Midtown Waitress

Oh momma I don't want to sit and listen to
哦妈妈我不想坐下
What you're talking about
听你的话
We're both young and we're going move to the city
我们还年轻要搬离这座城市
Yeah we found a little place up there
我们找到了属于自己的地方
We don't need a lecture bout things that could go wrong
我们不需要那些会让我们犯错的小说
I'm not a child no more
我不再是个孩子
So let me be my own
所以让我独立吧
Let me be my own
让我独立生活
So I got a job as a waitress
于是我成为了服务生
It's not much but we're getting by
工资不高但足够生活
Three months in we're happy and we're living
三个月里我们很开心很快乐
Like I told you we could be
就像我告诉你的那样
Every time I call you yeah you're crying
每次给你打电话你都在那头哭泣
And I don't want to do you wrong
我不想让你伤心
But I'm not coming home
但是我不会回家
Let me be my own
让我独立

那些我们的事情
Oh the things we do
让我们独自承担一切
To make it on our own
人们说如果你跟不上这座城市的快节奏
People say this town is fast and if you don't hold on
你会受不了然后回家
It blows you back to where you came from
金钱是上帝，爱情是游戏
God is money, loves a game
每个人都对总统愤怒
And everyone is angry at the president
人们在街上游行呼喊
Protests on the streets, people shouting
我也同样愤怒
And I'll say that I'm angry too
但没有足够的勇气去参加
But not enough to go
我试着做回自己
I'm trying to be my own
Hey妈妈，我在办登机手续

回去看看你过的怎样
Hey ma, it's been a while, yeah I'm just checking in
我过得很好其实都是谎言
Seeing how you've been
我过得并不好
Nothing's wrong I'm doing fine, no that's a lie
我失去了工作Joey创办了宗教
I'm not doing so well
他还换了另一个女朋友
Lost my job and Joey found religion
一切都不应该变成这样
And he also found another girl
我失去了我的家
That's not how it's supposed to go
我尝试着做我自己
And I'm missing home
可我觉得自己很孤独
I'm trying to be my own but I
那些关于自己的事情
Guess I just feel a little alone
让我独自承担一切
Oh the things we do
To make it on our own