Joey

Born in Red Hook,Brooklyn,in the year of who knows when
不知何時生於瑞德霍克布魯克林
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
睜開雙眼聹聽手風琴的旋律
Always on the outside of whatever side there was
總是在外面隨便哪個地方呆著
When they asked him why it had to be that way,'Well,'he answered,'just
當他們問他為什麼非得這樣
because.'
“喔，”他回答，“不需要理由”
Larry was the oldest,Joey was next to last.
拉里排行老大喬伊倒數第二
They called Joe 'Crazy,'the baby they called 'Kid Blast.'
他們叫喬“瘋子”，叫老三“Kid Blast”
Some say they lived off gambling and runninnumbers too.
有人說他們靠賭博和號碼投注為生
It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue.
看上去他們總是與暴徒和警察糾纏不清
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
King of the streets,child of clay.
街頭之王，粘土之子
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
What made them want to come and blow you away?
究竟為了什麼他們想要除掉你
There was talk they killed their rivals,but the truth was far from that
據說他們是為了殺死競爭者但事實遠非如此
No one ever knew for sure where they were really at.
沒有人真正知道他們目的何在
When they tried to strangle Larry,Joey almost-a -hit the roof.
他們試圖扼死拉里喬伊勃然大怒
He went out that night to seek revenge,thinkinhe was bulletproof.
那晚他出去尋仇不顧一切
The war broke out at the break of dawn,it emptied out the streets
戰斗在黎明破曉時爆發它清空了街道
Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats
喬伊和他的兄弟們遭受了可怕的失敗
Til they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners.
直到他們冒險在後方俘獲了五名人質
They stashed themaway in a basement,called them amateurs.
把他們藏在地下室裡稱他們外行人
The hostages were tremblinwhen they heard a man exclaim,
一個人的叫喊聲讓人質嚇得發抖
'Lets blow this place to kingdom come,let Con Edison take the blame.'
“讓我們把這個地方炸上天讓柯·艾迪森承擔罪責”
But Joey stepped up,anhe raised his hand ,said,'We are not those kind of men.
但是喬伊走過來舉起他的手他說
Its peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again.'
“我們不是那種人我們只須要安靜地回去幹活.'
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
King of the streets,child of clay.
街頭之王，粘土之子
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
What made them want to come and blow you away?
究竟為了什麼他們想要除掉你
The police department hounded him, they called him Mr.Smith
警方追捕他，稱他為“史密斯先生”
They got him on conspiracy,they were never sure who with.
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'What time is it?'said the judge to Joey when they met
“幾點了？”法官與喬伊相遇時法官問道
'Five to ten,'said Joey.Judge says,'Thats exactly what you get.'
“差五分十點”喬伊說法官說“你就知道這些”
He did ten years in Attica,reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich
他在阿提卡呆了十年閱讀尼采和威廉·賴希
They threw him in the hole one time for tryinto stop a strike.
有一次他們把他扔進了隔離室因為他試圖停止一場暴亂
His closest friends were black men cause they seemed to understand
他最親近的朋友都是黑人因為他們似乎都知道——
What its like to be in society with a shackle on your hand.
手上戴著鐐銬在這社會中會是什麼感受
They let him out in 71hed lost a little weight
1971年他們釋放了他他瘦了些
But he dressed like JimmyCagney and I swear he did look great.
但他穿著打扮好像詹姆斯·賈克內我發誓他看上去的確很棒
He tried to find the way back in ,to the life he left behind
他要找回那條路回到離開的地方
To the boss he said,'I have returned and now I want whats mine.'
對老闆他說，“我回來了，現在我要要回我的東西”
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
King of the streets,child of clay.
街頭之王，粘土之子
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
What made them want to come and blow you away?
究竟為了什麼他們想要除掉你
It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun
是的在他最後的歲月裡他不願攜帶槍支
'Im around too many children,'hed say,'they should never know of one.'
“我身邊有太多的孩子，”他說，“他們應該永遠不知道有槍這回事”
Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe,
然而他徑直走進他終身死敵的俱樂部會所
Emptied out the register,said,'Tell em it was Crazy Joe.'
說道，“告訴他們這是瘋子喬幹的”
One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York
一天他們在紐約蛤蜊餐廳擊倒了他
He could see it cominthrough the door as he lifted up his fork.
當他舉起餐叉他看見他們破門而入
He pushed the table over to protect his family
他推翻了餐桌保護他的家人
Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy.
然後他步履蹣跚跑向小意大利街道
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
King of the streets,child of clay.
街頭之王，粘土之子
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
What made them want to come and blow you away?
究竟為了什麼他們想要除掉你
Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep.
姊妹杰奎琳、卡梅拉和母親瑪麗都在哭泣
I heard his best friend Frankie say,'He aint dead,hes just asleep.'
我聽見他最好的朋友弗蘭基說，“他沒有死，他只睡著了”
Then I saw the old mans limousine head back towards the grave
然後我看見這個老人的轎車掉過頭來對著墓穴
I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save.
我想他是要最後一次說再見——向這個他沒能保護的孩子
The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned
總統街上的陽光變冷這個布魯克林小鎮一片哀傷
They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born.
他們說，“人們聚集在他出生地附近的老教堂”
And someday if Gods in heaven overlookinHis preserve
如果有一天上帝在天庭俯視他的世界
I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve.
我知道那些殺死他的人將會受到應有的懲罰
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
King of the streets,child of clay.
街頭之王，粘土之子
Joey,Joey,
喬伊，喬伊
What made them want to come and blow you away?
究竟為了什麼他們想要除掉你