Little Man-Alan Jackson

[00:00.000] 作词 : Jackson, Alan Eugene [00:01.000] 作曲 : Jackson, Alan Eugene [00:09.59]I remember walk′in round the court square sidewalk
依稀记得我曾走在广场的人行道上 [00:13.90]Lookin′ in windows at things I couldn′t want
透过窗户看着那些我得不到的东西 [00:18.22]There′s johnson′s hardware and morgans jewelry
有Johnson五金器具还有 morgan珠宝 [00:21.98]And the ol′ Lee king′s apothecary
还有 ol′ Lee king药店 [00:25.75]They ware the little man
他们都是些小人物 [00:29.76]The little man
再平凡不过的人 [00:34.51]I go back now and the stores are all empty
如今重返旧地，早已人去店空 [00:38.20]Except for an old coke sign from 1950
只剩陈旧的1950年焦炭刻下的印记 [00:42.70]Boarded up like they never existed
木板将旧店封存，好似从未曾存在 [00:46.74]Or renovated and called historic districts
有的经过了修整翻新，成了历史遗迹 [00:50.44]There goes the little man
小人物离去 [00:53.19]There goes the little man
小人物离去 [00:57.75]Now the court square′s just a set of streets
广场已然变为条条大道 [01:01.89]That the people go round but they seldom think
行人匆匆却有如行尸走肉 [01:05.51]Bout the little man that built this town
是那些可爱的平凡人建造了这座城市 [01:09.87]Before the big money shut em down
是大笔的金钱驱使他们就此停工 [01:13.82]And killed the little man
扼杀了他们的灵魂 [01:17.79]Oh the little man
那些可爱的人 [01:22.42]He pumped your gas and he cleaned your glass
他们给你打通天然气，擦亮杯子 [01:26.02]And one cold rainy night he fixed your flat
寒风习习的雨夜他为你修建公寓 [01:30.12]The new stores came where you do it yourself
如今新店入驻，从此你只能自己做这些琐事 [01:33.63]You buy a lotto ticket and food off the shelf
亲自买落托数卡牌，买架子上的食物 [01:37.55]Forget about the little man
忘掉那些小人物吧 [01:41.01]Forget about that little man
忘掉他们 [01:46.57]He hung on there for a few more years
他在那里多呆了几年 [01:50.19]But he couldn′t sell slurpees
但是他不卖思乐冰 [01:52.51]And he wouldn′t sell beer
他不会卖酒 [01:54.22]Now the bank rents the station
现在银行租用了车站 [01:57.23]To a down the road
沿着大道 [01:58.34]And sell velvet Elvis and
卖Elvis天鹅绒 [02:00.38]Second-hand clothes
和二手服装 [02:02.00]There goes little man
小人物离去 [02:04.92]There goes another little man
小人物离去 [02:09.82]Now the court square′s just a set of streets
广场已然变为条条大道 [02:14.03]That the people go round but they seldom think
行人匆匆却有如行尸走肉 [02:17.79]Bout the little man that built this town
是那些可爱的平凡人建造了这座城市 [02:22.02]Before the big money shut em down
是大笔的金钱驱使他们就此停工 [02:25.73]And killed the little man
扼杀了他们的灵魂 [02:30.03]Oh the little man
那些可爱的人 [02:54.70]Now the are lined up in a concrete strip
现在他们排排成对 [02:58.04]You can buy the world with just one trip
仿佛仅一次旅行就能买下整个世界 [03:02.63]And save a penny cause it′s jumbo size
省一便士，因为它很庞大 [03:06.46]They don′t even realize
他们甚至没有意识到 [03:10.15]They′er killin′ the little man
他们在扼杀小人物 [03:14.07]Oh the little man
哦那些平凡的人 [03:17.88]Now the court square′s just a set of streets
广场已然变为条条大道 [03:22.13]That the people go round but they seldom think
行人匆匆却有如行尸走肉 [03:25.92]Bout the little man that built this town
是那些可爱的平凡人建造了这座城市 [03:30.08]Before the big money shut em down
是大笔的金钱驱使他们就此停工 [03:33.93]And killed the little man
扼杀了他们的灵魂 [03:38.10]Oh the little man
那些可爱的人 [03:42.75]It wasn′t long when I was a child
曾几何时我还是个孩子 [03:46.47]An old black man came with his plow
一个黑人拿着犁走来 [03:50.79]He broke the ground where we grew our garden
他破坏了我家花园的土地 [03:54.65]Back before we′d all forgot
在忘记之前 [04:00.24]about the little man
忘记这些小人物之前 [04:04.26]The little man
小人物 [04:07.56]Long live the little man
愿他们活的长久 [04:12.45]God bless the little man
愿上帝保佑你们 [04:17.69]