In The Ghetto (Alternate Take 4) - Elvis Presley (猫王)
As the snow flies
漫天飞雪
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
在芝加哥一个寒冷灰色的的早晨
A poor little baby child is born
一位小男孩出生
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
And his mama cries
他的妈妈哭了
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
因为又多了一个不需要的东西
It's another hungry mouth to feed
又多了一个饥饿的嘴巴
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
People don't you understand
人们不懂
The child needs a helping hand
孩子需要一双帮助的手
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
要不然他会变成一个性情暴动的人
Take a look at you and me
看看你和我
Are we too blind to see
我们对此太盲目了
Do we simply turn our heads
让我们换一种思路
And look the other way
去想一下这个问题吧
Well the world turns
随着时光的流逝
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
这个饥饿的带着他那机灵的鼻子的男孩跑了过来
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
寒风一样玩耍在贫民区的街道上
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
And his hunger burns
当他饥饿难耐的时候
So he starts to roam the streets at night
他就夜晚漫游在贫民区的的街道上
And he learns how to steal
学着偷窃
And he learns how to fight
学着打架
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
Then one night in desperation
一个夜晚
The young man breaks away
年轻人不顾一切的出走了
He buys a gun steals a car
他买了枪,偷了车
Tries to run but he don't get far
然后试图逃跑,但是他跑不掉
And his mama cries
他的妈妈哭了
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
当人群聚集的时候围着一个生气的年轻男人
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
年轻人中了子弹倒在了贫民区的街道上
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
And as her young man dies
当这位年轻人死掉的时候
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
在一个寒冷灰色的芝加哥的贫民区里
Another little baby child is born
又一个新生儿出生
In the ghetto
贫民区里面
And his mama cries
他的妈妈哭了