It's My Job (Album Version) - Jimmy Buffett
In the middle of late last night
昨晚半夜
I was sittin' on a curb
我坐在马路旁
I didn't know what about
我不知道怎么了
But I was feeling quite disturbed
只是感觉心烦不安
A street sweeper came whistlin' by
一位清洁工安静走过
He was bouncin' every step
每一步都那么跳跃
It seemed strange how good he felt
于是他清扫时我问道
So I asked him while he swept
他怎么感觉如此良好
He said "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
他说我的工作就是清理混乱
And that's enough reason to go for me
对我来说这就是足够的理由
It's my job to be better than the rest
我的工作比其他的更好
And that makes the day for me"
那使我的日子充满意义
I got an uncle who owns a bank
我有一个开银行的叔叔
He's a self made millionaire
他是个白手起家的百万富翁
He never had anyone to love
他从未爱过任何人
Never had no one to care
也从来不关心谁
He always to seemed kind of sad to me
在我看来他总是有点悲伤
So I asked him why that was
于是我问他为什么
And he told me it's because
他告诉我是因为
In my contract there's a clause
我的合同中有一个条款
That says "It's my job to be worried half to death
说我的工作就是担心成半死
And that's the thing people respect in me
这就是人们尊重我的地方
It's my job but without it I'd be less
这是我的工作 没有它
Than what I expect from me"
我没法成为期望中的自己
I've been lazy most all of my life
我的一生大多懒惰
Writing songs and sleeping late
写歌 睡懒觉
Any manual labor I've done purely by mistake
做任何体力活都会出错
If street sweepers can smile then
如果清洁工能微笑
I've got no right to feel upset
那我还有什么权利心烦
But sometimes I still forget
但有时我会忘记
Till the lights go on and the stage is set
直到灯光依旧 舞台归置
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat
歌曲直击人心 你受人崇拜
It's my job to be different than the rest
我的工作就是与众不同
And that's enough reason to go for me
对我而言这就是足够的理由
It's my job to be better than the best
我的工作不能再好了
And that's a tough break for me
算我走霉运
It's my job to be cleaning up this mess
我的工作就是清理混乱
And that's enough reason to go for me
对我而言这就是足够的理由
It's my job to be better than the best
我的工作不能再好了
And that makes the day for me
那使我的日子充满意义