Friday's Tie-Die Nightmare - Carole King
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In Friday's tie-dye nightmare
周五的扎染噩梦里
I was trying to get from here to there
我试着从这里到那里
Walking to passing through
走向过往
People everywhere
到处都是人
I got on at my station
我在车站上车
Running through the fire
穿越烈焰
Looking for an elevation that
寻找一个更好的地方
Would get me a little higher
会让我更兴奋
News of people dying
有人死去的消息
Someone lying on the stair
楼梯上躺着一个人
Crying for the nation
为国家哭泣
Can we offer up a prayer
我们能否虔诚祈祷
There'll be a coronation
会有一场加冕仪式
A fancy dress affair
精心打扮的风流韵事
We'll be lined up in formation
我们会排好队
But we won't be going anywhere
但我们哪也去不了
Down the hellhole
下地狱
Trying to make my way
想要闯出一片天
I couldn't get where I wanted
我无法到达我想去的地方
Due to an unforeseen delay
由于无法预见的延误
The man was apologetic as
那个男人很抱歉
He turned his head to say
他转过头说
Sorry kid you're not gonna
抱歉孩子你不会
Make it home today
今天就回家
Hey mister why'd you
嘿先生你为什么
Take my ticket away
拿走我的入场券
Even more to the point
更重要的是
How come I let you
我怎么会让你
I could blame it all on you
我可以把一切都怪在你身上
Or make up my mind to stay
还是下定决心留下
I wish I knew a way
我希望我知道一个办法
I could forget you
我可以忘记你
I didn't read the fine print
我没有读到细节
You gotta be on the ball
你得努力拼搏
Some days I'm less confident
有时候我信心不足
Up against a wall
无路可退
I wonder where my mind went
我不知道我的心去了哪里
I should have made the call
我应该打个电话
I like to think I'm innocent
我喜欢认为我是无辜的
But then don't we all got we all
但我们不是都有吗我们都有
I got to the next location
我去了下一个地方
Hoping for the best
心怀希冀
But another situation put me to the test
但另一种情况让我接受了考验
A man in black pants
一个穿着黑裤子的男人
A white shirt and a red vest
一件白衬衫一件红背心
Had fallen on the track and
已经跌落在轨道上
No one even got depressed
甚至没有人感到沮丧
Or even guessed he wasn't
甚至猜不到他不是
Putting on an act
装腔作势
Someone said he'd drunk too much
有人说他喝得太多了
'Cause he was lying on his back
因为他躺着
It was also duly noted that
会议还适当注意到
He happened to be black
他碰巧是黑人
There was a serious lack of
严重缺乏
Anything right at all here
这里的一切
What's the difference
有什么区别
I didn't stop
我没有停下来
The very least I could have
至少我可以
Done was call a cop
已经叫了警察
But I passed the news vendor
可我经过了报摊
Pursuing my agenda
追寻我的目标
And I like everyone else
我和其他人一样
I dropped the ball here
我搞砸了一切
Still trying to get home
我还是想回家
I saw a telephone
我看见一个电话
And put some coins I had found
把我找到的一些硬币
They were supposed to work
它们本该工作的
They did for the man beside me
都是为了我身边的那个人
But when I dropped them in
但当我把它们放进去时
They wouldn't go down down down down
他们不会倒下
What is going on here
到底怎么回事
Will I ever know the truth
我能否知道真相
How do to deal with the time
如何应对时间
Stealing away your daddy's youth
偷走你爸爸的青春
Story after story of disaster barely missed
一个接一个的灾难几乎不曾发生
You see common miracles somehow do exist
你看见常见的奇迹不知何故确实存在
And anyone can be kissed by lady fortune
每个人都可以被幸运女神亲吻
So I gathered up my skirt
于是我卷起裙子
And tucked my wallet in
塞进我的钱包里
Grabbed my bag and the sling
I carried my girl child in
我带着我的女儿
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