:07]
If you're looking for a house in California[00:01:07]
如果你想在加州买房子的话[00:01:20]
Well I got three jobs my wife's got two[00:01:20]
我身兼三职,我妻子有两个工作[00:01:23]
The kid's flipping burgers at the local drive through[00:01:23]
孩子们在车流中穿梭,卖汉堡包[00:01:26]
We're all doing everything we can[00:01:26]
我们都尽己所能[00:01:30]
We're saving for a house in California[00:01:30]
我们都为了在加州买房而存钱[00:01:35]
Then one day things started shaking[00:01:35]
之后有一天事情开始变了[00:01:38]
Sky went dark and the earth was quaking[00:01:38]
天空昏暗,大地摇晃[00:01:40]
Then over night it became alarming[00:01:40]
一夜之间变得让人担忧[00:01:45]
How the prices dropped on a house in California[00:01:45]
加州的房价为何下降了[00:01:50]
Well it needs a roof and it needs a plumber[00:01:50]
我们需要修屋顶,需要水管工[00:01:52]
Yeah yeah its' a real fixer-upper[00:01:52]
是的是的,这的确是座需要修缮的房子[00:01:55]
Friends back east said somebody shoulda warned ya[00:01:55]
东部的朋友说,有人应该提醒过你们[00:02:00]
But I finally got my house in California[00:02:00]
但我终于在加州买了房子[00:02:04]
And it don't snow and it don't rain [00:02:04]
这里少雨少雪[00:02:07]
Every day looks the same[00:02:07]
每天天气都差不多[00:02:09]
And before you pack your things let me warn ya[00:02:09]
在收拾行李之前让我先提醒你[00:02:14]
It's the land of milk and honey[00:02:14]
这里是富饶之地[00:02:17]
But you better have good money[00:02:17]
但你最好有很多钱[00:02:19]
If you're looking for a house in California[00:02:19]
如果你想在加州买房子的话[00:02:24]
If you're looking for a house in California[00:02:24]
如果你想在加州买房子的话[00:02:29]
Well I finally got my house in California[00:02:29]
我终于在加州买了房子[00:02:35]
Swimmin' pool movie star[00:02:35]
有游泳池,有电影明星[00:02:40]