歌词
Woke up in brooklyn with a frown upon my face
我在布鲁克林愁容满面地醒来
Just left Wisconsin where there's cheese enough to start this rat race
才离开威斯康星州,那里芝士多的可以开展这场老鼠比赛(rat race 也有你争我抢的生活的意思,用cheese有一语双关的感觉)
But thanks to the Brothers Wright
但是多亏了怀特兄弟
We don't know where we'll sleep tonight
我们不知道今晚我们睡在哪里
Yeah, I'm a bird in the skies
我像一只在天空里自由翱翔的鸟
And tomorrow when I rise
而明天等我起飞时,
I'll wake up in Paris with a new love in my heart
我会在巴黎醒来,心中又添新欢
or maybe Germany with that brand new pet I met in Stuttgart
又或是和我在斯图加尔遇到的新情人在德国停留
Skies the limit, time to play
无拘无束,游戏时间
I'll put down roots some other day
改天我再考虑定居的事情
No need to be a lonely Joe
不想沉浸于孤独
The jet-set is the only way to go
做空中飞人是唯一的选择
Would ya like new music and mystery
你会喜欢新奇的音乐和秘密吗?
Each and everyday
每朝每暮
Lose the same old music and history
摆脱那些听厌了的音乐和老一套的历史
Make a new friend then fly away, and...
交个新朋友然后起飞。
Wake up in Texas where they treat their women right
在男人对自己爱人很好的得克萨斯州醒来
And then try Hollywood where the stars get lit out in broad daylight
然后在白日也星光灿烂的好莱坞试试自己的机会
Any city, near or far feels twice as good as where you are
不论远近,去哪个的城市都比待在原地好太多
When you're sick of the status quo
当你厌烦了现状,
The jet-set is the only way to go
登上飞机周游世界是你唯一的选择
would ya like a sleigh ride, a hayride?
你想滑雪橇或是乘干草车吗?
Then kiddo, just stay home
那你就呆家里吧,小屁孩
But if you want jet-set then get set to
但是如果你想乘坐飞机周游世界,那就准备好
Leave behind Kansas there's no place like Rome
把堪萨斯州忘在脑后,没有地方比罗马还棒
Wake up in Rio have your coffee in Brazil
在里约醒来,品一杯巴西咖啡
When real life gets you down
当现实生活让你失望时
Take a far-out, one-way trip to Splitzville
就和他说拜拜
Swedish, Greek or Japanese
瑞典,希腊或者日本
A stewadess is trained to please
空姐就是为取悦你而生的
So if you've got what it takes below
所以如果你有机票钱
Well then fly this bird like Cupid's bow
那就登上这架像爱神之箭的飞机
'Cause the jet set's just a holiday
因为登上飞机周游世界就像度假
Yeah the jet set goes up, up and away
坐飞机升上天空逃离现状
So fly!
起飞吧!
Right down to Italy for la bella femina
为了美女降落到意大利
Jump in a fountain
跳进一个喷泉
woo!
芜湖!
For a big dose of la dolce vita
为了享受双重人生
If your tastes run more risque
如果你的品味更不同寻常,
Well then, we know a joint in old Bombay
我们知道老孟买的一家酒吧
So hang on tight let's loop de loop
所以抓紧了!飞机翻几个跟斗
It's time to fly this chicken coop
是时候起飞了
So pack up your suitcase check your worries at the gate
把包好你的行李,在登机门丢下你的烦恼
Come out and play boy cruise the world to find your perfect playmate
出来吧,花花公子环游世界寻找自己的完美玩伴
Things look better from above so
情况从飞机上看更加美好
Buckle up, next stop is love
系好安全带,下一站是爱
From Timbuktu to Tokyo from Mozambique to Mexico
从廷巴克图到东京,从莫桑比克到墨西哥
Yeah, the jet-set is the only way to go
做空中飞人是你唯一的选择
Babbada bop boop bah badooba doo-oh!
叭叭哒步噗步噗吧叭嘟叭嘟哦!
专辑信息
1.Seven Wonders
2.Live In Living Color
3.Someone Else's Skin
4.Butter Outta Cream
5.The Man Inside The Clues
6.Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year
7.Fly, Fly Away
8.Goodbye
9.Fifty Checks
10.(Our) Family Tree
11.The Pinstripes Are All That They See
12.Jet Set
13.Don't Break The Rules
14.Little Boy, Be A Man
15.Doctor's Orders
16.Stuck Together (Strange But True)
17.Don't Be A Stranger