Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again （次沉醉於手機中孟菲斯藍調之中）-Cat Power
又一次伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調被塞進了汽車車廂
Oh the ragman draws circles
收廢品的師傅在
Up and down the block
小區裡面兜兜轉轉
Id ask him what the matter was
我問他想幹什麼
But I know that he dont talk
但我知道他不會回答
And the ladies treat me kindly
女士們都待我很好
And furnish me with tape
還用彩帶打扮我
But deep inside my heart
但在我內心深處
I know I cant escape
我知道我無處可逃
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Well Shakespeare
好吧，莎士比亞
Hes in the alley
他在胡同里
With his pointed shoes
穿著尖頭鞋
And his bells
身上掛著鈴鐺
Speaking to some french girl
正和一個法國姑娘說著話
Who says she knows me well
那姑娘號稱很了解我
And I would send a message
我發出一封信
To find out if shes talked
想問問她哪來的勇氣
But the post office
但偏偏郵局
Has been stolen
遭到盜竊
And the mailbox is locked
郵箱也被鎖死
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Mona tried to tell me
莫娜試著暗示我
To stay away
要我離遠點
From the train line
原離鐵軌
She said that all
她說所有
The railroad men
鐵路上的人
Just drink up
喝你的血
Your blood like wine
如飲酒
An I said
我說
＂Oh I didnt know that
我並沒碰到那種情況
But then again
但回想起來
Theres only one Ive met
我唯一遇到過的一個傢伙
An he just smoked my eyelids
他對我的臉吐了個煙圈
An punched my cigarette
打飛了我的香煙
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Grandpa died last week
祖父上週去世了
And now hes buried
他被埋葬
In the rocks
在石堆裡
But everybody
每個人
Still talks about
都爭相表現自己
How badly
多麼
They were shocked
悲傷
But me
但是我
I expected it to happen
一直期待著這一天
I knew hed lost control
我知道他瘋了
When he built a fire
當他在大街上
On Main Street
放火
And shot it full of holes
開槍把路面打得到處都是窟窿
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Now the senator came down here
現在議員來了
Showing evryone his gun
給所有人秀他的槍
Handing out free tickets
散發參觀他兒子婚禮的
To the wedding of his son
免費門票
An me I nearly got busted
而我，我差點破產
An wouldnt it be my luck
更雪上加霜的是
To get caught without a ticket
我沒有門票混進婚禮吃白食
And be discovered
後來藏在卡車底下
Beneath a truck
被捉拿
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Now the preacher
傳道士
Looked so baffled
看起來非常困惑
When I asked him
我問他
Why he dressed
為什麼這身打扮
With twenty pounds
價值二十磅的
Of headlines
頭條新聞
Stapled to his chest
就掛在他的胸前
But he cursed me
他卻詛咒我
When I proved it to him
當我向他證明時
Then I whispered
於是我低聲說
＂Not even you can hide
即使你是神的使者也無法隱瞞
You see youre just like me
你看，你跟我這凡人沒啥區別
Ihope youre satisfied ＂
滿意了沒
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Now the rainman
雨人
Gave me two cures
給了我兩個藥方
Then he said
他說
＂Jump right in ＂
灌下去
The one was Texas medicine
這一份是德克薩斯藥劑
The other was just railroad gin
另一份只是鐵道上的杜松子酒
An like a fool I mixed them
我像個傻子一樣把這兩樣摻在一起
An it strangled up my mind
這可攪亂了我的頭腦
An now people just get uglier
在我眼中人們變得醜陋
An I have no sense of time
我還失去了時間觀念
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
When Ruthie says come see her
羅西讓我去看她
In her honky-tonk lagoon
去她骯髒的下等酒館
Where I can watch her
我在那裡可以
Waltz for free
免費看她跳華爾茲
Neath her Panamanian moon
她在巴拿馬之月下翩翩起舞
An I say
我說
＂Aw come on now
啊，過來
You must know about
你肯定知道
My debutante ＂
我初戀的下落
An she says
她說
＂Your debutante just knows
你的初戀
What you need
只適合過小日子
But I know what you want ＂
但我能了解你的理想
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調
Now the bricks lay
格蘭德大街上
In Grand Street
建築被砌起
Where the neon madmen climb
氖光狂人們紛紛向上爬
They all fall there
他們都
So perfectly
完美地掉了下來
It all seems so well timed
時間似乎剛剛好
An here I sit so patiently
而我耐心地坐在這裡等著看
Waiting to find out whatprice
你究竟願意
You have to pay
出什麼價錢
To get out of going through all
來擺脫這些東西
These things twice
不再重複這種經歷
Oh Mama
噢，媽媽
Can this really be the end
這些怪誕的事何時能結束
To be stuck inside of Mobile
我又一次被塞進了汽車車廂
With the Memphis blues again
伴隨著孟菲斯的藍調