《Mercenaries(LP版)》歌词

[00:00:00] Mercenaries (雇佣的) (LP版) - Harry Chapin

[00:00:18] It's a slow motion night

[00:00:21] In the hot city lights

[00:00:22] Past time when the good folks

[00:00:24] Are snoring in bed

[00:00:26] On a loose jointed cruise

[00:00:29] To recolor your blues

[00:00:31] An' with illegal notions alive

[00:00:36] Alive in your head

[00:00:45] And you are back from some war

[00:00:47] That you've been fighting for

[00:00:49] Some old blue blood bastard

[00:00:51] In a dark pinstripe suit

[00:00:53] And the word from your loins

[00:00:55] Has your mind in your groin

[00:00:57] And your back pocket burning with blood

[00:01:03] With blood money loot

[00:01:11] And you walk past the glow

[00:01:14] Of the flicker picture shows

[00:01:16] Where the raincoat men wait

[00:01:18] For a child to come by

[00:01:20] And the women in doorways

[00:01:22] Who have nothing to say

[00:01:24] 'Cause your money is talking

[00:01:26] To the ones that you would try

[00:01:39] And she owns the block

[00:01:41] With the dead pawnshop clock

[00:01:43] She's the answer to dreams

[00:01:45] That you pay to come true

[00:01:47] She's got no heart of gold

[00:01:49] But that's not what she's sold

[00:01:51] She just sees herself doing what she

[00:01:56] What she has to do

[00:02:05] And she's all that you're hoping

[00:02:08] As her coat falls open

[00:02:10] Give her bread and she leads you

[00:02:12] To a bed on the floor

[00:02:14] Where the ten million years

[00:02:16] And through ten billion tears

[00:02:18] The armies bootmen have marched

[00:02:22] Back from their wars

[00:02:32] She's in that state of grace

[00:02:34] Before time finds her face

[00:02:36] With a mind of old wisdoms

[00:02:39] And a body still young

[00:02:41] And she tastes as sweet

[00:02:43] As a child's chaco chit

[00:02:45] Before the butts and the whiskey

[00:02:47] Had wasted the taste of your tongue

[00:02:59] Play the music again

[00:03:02] Of the Grey stubble men

[00:03:04] That groaning blue symphony

[00:03:06] Moans evermore

[00:03:08] And you watch as she fakes it

[00:03:10] And of course you just take it

[00:03:12] She's better than others

[00:03:14] You never paid your money for

[00:03:39] And you've used up your booty

[00:03:41] And the girl's done her duty

[00:03:43] And the turnstile has turned

[00:03:45] And you learn you are done

[00:03:47] And you're back on the street

[00:03:49] Joining fresh marching feet

[00:03:51] You see more soldiers coming

[00:03:53] And your girl chooses one

[00:04:05] And the medic has brought

[00:04:08] Shots for what you have caught

[00:04:10] And your leave is all over

[00:04:12] You're back on the line

[00:04:13] And you joke in the trenches

[00:04:16] Of the hot blooded wenches

[00:04:18] And the things that you'll do

[00:04:20] When they next give you the time

[00:04:33] And you're back in your army

[00:04:35] Back shedding red blood

[00:04:37] And you dream of the girl

[00:04:39] As you sleep in the mud

[00:04:41] And you know you'd swap with her

[00:04:43] If the deal could be made

[00:04:45] 'Cause you'd rather be working at love

[00:04:51] At love as your trade