歌词
The big man arrives
大人物驾到
Disco dancers greet him
迪斯科舞队欢歌载舞来迎接他
Plainclothes cops greet him
甚至便衣警察也得向他致敬
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
在这个小城镇里头，大人物来了
Sophomore jive
抹着光彩亮丽口红的大学生们慌慌张张
From victims of typewriters
被叫来表演的人好像是打字员
The band sounds like typewriters
鼓手和铜管乐手的演奏像打字机写文章一样呆板
The big man he's not listening
大人物看惯了这一切，根本没在听
His eyes hold Edith
他的眼睛始终停留在伊迪丝的身上
His left hand holds his right
他左手紧握着右手
What does that hand desire
他的手到底在渴望些什么
That he grips it so tight
双手紧紧攥着
Edith in the ring
伊迪丝已戴上戒指
The passed-over girls are conferring
追慕失败被他拒绝过的姑娘们密谋着
The man with the diamond ring is purring
大人物带着钻戒，喉咙发出轰隆轰隆的声响
All claws for now withdrawn
所有曾对他渴慕的爪子(指追求者)都缩了回去
One by one they bring
姑娘们私底下一个接一个地将
His renegade stories to her
他背叛她们的故事说给伊迪丝
His crimes and his glories to her
还讲述他过往的过错和荣耀
In challenge they look on
她们挑衅般地抬头看着她
Women he has taken grow old too soon
曾经被他拿下过的女人容颜衰老太快
He tilts their tired faces
他将她们疲惫不堪的面容抬起来
Gently to the spoon
温柔地喂着羹里的毒
Edith in his bed
伊迪丝独自躺在宾馆床上
A plane in the rain is humming
雨中，一架飞机发出嗡嗡声
The wires in the walls are humming
墙上的电线仿佛也在跟着嗡嗡作响
Some song-some mysterious song
它们似乎是一些神秘飘渺的歌曲
Bars in her head
是她脑海中奏着酒吧的音乐吧
Beating frantic and snowblind
想象中的酒吧音乐令人头晕眼花和雪盲(指大人物生活的花天酒地)
Romantic and snowblind
浪漫和雪盲
She says-his crime belongs
她说，他人并没有坏心眼
Edith and the Kingpin
伊迪丝和大人物
Each with charm to sway
相互吸引的两个人
Are staring eye to eye
就这样面面相觑，凝视着对方
They dare not look away
不敢将视线移开
You know they dare not look away
你知道，他们谁都不敢将视线移开
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