《Fast Car》――Tracy Chapman
你有辆很棒的车
而我梦想能去任何地方
我们可以就此达成一致
结伴而行，浪迹天涯
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
任何地方都好
纵使不顺也不损失什么 一切才刚刚开始
也许可以计划几件大事
但我除了自己 没有什么能拿来担保
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
你准备好那辆车
而我做好了离开的计划：
我在便利店工作了一些时候
已经有了一点点储蓄
其实不用去很远的地方
开过州界开进城市
在那里我们找份工作
然后一齐见证生活的意义
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
我老爸终日酗酒
觉得自己那把老骨头已不能再工作
其实他身强力壮 如二十出头的少年
妈妈得不到想要的生活 很早便舍他而去
可必须得有个人来照顾他啊
于是我退了学在便利店找了份工
现在你都知道了 这就是我的过去
You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
你那辆车很快
但是能快到让我俩飞起来么？
我们赶紧做个决定吧
要不今晚离开
要不就过着这死水般的生活
慢慢老去
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
**
犹记得曾坐在你的车上
速度快到我恍如微醺
街灯飞逝
蜷缩在你温暖的怀抱中
突然有一种强烈的感觉
我，可以去过另一种人生
I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
**
坐上车
让我们尽兴畅游吧
虽然你还没找到工作
我只拿着收银员的一点点工资
但我坚信一切都会好起来的
有一天 你会找到工作 我也会升职
那时我们会搬出这小棚屋
买栋郊区的大房子 悠然而居
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
(**)
你仍在路上开着
而我有了一份可以维持家庭的工作
那时你却终日流连酒吧
和朋友厮混 忘记了自己的家
我会始终朝前看
看终点那我们一起发现生活的答案
我从没想过离开你的身边
所以尽情地开吧
无论你驶向何方
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
(**)
你的车很快么
能快到带我们飞向天空么
赶紧做决定吧
离开或者留下...
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
