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