歌词
They pulled in just behind the fridge,
他们在冰箱后面开始
he lays he down, he frowns
她在他面前躺下，他却皱起眉头
Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young?
“青春年华如此美好，我干这事是不是太早？”
He kissed her then and there,
他还是在那吻了她
she took his ring, took his babies
她戴上他的婚戒，给他生了孩子
It took him minutes, took her no-where
他花了几分钟就得到她的所有，带她去偏远的地方定居
Heaven knows, she'd've taken anything
天知道，她是否得到了任何
She wants the young American
她想要的是一个年轻的美国小伙
but she wants the young American
但她想要的是一个年轻的美国小伙啊
Scanning life through the picture window,
她和往常一样无聊地看向窗外
she finds the slinky vagabond
她发现了一个奇怪的流浪汉
He coughs as he passes up her red Mustang, but
他经过她的福特野马时咳嗽了一下
Heaven forbid, she take anything
虽然艰难，她还是得到了一切
But the freak, and his type, all for nothing,
但他的怪异，他的身形，他的一无所有
misses a step and cuts his hand. But
他失足摔倒并划破了手
showing nothing, he swoops like a song
这都没有什么意义，像现在的一首歌
She cries Where have all Papas' heroes gone She wants the young American
她哭着说那些男子汉都去哪里了？
she wants the young American All the way from Washington,
她想要的是一个年轻的美国小伙。他们一路离开华盛顿
her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor
她的顶梁柱跪在浴室地板上哭诉
We live for just these twenty years,
我们是否只在20岁前才算活着
do we have to die for the fifty more?, had
这50年都是行将就木？（没有had）
He wants the young American
他想要的是一个年轻的美国丽人
but He wants the young American
但他想要的是一个年轻的美国丽人啊
Do you remember
你记得吗？
your President Nixon?
辞职的尼克松总统
Do you remember
你记得吗
the bills you have to pay,
你还没支付的账单
or even yesterday?
甚至，你还记得你的昨天吗？
Have you have been an un-American?
你是否一直是一个反美的美国人？
Just you and your idol singing falsetto
你只喜欢你和你唱着假声的偶像
'bout leather, leather everywhere, and
到处是精品皮革（Coleridge-The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner ）
not a myth left from the ghetto
这些可不是来自贫民窟的神话（指黑人音乐多来自贫民窟）
Well, well, well, would you carry a razor
你会带上剃须刀吗？
in case, just in case of depression?
万一，我是说万一你会沮丧？
Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors,
你和公交车上的其他人一起对犯罪袖手旁观
blushing at all the afro-Sheila's
在包围你的黑人姑娘中紧张不安
Ain't that close to love?
这还不够接近爱吗
Well, ain't that poster love?
这不就是海报所宣扬的爱吗？
Well, it ain't that Barbie doll,
它不是芭比娃娃
her heart's been broken just like you have
她是个心碎的女孩，就像你曾经那样
YOU wants the young American
我们都想要年轻的美国佳人
YOU wants the young American
我们都想要年轻的美国佳人（这个wants真魔性）
You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler
你不是皮条客也不是妓女
A pimps' got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler
一个皮条客得到了Cadi，一位女士得到了Chrysler
Blacks got respect, uhh, whites got his soul train
黑人得到了尊重，白人得到了灵魂列车（致敬黑人节目灵魂列车）
Mamas' got cramps, and look at your hands ache
我们跳的那么尽兴，我的手都疼了，她们都抽筋了
（我今天听到一则新闻，天呐）（The Beatles-A Day in the Life）
I got a suite and you got defeat
我得到了全部你只得到失败
Ain't there a man you can say no more?, and
难道没有一个男人，能再说不了？
Ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw, and
难道没有一个女人，我可以让她沉默吗？
Ain't there a child I can hold without judging?
难道没有一个孩子， 我可以毫不犹豫地抱起吗？
Ain't there a pen that will write before they die?
难道没有一支笔，在他们死前为他们振声吗？
Ain't you proud that you've still got faces?
你不为你还能保持你的容颜而骄傲吗？
Ain't there one damn song that can make me
难道没有一首歌，
break down and cry?
能让我听到失态哭泣吗？
（以上都是falsetto）
wants the I young American
我想要的是年轻的美国人
but I wants the young American
我想要的是年轻的美国人啊
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