Raised on Robbery

Raised on Robbery - Joni Mitchell (琼尼·米契儿)

He was sitting in the lounge of the empire hotel

他坐在帝国大厦的酒店大堂

He was drinking for diversion

他在借酒浇愁

He was thinking for himself

在为自己打算

A little money riding on the maple leafs

穿着蕾丝裙子的女士走过来

Along comes a lady in lacy sleeves

带来了一些钞票

She says

她说

Let me sit down

让我坐下

You know drinkin' alone's a shame

你知道 一个人喝酒是可耻的

It's a shame it's a crying shame

一个人喝酒是可耻的 奇耻大辱

Look at those jokers

看看那些笑话你的人

Glued to that damn hockey game

玩着曲棍球不愿离开

Hey honey-you've got lots of cash

亲爱的 你有那么多钱

Bring us round a bottle

给我们大家都买一杯

And we'll have some laughs

我们都会开怀大笑

Gin's what i'm drinking

我要喝杜松子酒

I was raised on robbery

我天生就是个强盗

I'm a pretty good cook

我是个一流的厨师

I'm sitting on my groceries

摆弄着我的食物

Come up to my kitchen

到我的厨房来

I'll show you my best recipe

我要让你看看我最棒的食谱

I try and i try but i can't save a cent

我努力尝试却攒不到一分钱

I'm up after midnight cooking

我午夜之后就起来烹饪

Trying to make my rent

努力赚取房租

I'm rough but i'm pleasin'

我很豪放 但我人缘很好

I was raised on robbery

我天生就是个强盗

We had a little money once

我们也曾有钱过

They were pushing through a four iane highway

开着豪车穿越宽阔气派的马路

Government gave us three thousand dollars

政府奖励我们三千美金

You should have seen it fly away

我们一眨眼就把它花光了

First he bought a '57 biscayne

首先我们在比斯坎湾买下57号岛屿

He put it in the ditch

他还在上面开沟挖渠

He drunk up all the rest

剩余的钱他都用来花天酒地

That son of a bh

那个混蛋

His blood's bad whiskey

他血管里流的都是威士忌

I was raised on robbery

我天生就是个强盗

You know you ain't bad looking

你知道你长得不难看

I like the way you hold your drinks

我喜欢你举杯的姿势

Come home with me honey

亲爱的 跟我回家吧

I ain't asking for no full length mink

我不要豪华的裘皮大衣

Hey where you going

你要去哪里呀

Don't go yet

不要走开

Your glass ain't empty and we just met

你酒还没有喝完 我们才刚刚认识

You're mean when you're loaded-

你喝醉的样子看起来好可恶

I was raised on robbery

我天生就是个强盗