Ordinary Man

製作人: Dónal Lunny
我是個普通的人沒什麼特別沒什麼偉大
人聲: Christy Moore
每樣東西都得靠自己工作來賺
I'm an ordinary man, nothin' special nothin' grand
我從沒想要很多有了這些我已經很快樂
I've had to work for everything I own
足夠讓我將一家人養活
Well I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got
現在他們說時代不景氣要把工作卡退給我
Enough to keep my family and my home
他們說這裡再也沒有工作可做
Now they say that times are hard & they've handed me my cards
等哨聲響起大門就要關閉
They say there's not the work to go around
今晚他們就要關掉這間工廠
When the whistle blows the gates will finally close
他們要把它拆掉
Tonight they're going to shut this factory down
我從沒少上一天班或者為了漲薪去罷工
Then they'll tear it down
我盡我所能為他們服務了20年
I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay
握個手遞張支票
For 20 years I served them best I could
甘苦與共的忠誠就都會被忘掉
With a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
老闆說他也不想要事情變得這般糟
Loyalty through the bad times and the good
可這個行業才不會讓他當傻帽
The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad
他還開著車抽著一支雪茄
But the Captains of industry won't let him loose
帶著他們一家去遊輪上玩耍
He still drives a car and smokes a cigar
他才不會輸
And still he takes his family on a cruise
這事對我真是諷刺又殘酷
He'll never lose
他比過去還要富有
Now it seems to me to be such a cruel irony
我的支票已經花光房租也交不起
He's richer now ever he was before
法律對富人和窮人來講根本不是一套
Now my cheque is all spent and I can't afford the rent
每一天我嘗試將自己的尊嚴救贖
There's one law for the rich, one for the poor
去找工作好掙錢養家
Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
但是不管去哪答案都是否
To find some work so's I might pay my way
今天這裡沒有工作
But everywhere I go, the answer is always no
今天沒有工作
There's no work for anyone here today
我站在那被呵斥就像個普通人那樣
No work today
就像旁邊隊里站的那上千人那樣
And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
我看著我親愛的妻子努力地想過好生活
Like thousands beside me in the queue
天知道這些孩子們該什麼辦
I watch my darlin' wife tryin' to make the best of life
現在我們面臨著的是對人的浪費
God knows what the kids are goin' to do
一代人被拋棄了
Now that we are faced with this human waste
不管我活多長我永不會原諒
A generation cast aside
你脫去了我的尊嚴和榮光
For as long as I live, I never will forgive
你把我脫得精光
You 've stripped me of my dignity & pride
You've stripped me bare