Hand to Mouth (勉强糊口) (Remaster) - George Michael (乔治·迈克尔)
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Written by:George Michael
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Jimmy got nothing made himself a name
吉米一直活在痛苦中 无以名之
With a gun that he polished for a rainy day
身配枪支 在雨水的冲刷下 锃亮发光
A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie
这源自警匪片里的一个微笑 一句话
Our boy jimmy just blew them all away
我们的男孩 吉米抛却一切
He said it made him crazy
他说这一切让他无比疯狂
Twenty five years living hand to mouth
二十五年以来 日子过得无比艰难 勉强糊口
Hand to mouth hand to mouth hand to mouth
无比艰难 勉强糊口 无比艰难 勉强糊口
Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep
可爱的小宝贝站在白色大门前
She needs her mother but her mother is dead
她需要她的妈妈 但妈妈已经离世
Just another hooker that the lucky can forget
为了生存不得不出卖自己 又一个悲剧 毫无幸运可言
Just another hooker
又一个悲剧
It happens everyday
这样的事每天都在上演
She loved her little baby
她深爱着她的小宝贝
But she couldn't bear to see her living hand to mouth
但她受不了如此艰难的日子
Hand to mouth hand to mouth hand to mouth
无比艰难 勉强糊口 无比艰难 勉强糊口
I believe in the gods of america
我相信美国的神灵
I believe in the land of the free
我相信这片自由的大地
But no one told me
但从未有人告诉我
No one told me
从未有人告诉我
That the gods believe in nothing
神灵不相信任何事
So with empty hands I pray
我一无所有 默默祈祷
And from day to hopeless day
日子每况愈下 毫无希望
They still don't see me
他们仍没有看见我的痛苦
Everybody talks about the new generation
每个人都在讨论新生的一代
Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind
快速跟上 否则他们会把你彻底抛弃
But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation
但没有人关注其他的人
Like to help you buddy but I haven't got the time
多想伸出援助之手 亲爱的伙伴 可我没有时间
Somebody shouted save me
有人大声呼喊 救救我吧
But everybody started living hand to mouth
但每个人的生活都无比艰难
Hand to mouth hand to mouth hand to mouth
无比艰难 勉强糊口 无比艰难 勉强糊口
There's a big white lady
有一个白人女孩
On a big white doorstep
站在白色的大门前
She asked her daddy and her daddy said yes
她问她的爸爸 爸爸说是的
Has to give a little for the dollars that we get
不得不从我们挣的钱中拿出一些
Has to give a little
不得不拿出一些
They say its for the best
他们说这是为了生活得更好
Somebody shouted
有人大声呼喊
Maybe
或许吧
But they kept on living from hand to mouth
但他们的生活依旧无比艰难
Hand to mouth hand to mouth hand to mouth
无比艰难 勉强糊口 无比艰难 勉强糊口
So she ran to the arms of america
所以她来到美国
And she kissed the powers that be
有了权力 欣喜若狂
And someone told me
有人曾告诉我
Someone told me
有人曾告诉我
That the gods believe in nothing
神灵不相信任何事
So with empty hands I pray
我一无所有 默默祈祷
And I tell myself
我告诉自己
One day
有一天
They just might see me
他们或许会看到我的痛苦