Fast Car - Michael Collings
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
I want a ticket to anywhere
我想要一张车票,天涯海角任我去
Maybe we make a deal
让我们做个交易
Maybe together we can get somewhere
说不定我们可以一起去到某个地方
Anyplace is better
任何一个地方都好
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
一切始于零,没什么可失去的
Maybe we'll make something
说不准我们真的做到了
But me myself I got nothing to prove
但我自己并不能证明点什么
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
And I got a plan to get us out of here
而我想到一个计划可以让我们逃离这里
I been working at the convenience store
我一直在便利店谋生计
Managed to save just a little bit of money
只存到了一点点钱
We won't have to drive too far
我们并不需要开得太快
Just 'cross the border and into the city
只需穿越边境,踏入那座城市
You and I can both get jobs
你我都可以找到工作
And finally see what it means to be living
最后我们会领悟生活的真谛
You see my old man's got a problem
你看到我家那个老家伙出问题了吧
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
他老是爱喝酒
He says his body's too old for working
他说他老了无法继续干活
I say his body's too young to look like his
我倒觉得他的样子在他这个岁数算年轻的了
My mama went off and left him
我母亲心灰意冷,离开了他
She wanted more from life than he could give
她渴望得到更多,而他却不能给予
I said somebody's got to take care of him
我想总得有人照顾他
So I quit school and that's what I did
所以我退学,这就是我做的
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
但它是否快得可以让我们飞起来
We gotta make a decision
我们需要做一个决定
We leave tonight or live and die this way
我们今晚就离开,抑或继续这样活着直到死去
I remember we were driving driving in your car
我记得,我们一直往前开着车
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
速度非常快,快得像我喝醉了一样
City lights lay out before us
城市的街灯远在我们身后
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
你的手搭在我的肩上
And I had a feeling that I belonged
我真切地感受到
And I had a feeling I could be someone
感受到我可以有所作为
Be someone be someone
有所作为
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
我们去兜风,以此作乐
You still ain't got a job
你仍找不到工作
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
我在超市里当收银员
I know things will get better
我相信一切都会好起来
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
你会找到工作而我也会升职
We'll move out of the shelter
我们会从避难所搬出来
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
买一栋大别墅,住在郊区
I remember we were driving driving in your car
我记得,我们一直往前开着车
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
速度非常快,快得像我喝醉了一样
City lights lay out before us
城市的街灯远在我们身后
And your arm felt nice
你深感愉悦
Wrapped 'round my shoulder
把手搭在我的肩上
And I had a feeling that I belonged
我真切地感受到
And I had a feeling I could be someone
感受到我可以有所作为
Be someone be someone
有所作为
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
And I got a job that pays all our bills
我得到一份工作,足以支付日常开支
You stay out drinking late at the bar
你在酒吧夜夜醉生梦死
See more of your friends
与你的狐朋狗友呆在一起
Than you do of your kids
甚至比陪伴孩子们的时间更多
I'd always hoped for better
我总是希冀一切都会好起来
Thought maybe together
也许总有一天
You and me would find it
我们一起做到了
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
我毫无头绪,也不知要去往何处
So take your fast car and keep on driving
就这样一直往前开着吧
I remember we were driving driving in your car
我记得,我们一直往前开着车
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
速度非常快,快得像我喝醉了一样
City lights lay out before us
城市的街灯远在我们身后
And your arm felt nice
你深感愉悦
Wrapped 'round my shoulder
把手搭在我肩上
And I had a feeling that I belonged
我深切地感受到
And I had a feeling I could be someone
感受到我可以有所作为
Be someone be someone
有所作为
You got a fast car
你得到一架快车
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
但它是否快得可以让我们飞起来
You gotta make a decision
你需要做一个决定
You leave tonight or live and die this way
今晚就离开,抑或继续这样活着直到死去