歌词与中文翻译
A showman's life is a smokey bar
演员的人生就像烟枪一样
And the fevered chase of a tiny star
或者是对小明星的狂热追逐
It's a hotel room and a lonely wife
酒店客房 还有孤独的妻子
From what I've seen of a showman's life
从中我看到了一个演员的生活
Nobody told me about this part
没人告诉我这个
They told me all about the pretty girls
他们只给我讲过漂亮的姑娘
And the wine and the money and the good times
还有酒 钱与那些风光时刻
No mention of all the wear and tear
无人提及泪水与辛苦
On an old honky tonker's heart
在这个老年白人的受打击的心上
Well I might have known it
我早该知道的
But nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个
A boy will dream as children do
男孩应该像个孩子一样去梦想
Of a great white way till the dream comes true
坦坦荡荡 直到实现梦想
And a phony smile in a colored light
闪光灯下虚伪的笑脸
Is all there is to a showman's life
就是演员所有的一生
Nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个
They told me all about the pretty girls
他们只给我讲过漂亮的姑娘
And the wine and the money and the good times
还有酒 钱与那些风光时刻
No mention of all the wear and tear
无人提及泪水与辛苦
On an old honky tonker's heart
在这个老年白人的受打击的心上
Well I might have known it
我早该知道的
But nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个
Nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个
They told me all about the pretty girls
他们只给我讲过漂亮的姑娘
And the wine and the money and the good times
还有酒 钱与那些风光时刻
No mention of all the wear and tear
无人提及泪水与辛苦
On an old honky tonker's heart
在这个老年白人的受打击的心上
Well I might have known it
我早该知道的
But nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个
I might have known it
我早该知道的
But nobody told me about this part
但是没人告诉我这个