Buried In Detroit - Mike Posner
I'm a writer and a lover
我是个以爱谋生的作家
I'm a Midwest music man
自中西部来的音乐家
And I've been to a lot of places
浪迹天涯海角
But I'm gon' end where I began
但终在启航之地画上句点
I took class in Carolina
我在加州汲取学识
Got high smoking joints
抽着**自嗨
And now they know my name in Paris
如今名声响彻巴黎
But I'll be buried in Detroit
但我愿葬在底特律
Next to my father and my father's father too
葬在我父亲身旁 与我祖父相隔
I used to live in New York City
也曾栖身于纽约
But baby that ain't no substitute
可那又怎能取代
Not for my hometown
绝不只因那是故乡
That place people avoid
那个遭人嫌弃的地方
I've made love in every city
我曾四处潇洒快活
But I'll be buried in Detroit
却只愿魂归故乡
I don't claim to be a prophet
我不自诩先知
I just speak my mind
所有字句皆发自肺腑
I try to tell it like it is
试着诉说的平实字句
And sometimes God makes it rhyme
有时上苍会添上韵律
I like my songs how I like my women
我会像爱着我的姑娘般爱着我的歌
Honest and to the point
诚恳而又真切
You see I got f**ked up in Stockholm
我在斯德哥尔摩一败涂地
But I'll be buried in Detroit
但我仍会选择落叶归根
Next to my father my father's father too
葬在我父亲身旁 与我祖父相隔
I used to live in New York City
也曾栖身于纽约
But baby that ain't no substitute
可那又怎能取代
Not for my hometown
绝不只因那是故乡
That place people avoid
那个遭人嫌弃的地方
I've made love in every city
我曾四处潇洒快活
But I'll be buried in Detroit
却只愿魂归故乡
You know I ain't gon' live forever
你知道我不会一直活着
Baby it won't be long
不会活得很久
At the wake they'll say"He made a lot of mistakes
他们在葬礼上一定会说 他犯很多错
But he could write hell of a song”
但也会写世人传颂的歌曲
And I made I made killing
是的 我大赚过一笔
Though I never really was employed
虽然我从未为谁打工
I had a girl from San Diego
我曾拥有一个来自圣地亚哥的女孩
But I'll be buried in
但我将被葬在
I killed a show in Indonesia
我曾在印尼大放光彩
But I'll be buried in
但我将被葬在
I made love in every city
我在各地逍遥
But I'll be buried in Detroit
但我将被葬在底特律