Inflation Blues - B.B. King
Hey Mr. President
你好 总统先生
All your congressmen, too
还有所有的国会议员
You got me frustrated
你让我如此沮丧
And I don't know what to do
我不知道该做什么
I'm trying to make a living
我竭尽全力为生活奔波
I can't save a cent
却存不下一分钱
It takes all of my money
花掉了我所有的积蓄
Just to eat and pay my rent
仅仅是吃饭和付房租
I got the blues
我得了忧郁症
Got those inflation blues
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症
You know, I'm not one
你知道的 我不是
Of those high brows
那些地位高的人
I'm average Joe to you
我只是个普通人
I came up eating cornbread
当我即将吃上面包
Candied yams and chicken stew
蜜饯 蕃薯和炖鸡时
Now you take that paper dollar
你却拿走了纸币
It's only that in name
只是名义上为我们好
The way that buck has shrunk
美其名曰收缩开支
It's a lowdown dirty shame
真是肮脏到羞耻
That's why I got the blues
那就是我得忧郁症的原因
Got those inflation blues
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症
Mr. President Please cut the price of sugar
总统先生 请降低糖的价格
I wanna make my coffee sweet
我想让我的咖啡尝起来甜一点
I wanna smear some butter on my bread
我想在面包上抹点黄油
And I just got to have my meat
我刚买了肉
When you start rationing
你却开始定量配给
You really played the game
你真是在玩游戏
And things are going up
游戏进展得很顺利
And up and up and up
越来越顺利
And my check remains the same
我的支票却还是一样
That's why I got the blues
那就是我会得忧郁症的原因
Got those inflation blues
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症