Doin' This

Someone asked me once in an interview
我曾經在一次面試中被這樣問到
What was growing up like?
你已經走過的人生是怎樣的？
Where'd you go to school?
你又是在哪裡上的學？
And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?
如果你不醉心理想，你又會去做什麼呢？
I'd be drivin' my first car, an old worn-out Dodge
我會開著我的第一輛破舊的道奇車
Tryin' to make rent with a dead-end job, just makin' due
靠著一份沒有前途的工作維持生活
With tips in a jar, my guitar, and an old barstool
左手扶著瓶子裡的小費，右手抱著心愛的吉他

坐在酒吧的破高腳凳子上
I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
在周五會有一群被我抓住耳朵的聽眾
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
一杯棕色的酒，幾個樂隊的朋友
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
唱著特麼和我一樣的歌
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
站在酒吧硬木舞台上的我好像著了魔
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
明亮的燈光像是閃電點燃我的血液
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
管它什麼普奧里劇院還是小鎮的無名酒吧
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
如果這不是我，我還能是誰？

I'd still be the same guy they knew back in the day
我還是以前大家知道的那個傢伙
Who was burnin' CD's just to give away
刻錄CD只為了送人
Payin' his dues if I wasn't doin' this
不這樣過活大家都挺糟的
Five deep in a van, head full of steam
五個人擠在一輛滿載蒸汽的貨車裡
Hot on the heels of my neon dreams maybe comin' true
緊跟在我身後的霓虹燈夢也許能成真
Livin' this life just like I was born to do
然後過上我生來就該過的生活

I'd have a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
在周五會有一群被我抓住耳朵的聽眾
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
一杯棕色的酒，幾個樂隊的朋友
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
唱著特麼和我一樣的歌
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
站在酒吧硬木舞台上的我好像著了魔
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
明亮的燈光像是閃電點燃我的血液
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
管它什麼普奧里劇院還是小鎮的無名酒吧
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
如果這還不是我，我又能是誰？

It ain't about the fame
不羨黃金罍
It ain't about the fortune
不羨白玉杯
It ain't about the name
不羨朝入省
It ain't about the glory
不羨暮登台
I guess I'm sayin' it's always been about
千羨萬羨西江水,曾向竟陵城下來

Having a Friday night crowd in the palm of my hand
在周五會有一群被我抓住耳朵的聽眾
Cup of brown liquor, couple buddies in a band
一杯棕色的酒，幾個樂隊的朋友
Singin' them same damn songs like I am now
唱著特麼和我一樣的歌
I'd be feelin' on fire on a hardwood stage
站在酒吧硬木舞台上的我好像著了魔
Bright lights like lightning runnin' through my veins
明亮的燈光像是閃電點燃我的血液
At the Grand Ole Opry or a show in some no-name town
管它什麼普奧里劇院還是小鎮的無名酒吧
I'd still be doin' this if I wasn't doin' this
如果這竟還不是我，我還又能是誰？

Someone asked me once in an interview
現在或者以後還有人問我
What was growing up like?
你的人生歷程於你意味著什麼？
Where'd you go to school?
你的小酒吧到底在什麼方向？
And what would you do if you weren't doin' this?
我只有這麼一條路，我還能去哪？