Prime Time-Don McLean

[00:00.000] 作词 : Don McLean [00:00.375] 作曲 : Don McLean [00:00.750]Prime Time [00:02.560]Well this is life, this is Prime time [00:04.490]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [00:07.550]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [00:11.480]This is livin' the American way [00:15.160]I was ridin' on the subway in the afternoon [00:19.220]I saw some kids 'a beatin' out a funky tune [00:22.960]The lady right in front of me was old and brown [00:26.520]The kids began to push her, they knocked her down [00:30.450]I tried to help her out but there was just no way [00:33.880]A life ain't worth a damn on the street today [00:37.190]I passed the ambulance and the camera crews [00:41.180]I saw the instant replay on the evening news [00:44.800]Well this is life, this is Prime time [00:48.730]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [00:52.230]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [00:56.100]This is livin' the American way [00:59.970]Well will you take the car, or will you take the trip? [01:03.840]Remove annoying hair from your upper lip [01:07.520]What's it really worth? Does she really care? [01:11.010]What's the best shampoo that I can use on my hair? [01:15.190]Hey what's the real future of democracy? [01:18.500]How're we gonna streamline the bureaucracy? [01:21.990]Hey, hey, the cost of life has gone sky-high [01:25.680]Does the deodorant I'm using really keep me dry? [01:29.300]Well this is life, this is Prime time [01:33.410]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [01:37.030]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [01:40.970]This is livin' the American way [01:52.880]Well spin the magic wheel and try to break the bank [01:56.310]Think about your life when you fill in the blank [01:59.940]Here's a game that's real if you wanna try [02:03.550]One spot on the wheel that says you must die [02:08.980]American roulette is the game we play [02:12.720]But no-one wants to have to be the one to pay [02:17.590]You get to pass "GO", you get to pass away [02:21.280]But before we start our show, here's our sponsor to say: [02:24.710]"Well this is life, this is Prime time [02:26.830]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [02:28.700]Well this is life, this is Prime time [02:32.510]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [02:35.070]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [02:37.190]This is livin' the American way" [02:38.810]Well down in Mexico, the laundry's on the line [02:41.310]There's where you can go if you land on the nine [02:44.180]Canada is nice if you're fond of ice [02:46.300]If you land on the two then we'll send you there twice [02:49.540]We interrupt this game for a news release: [02:51.730]A man has gone insane and been killed by police! [02:54.350]Now back to the game, that's a dangerous play [02:56.780]'Cause if they see you in C-U-B-A you must pass away [02:59.590]Well this is life, this is Prime time [03:01.530]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [03:03.520]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [03:05.390]This is livin' the American way [03:06.950]My supper's on the stove, the war is on the screen [03:09.640]Pass the bread and butter while I watch the Marine [03:12.010]The shot him in the chest--Pass the chicken breast! [03:14.130]The general is saying that he's still unimpressed. [03:15.880]"We had to burn the city 'cause they wouldn't agree [03:18.370]That things go better with democracy!" [03:19.810]The weather will be fair, forget the ozone layer, [03:22.120]But strontium showers will be here and there [03:24.050]Well this is life, this is Prime time [03:25.920]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [03:27.860]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [03:29.670]This is livin' the American way [03:30.980]Well livin' in the country watchin' shadows fall [03:32.910]My reception ain't too good in a power stall [03:34.780]Bombers in the air, missiles in the sea [03:36.780]Chemicals in everything, including me [03:37.840]They don't keep their promise in the promised land [03:39.960]It's getting mighty hard to find an honest man [03:42.460]But coming very soon, a show you'll die to see [03:46.080]It's called "The End Of The World", on channel "C" [03:49.760]Well this is life, this is Prime time [03:53.380]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [03:56.870]Well this is life, this is Prime time [04:00.930]This is livin' in the U. S. A. [04:03.300]Well this is life, this is Prime Time [04:06.920]This is livin' the American way