City of Music
Brad Paisley
歌詞內容 歌词
作曲 : Ross Copperman/Lee Thomas Miller
作詞 : Brad Paisley/Ross Copperman/Lee Thomas Miller
The karaoke queen of Tyler, Texas outgrew her little pond
德州泰勒市的女歌王在她的小池塘長大
She packed up her car, took the Church Street exit on half a tank of broken songs
她裝好車，帶著半箱的未完成作品，開出教堂街出口
Hit the ground running on Broadway, and while she's waiting on her dream to come true
她在百老匯努力奮鬥，等待夢想成真
Someone's gotta tend the bars, someone's gotta sell the boots
在這有人去當酒吧侍者，有人用自己的後備箱擺攤
In the city of music
這裡是音樂之城
Second-string quarterback, junior transfer learning how to play guitar
替補球員在大三年級轉去學習吉他
He bought a ring for his high school girlfriend right before she broke his heart
他在為高中時期的女友心碎前，贈予了她戒指
Now she's getting married to his ex-best friend and there's only one thing to do
而她嫁給了他曾經最好的朋友，那麼他只剩一件事需要做
'Cause you can make a million dollars just by singing the blues
那就是透過演唱布魯斯來賺到一百萬美元
In the city of music
這裡是音樂之城
Tell the truth, play some chords
用和絃講出一些真理
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
上帝可以保佑你把貸款還清
Cadillacs and 4x4s
凱迪拉克，四驅車
It's the city of music
這裡是音樂之城
This ain't no Big Apple or La La Land
這裡既不是紐約也不是洛杉磯
Harlan drank right where you stand
哈蘭曾經在你現在的位置喝了酒
Tell the bouncer you're with the band
告訴酒吧保安，你和樂隊同在
It's the city of music
這裡是音樂之城
Singing whoa
週五時她賣給他靴子，晚上被他穿去約會
Singing whoa
他們在一起唱著喬治和塔米，並在共同創作時醒了過來
So she sold him some boots on Friday, and he wore 'em on their date that night
此時美好或永遠停留，或稍縱即逝
They sat around singing George and Tammy, and woke up in a co-write
你時而歌頌者，時扮曲中人
Maybe it'll last forever, maybe only a week or two
那就果斷地用音樂講真理吧
Sometimes you write the songs and sometimes the songs write you
上帝可以保佑你把貸款還清
Just tell the truth, play some chords
凱迪拉克四驅車
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
亦是音樂之城的角色
Cadillacs and 4x4s
這片聖地屬於鄉村人
It's the city of music
老漢克就在你所在地酩酊大醉過
This is hillbilly holy land
一切會好的，畢竟我與樂隊同在
Ol' Hank drank right where you stand
這裡是音樂之城
It's alright, I'm with the band
為比你先一步到的鬼魂歌唱吧
It's the city of music
彈到雙手血肉模糊
Sing it for the ghosts that came before you
留下能為你鳴鐘送別的東西
And play 'til your fingers hurt
把它置於主教堂的椽木上
Leave something that'll ring out after
那就果斷地用音樂講真理吧
In the rafters of the Mother Church
上帝可以保佑你把貸款還清
Tell the truth, play some chords
凱迪拉克四驅車
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
亦是音樂之城的角色
Cadillacs and 4x4s
我是這片土地的朝聖者
It's the city of music
Maybelle Carter陪我同行
I am a pilgrim in this land
沒關係，樂隊也與我同在
Mother Maybelle take my hand
這裡是音樂之城
It's alright, I'm with the band
It's the city of music
Singing whoa
Singing whoa
Singing for the children, whoa
Singing whoa
