Common People

She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
她来自希腊，她带着对知识的渴望而来
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
她在圣马丁学院学过雕塑
That's where I caught her eye
就是在那里，她被我所吸引
She told me that her Dad was loaded
她告诉我她父亲是个富翁
I said "In that case I'll have rum and coca-cola
我说这样的话我就来点朗姆酒和可口可乐就好
She said "fine"
她说好吧
And then in 30 seconds time she said
然后有那么30秒后她说
"I want to live like common people
我想像普通人那样生活
I want to do whatever common people do
我想做普通人做的事
I want to sleep with common people
我想和普通人上床
I want to sleep with common people like you"
我想和你这样的人上床
Well what else could I do?
可我能对此做什么？
I said "I'll see what I can do"
我说我看看我能做些什么
I took her to a supermarket
我带她去了超市
I don't know why
我不知道为什么
but I had to start it somewhere
但我必须得从哪儿开始
so it started there
所以就从这开始吧
I said "pretend you've got no money"
我说你假装身无分文
but she just laughed
她竟然笑了
and said "oh you're so funny"
说你真幽默
I said "Yeah
我说是啊，呵呵
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here
可我没看见有其他人笑出来
Are you sure
你真的确定？
you want to live like common people
你想像普通人一样生活？
you want to see whatever common people see
你想看普通人看的东西？
you want to sleep with common people
你想和普通人上床？
you want to sleep with common people like me?"
你想和我这样的普通人上床？
But she didn't understand
但她不明白
she just smiled and held my hand
她只是微笑着拉着我的手
Rent a flat above a shop
住商店楼上的租房
Cut your hair and get a job
剪掉头发去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
吸点，打下桌球
Pretend you never went to school
假装你没上过学
But still you'll never get it right
但你永远没法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因为当你在夜里躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看着蟑螂爬过墙壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你给爸爸打电话他就会搞定这一切
yeah
是啊
You'll never live like common people
你永远不能像普通人那样生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永远不能做普通人做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永远不会像普通人那样失败
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永远不会看着生活没落
and then dance and drink and screw
跳舞喝酒发疯
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因为别无选择
Sing along with the common people
和我们一起唱吧
Sing along and it might just get you through
跟着唱也许能让你好过些
Laugh along with the common people
和我们一起笑吧
Laugh along although they're laughing at you
一起笑吧，尽管他们都在笑你
and the stupid things that you do
笑你做的那些蠢事
because you think that poor is cool
因为你觉得贫穷是一种酷
Like a dog lying in a corner
像条躺在街角的狗
they will bite and never warn you
它们会莫名其妙地咬人
Look out
小心
they'll tear your insides out
他们会活生生拽出你的灵魂
'cos everybody hates a tourist
谁也不喜欢看热闹的人
especially one who thinks
尤其当那人
it's all such a laugh
把一切当做玩笑时
yeah and the chip stain's grease
是啊，那些脏东西
will come out in the bath
会在你洗澡的时候冒出来
You will never understand
你永远不会明白
how it feels to live your life
过你那样的生活是什么感觉
with no meaning or control
没有意义没有方向
and with nowhere else to go
没有别的地方可去
You are amazed that they exist
你会讶异它们的存在
and they burn so bright
它们燃烧地如此明亮
while you can only wonder why
而你只会茫然不知所以
Rent a flat above a shop
住商店楼上的租房
Cut your hair and get a job
剪掉头发去打工
Smoke some fags and play some pool
吸点，打下桌球
Pretend you never went to school
假装你没上过学
But still you'll never get it right
但你永远没法真的明白
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
因为当你在夜里躺在床上
watching roaches climb the wall
看着蟑螂爬过墙壁
if you called your dad he could stop it all
如果你给爸爸打电话他就会搞定这一切
You'll never live like common people
你永远不能像我们那样生活
You'll never do whatever common people do
你永远不能做我们做的事
You'll never fail like common people
你永远不会像我们那样失败
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
你永远不会像我们一样看着生活没落
and dance and drink and screw
跳舞喝酒发疯
'cos there's nothing else to do
只是因为别无选择
I want to live with common people like you.....
我真的只想和像你这样的生活一起