所属专辑:Today, Tomorrow and Forever
歌手: Elvis Presley
时长: 02:33
Promised Land - Elvis Presley[00:00:00]
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I left my home in Norfolk Virginia[00:00:25]
我离开弗吉尼亚州诺福克的家[00:00:28]
California on my mind[00:00:28]
心里想着加州[00:00:31]
I straddled that Greyhound[00:00:31]
乘坐着灰狗巴士[00:00:32]
And rode into Raleigh[00:00:32]
穿过了罗利[00:00:33]
And on across Caroline[00:00:33]
穿过了加罗林[00:00:36]
We had motor trouble[00:00:36]
我们的发动机出了点问题[00:00:37]
That turn into a struggle[00:00:37]
车子挣扎着前行[00:00:39]
Halfway across Alabam'[00:00:39]
在穿越阿拉巴马州的半路上[00:00:41]
And that hound broke down[00:00:41]
巴士彻底熄火[00:00:42]
And left us all stranded[00:00:42]
把我们搁在了[00:00:44]
In downtown Birmingham[00:00:44]
伯明翰市[00:00:47]
Right away I brought me[00:00:47]
我毫不犹豫地买了[00:00:48]
A through train ticket[00:00:48]
张火车票[00:00:49]
Ridin' across Mississippi clean[00:00:49]
干净利落地坐上火车穿越密西西比[00:00:52]
And I was on that midnight flyer[00:00:52]
那个午夜我坐着火车飞驶[00:00:53]
Out of Birmingham[00:00:53]
离开了伯明翰[00:00:54]
Smoking into New Orleans[00:00:54]
呼啸着进入新奥尔良[00:00:57]
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana[00:00:57]
有好心人带我离开了路易斯安那州[00:01:00]
Just to help me get to Houston Town[00:01:00]
把我带到了休斯敦[00:01:02]
There are people there[00:01:02]
总会有些人[00:01:03]
Who care a little about me[00:01:03]
愿意助我一臂之力[00:01:05]
And they won't let the poor boy down[00:01:05]
他们不会让我这个穷小子失望[00:01:23]
Sure as you're born[00:01:23]
我刚出生的时候[00:01:24]
Brought me a silk suit[00:01:24]
他们就给我买了套西服[00:01:25]
Put luggage in my hand[00:01:25]
带上我的行李[00:01:28]
And I woke up high over Alberquerque[00:01:28]
在前往阿尔布开克的飞机上醒来[00:01:30]
On a jet to the promised land[00:01:30]
去寻找自己的应许之地[00:01:33]
Working on a T-bone steak a la carte[00:01:33]
吃着一块飞机上提供的带骨牛排[00:01:35]
Flying over to the golden state[00:01:35]
飞越加利福亚州[00:01:39]
Ah when the pilot told us[00:01:39]
机长跟我们说[00:01:40]
In thirteen minutes[00:01:40]
13分钟后[00:01:41]
He would set us at the terminal gate[00:01:41]
我们马上就要降落[00:01:44]
Swing low chariot come down easy[00:01:44]
感觉就像轻轻摇晃的马车降落缓和[00:01:47]
Taxi to the terminal zone[00:01:47]
停到降落区[00:01:49]
Cut your engines and cool your wings[00:01:49]
关掉引擎 冷却机翼[00:01:52]
And let me make it to the telephone[00:01:52]
我就可以打一通电话[00:01:54]
Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia[00:01:54]
洛杉矶给我接通弗吉尼亚州诺福克[00:01:57]
Tidewater four ten o nine[00:01:57]
滨海区41009[00:02:00]
Tell the folks back home[00:02:00]
我告诉家里的亲人[00:02:01]
This is the promised land calling[00:02:01]
我现在到应许之地[00:02:02]
And the poor boy is on the line[00:02:02]
穷小子报平安了[00:02:07]
穷[00:02:07]