People Like Us - Tim Mcgraw
TME享有本翻译作品的著作权
Lyrics by:Tom Douglas/Scooter Carusoe
Composed by:Tom Douglas/Scooter Carusoe
Produced by:Byron Gallimore/Tim McGraw
Mike's a pipeline welder
迈克是个管道工
Kim's a drive-thru teller
金姆是得来速餐厅的出纳
Johnny's a d**g dealer
约翰尼是个不法分子
Bob's a concerete sealer
鲍勃是个泥瓦工
Terry is a soldier
特里是一名士兵
Tom's a church league bowler
汤姆是教堂联赛的保龄球手
We are liars and lawyers
我们当中有骗子 有律师
Lovers sisters brothers
有情人 有姐妹 也有兄弟
People like us watch the blues on TV
像我们这样的人 看着媒体对未来的展望
Get so angry blame it on DC
愤愤不平 怪政府无能
People like us all God's children
像我们这样的人也是上帝的子民
If we're willing
只要我们愿意
We can be building a tomorrow we can trust
也可以构筑有把握的未来
But it's up to people like us
不过这得看我们的表现了
We wear Jordans we wear flip-flops
我们有人穿乔丹运动鞋 有人穿人字拖
We wear wing tips and Lucheses with tube socks
有人穿尖头皮鞋 有人穿带运动袜的牛仔靴
And we wear high heels and we wear work boots
有人穿高跟鞋 有人穿工作靴
But we won't even know each other
但只有经历过对方的处境
Until we walk a mile in each other's shoes
我们才能真正了解彼此
People like us watch the blues on TV
像我们这样的人 看着媒体对未来的展望
Get so angry blame it on DC
愤愤不平 怪政府无能
People like us all God's children
像我们这样的人也是上帝的子民
If we're willing
只要我们愿意
We can be building a tomorrow we can trust
也可以构筑有把握的未来
But it's up to people like us
不过这得看我们的表现了
We can point the finger
我们可以互相指责
Here's enough blame to go around
但每个人其实都有责任
I wonder what would happen if we turned that finger around
我想知道如果我们反过来指责自己 会出现什么情况
Yeah people like us
像我们这样的人
We're a preacher with a dream
都是志在传播信仰的传教士
Put a man on the moon
载人登月都成功了
We can do anything
还有什么不可能
Yeah people like us
像我们这样的人
We're all gods children
也是上帝的子民
If we're willing
只要我们愿意
We can be building a tomorrow we can trust
也可以构筑有把握的未来
But it's up to people like us
不过这得看我们的表现了
I believe in people like us
我对平凡的我们信心十足