歌词
A boy is born in hard time mississippi
一个男孩在密西西比艰难的岁月里诞生
Surrounded by four walls that ain’t so pretty
被丑陋的高墙禁锢
His parents give him love and affection
他的父母给他爱和关怀
To keep him strong moving in the right direction
让他在正确地方向上坚定不移
Living just enough just enough for the city ee ha
只是为了在城市里活下去
His father works some days for fourteen hours
他父亲有时一天工作十四个小时
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
然而你可知道他几乎一个子儿都挣不来
His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
他的母亲无数次清理人们的地板
And you’d best believe she hardly gets a penny
你可能不敢相信她依旧什么都得不到
Living just enough just enough for the city yeah
仅仅能在这个城市里生存下去
His sister’s black but she is sho’nuff pretty
他的姐姐也是黑人但长得老俊了
Her skirt is short but lord her legs are sturdy
她的裙子很短但腿实在好看
To walk to school she’s got to get up early
为了去上学她每天早早起床
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
衣着简陋却很干净
Living just enough just enough for the city um hum
仅仅是为了在这个城市里生存而已
Her brother’s smart he’s got more sense than many
她的弟弟很聪明但不像白人一样有很多机会
His patience’s long but soon he won’t have any
他很有耐心但是很快耐心就被挥霍光了
To find a job is like a haystack needle
找到合适的工作实在是太难了
Cause where he lives they don’t use colored people
不好意思在这座城市里有色人种是被歧视的
Living just enough just enough for the city
仅仅是为了在这座城市活下来而已
Living just enough For the city
仅仅只是为了活下来而已
His hair is long his feet are hard and gritty
他的头发都变长了，腿脚如同被灌了铅
He spends his life walking the streets of new york city
他好像在纽约的街道里走过了一生
He’s almost dead from breathing in air pollution
他快死了我们却爱莫能助
He tried to vote but to him there’s no solution
他参加投票却无能为力
Living just enough just enough for the city
他仅仅是想在这里生存下来而已啊
Yeah yeah yeah
可怜的人
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
我希望自己多听内心的声音
And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
这样就能创造一个更好的明天
This place is cruel no where could be much colder
没有什么地方能比这里更冷酷了
If we don’t change the world will soon be over
如果我们不改变的话一切都将毁灭
Living just enough stop giving just enough for the city
他仅仅是为了在这里生存下去
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