《In The Ghetto (alt. take 20)》歌词

[00:00:05] As the snow flies

[00:00:10] 雪花纷纷

[00:00:10] On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto

[00:00:21] 一个灰冷的芝加哥早晨 在贫民区里 一个小男孩出生了

[00:00:21] And his mama cries 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need

[00:00:30] 于是他的妈妈哭了 因为贫民区里又多了一件她不需要的东西

[00:00:30] It's another hungry mouth to feed

[00:00:33] 那就是一张需要喂养的嘴巴

[00:00:33] In the ghetto

[00:00:38] 在贫民区里

[00:00:38] People don't you understand

[00:00:40] 人们 你们懂吗

[00:00:40] The child needs a helping hand

[00:00:43] 这个孩子需要一双援助之手

[00:00:43] Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day

[00:00:48] 否则他会变成一个性情暴动的人

[00:00:48] Take a look at you and me

[00:00:51] 看看你和我

[00:00:51] Are we too blind to see

[00:00:54] 我们对此太盲目了

[00:00:54] Do we simply turn our heads

[00:00:58] 让我们换一种思路

[00:00:58] And look the other way

[00:01:01] 去想一下这个问题吧

[00:01:01] Well the world turns

[00:01:07] 随着时光的流逝

[00:01:07] And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

[00:01:11] 这个鼻子灵敏的饥肠辘辘的小男孩

[00:01:11] Plays in the street as the cold wind blows In the ghetto

[00:01:18] 在呼啸的冷风中玩耍 在贫民区里

[00:01:18] And his hunger burns

[00:01:24] 当他饥饿难耐的时候

[00:01:24] So he starts to roam the streets at night

[00:01:26] 他就漫游在夜晚的街道上

[00:01:26] And he learns how to steal

[00:01:28] 学着怎样去偷窃

[00:01:28] And he learns how to fight In the ghetto

[00:01:35] 学着怎样打架 在贫民区里

[00:01:35] Then one night in desperation

[00:01:37] 一个绝望的夜晚

[00:01:37] The young man breaks away

[00:01:40] 年轻人不顾一切地出走了

[00:01:40] He buys a gun steals a car

[00:01:43] 他买了枪 偷了辆车

[00:01:43] Tries to run but he don't get far And his mama cries

[00:01:52] 然后试图逃跑 但是他跑不掉 于是他的妈妈哭了

[00:01:52] As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

[00:01:55] 当聚集的人群 把这个暴躁的年轻人包围时

[00:01:55] Face down on the street with a gun in his hand In the ghetto

[00:02:03] 年轻人手里拿着枪 倒在了贫民区的街道上 在贫民区里

[00:02:03] And as her young man dies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

[00:02:11] 这个年轻人死的时候 是一个灰冷的芝加哥早晨

[00:02:11] Another little baby child is born In the ghetto

[00:02:21] 又一个新生儿降临 在贫民区里

[00:02:21] And his mama cries In the ghetto In the ghetto

[00:02:26] 于是他的妈妈哭了 在贫民区里 在贫民区里