歌词
Dead in the water
我曾死在水里（说的是歌手之前生活穷困潦倒）
It's not a paid vacation
现在不是带薪休假的时期（讲的歌手一夜红遍大江南北）
The sons and daughters of city officials
连市政府官员的儿女们
Attend demonstrations
都来参加我的演唱会
It's hardly a sink or swim
到处都是人围得水泄不通
When all is well if the ticket sells
音乐会门票大卖非常好
与我这样一个懦弱的人出门
Out with a wimper
并不光彩
It's not a blaze of glory
从舞台上看下去
You look down from your temple
人们努力使这场演唱会成为一段佳话
As people endeavor to make it a story
然后镌刻在大理石碑上
And chisel a marble word
但都是丢失了故事从来没有被听过
But all is lost if it's never heard
但我得让人给我汇报一下
告诉我我的钱都是怎么花的
But I've got someone to make reports
预定我的场，为我拉下我的百叶窗
That tell me how my money's spent
所以我不知道都发什么了
To book my stays and draw my blinds
我只需要庆贺
So I can't tell what's really there
我会实现你的梦想
And all I need's a great big congratulations
你们注视着我
这看起来很奇怪
I'll keep your dreams
要是连你们都忽视我，我还不如消失
You pay attention for me
地面也许在快速移动
As strange as it seems
但是我把我的靴子绑在一个折断的桅杆上
I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me
区别很明显
The ground may be moving fast
你就这样把它扔在你的大锅里束之高阁
But I tied my boots to a broken mast
日复一日外表已经锈迹斑斑
施坦威和鲍德温
The difference is clear
要不是你们让这我堆废物重生
You throw it in your cauldron
又加盐调味
Rust and veneer dusk and dawn
我是多么幸运我有这帮铁哥们
Steinways and Baldwins
他们一直保持对我微笑
You start with a simple stock of all the waste
我用我的恩典抵消不称职的内疚
And salt to taste
把内疚放在草坪上
But damn my luck and damn these friends
伸出手欢呼庆祝
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations
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