Ordinary Joe

For my openin' line
為了我的開場白
I might try to indicate my state of mind
我盡可能的表明自己的心態
or turn you on
或使你慾火焚身
or tell you that I'm laughin'
又或是我在大笑
just to keep from cryin'
只是在避免哭泣罷了
pretty music, when you hear it ,
你會覺得這是首不錯的曲子
keep on tryin' to get near it
試著靠近接觸它吧
a little rhythm for your spirit
給你的心靈上來點小旋律
but that's what it's for
這就是它存在的意義
c'mon in here's the door
快從這門進來
I've seen a sparrow get high
我看見一隻麻雀
and waste his time in the sky
在天空中消磨時間
he thinks it's easy to fly
它自以為能輕鬆自如的飛翔
he's just little bit freer than I
但也只是比我多了些自由罷了
Now here's a mystery
神秘吧
maybe you can help to make it clear to me
也許你能幫我把它弄清楚
When you're fast asleep
當你快速入睡
and than what is that's lightin' up the dreams you see
夢境就會被照亮
all your tears can't conceal it
你無法偷偷掩住淚水
all your prayers may not reveal it
祈禱者也不會給你透露任何東西
you got soul so you can feel it
只有擁有靈魂才能更好感受
and when you make the scene
當你製造了那個場景
then you'll know what I mean
你就能明白我是什麼意思了
I've seen a sparrow get high
我看見一隻麻雀
and waste his time in the sky
在天空中消磨時間
he thinks it's easy to fly
它自以為能輕鬆自如的飛翔
he's just little bit freer than I
但也只是比我多了些自由罷了
Down here on the ground
就坐在這兒吧
when you fine folks are givin' you the runaround
當人們在搪塞你
keep your game up up-tight
讓你的遊戲繼續緊張下去
and if you must just take your secrets underground
要是你一定要守住你的秘密
now, politicians try to speech you
那些玩政治的可就要來找你談話了噢
mad color watchers try to teach you
那些瘋狂的鑑貌辨色的人會來教導你
very few will really try to reach you
但也就那一小撮人會真正接近你
if you're lost in the stack
若你迷失了自己
that's ok come on black
沒事兒,歡迎回來
Now I'd be the last to deny
現在,我會是最後一個去否認
that I'm just an average guy
我只是一個普通的人
and don't you know each little bird in the sky
天上的每隻小鳥
Is just a little bit freer than I
只是比我多些自由罷了
Ordinary Joe, Although they say you're just a lazy so and so
平凡而普通的Joe啊,儘管人們說你是個懶惰的人
what they think is real
但是他們所謂的真實
is nothing but an animated puppet show
也就像木偶表演劇那樣
So don't let time and space confuse you
所以別讓時空給迷惑了
don't let name and form abuse you
也別讓名譽和形式來辱罵你
let Big Joe Williams blues you
讓Big Joe Williams給你唱藍調吧
in the light of the sun you can see how they run
在陽光下你就能看清他們奔跑的樣子
I've seen a sparrow get high
我看見一隻麻雀
and waste his time in the sky
在天空中消磨時間
Don't you know he thinks it's easy to fly
它自以為能輕鬆自如的飛翔
he's just little bit freer than I
但也只是比我多了些自由罷了