《Great Midwest》歌词

歌曲： Great Midwest

所属专辑：John Cougar

歌手： John Mellencamp

时长： 04:32

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Great Midwest - John Mellencamp[00:00:00]

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Everything is slower here [00:00:35]

在这里一切都变得很缓慢[00:00:39]

Everybody's got a union card[00:00:39]

每个人都有一张工会会员卡[00:00:43]

They get up on Sunday [00:00:43]

他们星期天起床[00:00:45]

Go to church of their choice[00:00:45]

去教堂就是他们的选择[00:00:47]

Come back home [00:00:47]

然后回到家[00:00:48]

Cook out in the backyard[00:00:48]

在后院里野餐[00:00:52]

And they call this the Great Midwest[00:00:52]

他们将这里称为伟大的中西部[00:00:56]

Where the cornfields grow and flow[00:00:56]

这里的大片玉米地里生长着玉米[00:01:00]

They're all 5 years ahead of their time[00:01:00]

他们都超前了五年的时光[00:01:04]

Or 25 behind I just don't know[00:01:04]

或是落后了二十五年的时光 我不知道[00:01:09]

And all the young men talk[00:01:09]

年轻的男人们谈论着[00:01:10]

About their 4 wheel drives[00:01:10]

他们的四轮汽车[00:01:13]

How much money[00:01:13]

他们准备赚多少钱[00:01:14]

They're gonna make on Friday night[00:01:14]

在周五的晚上[00:01:18]

And they like to brag about[00:01:18]

他们喜欢吹嘘[00:01:19]

How they mistreat their girlfriends[00:01:19]

他们是如何虐待自己的女友[00:01:22]

Hey let's get drunk [00:01:22]

我们来喝个不醉不归[00:01:23]

Party it up start a fight[00:01:23]

分清立场 来打一架[00:01:27]

And they call this the Great Midwest[00:01:27]

他们称之为伟大的中西部[00:01:30]

Sure make a hell of a car[00:01:30]

这糟糕的车[00:01:35]

And the old hearts [00:01:35]

还有破旧的引擎[00:01:36]

They race their way through the night[00:01:36]

他们在晚上飙车[00:01:39]

The upheaval of who they really are[00:01:39]

这一切都发生了巨变 他们到底是谁[00:02:02]

Growin' up under normal conditions [00:02:02]

在这基础条件下成长[00:02:05]

Television and radio[00:02:05]

电话和电台[00:02:10]

That's just about all of this whole world[00:02:10]

就是这个世界的全部[00:02:14]

That any of us get to see [00:02:14]

我们中有些人会看到[00:02:15]

Get to know[00:02:15]

会了解[00:02:19]

And they call this the Great Midwest[00:02:19]

他们称之为伟大的中西部[00:02:22]

Where you sacrifice body and soul[00:02:22]

你为之牺牲躯体与灵魂[00:02:27]

No one really wants to get even[00:02:27]

没有人真的想这样[00:02:31]

Most of us find it hard enough[00:02:31]

我们许多人都发现这很艰苦[00:02:32]

Just lettin' go[00:02:32]

却也只是无可奈何[00:02:35]

Don't get me wrong [00:02:35]

不要误会我[00:02:36]

I ain't complaining[00:02:36]

我不是在抱怨[00:02:38]

I ain't braggin' [00:02:38]

我没有吹嘘[00:02:40]

Nor do I mean to place blame[00:02:40]

我也不是谴责这个地方[00:02:44]

That's just the way things are around here[00:02:44]

我只是说说这周围的一切[00:02:47]

And there's a future carryin'[00:02:47]

这里的将来[00:02:49]

My name on it[00:02:49]

会镌刻上我的名字[00:02:50]

Sayin' hey man [00:02:50]

你好[00:02:52]

You gonna stick around here[00:02:52]

你会困在这里[00:02:53]

You better get on it[00:02:53]

你最好继续往前走[00:02:54]

If you're gonna stick around here[00:02:54]

如果你被困在这里[00:02:56]

You better make yourself[00:02:56]

你最好让你自己[00:02:57]

Some real good friends[00:02:57]

交一些可信的好朋友[00:03:33]

Well I wasn't born with a silver[00:03:33]

我并没有[00:03:35]

Spoon in my mouth[00:03:35]

嘴里含着金勺出生[00:03:37]

So I can't talk about the big city hi-life[00:03:37]

因此我无法评说大城市里的生活[00:03:41]

You wanna talk about bein'[00:03:41]

你想要聊聊[00:03:42]

Bored and runnin'[00:03:42]

这无聊的生活[00:03:43]

Away from yourself hell [00:03:43]

逃离这个地狱[00:03:46]

I can talk to you all night[00:03:46]

我可以整晚和你聊天[00:03:50]

And they call this the Great Midwest[00:03:50]

他们称之为伟大的中西部[00:03:53]

Where livin' is just gettin' by[00:03:53]

这里的生活还在继续[00:03:57]

And people [00:03:57]

人们[00:03:58]

They trade in their happiness[00:03:58]

活在自己的幸福里[00:04:01]

For a smokestack [00:04:01]

为了工厂的运转[00:04:02]

A big money deal in the sky[00:04:02]

一大笔交易正在进行中[00:04:07]

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