歌词
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
妈妈看着你为你的前途深感担忧
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
爸爸看着你为你的未来焦头烂额
Pastor got a look and said, ya'll had better hurry
牧师看着你说 再不快点就来不及了
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
已把她送到密苏里州的圣经大学
And now you come back sayin' you know a little bit about
现在你回来说你好像有了答案
Every little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out
你从未去实现他们所希冀的每一件事
Eve ate the apple 'cause the apple was sweet
前夜里吃了一个甘甜可口的苹果
What kinda God would ever keep a girl from getting what she needs
上帝永远不会阻挡你前进的脚步
And I'm getting ready to get down
我已经决定转行
Getting ready to get down
我己经决定弃医从文
Getting ready to get down
我已经决定去唤醒那些麻木的灵魂
Now people cross the street when you walk in their direction
你充满热情走上前去却遭到对方的置之不理
Talk between their teeth throwin' epithets
对你不屑一顾尽显厌烦
And the doctor thinks a devil musta got you by your senses
医生说一切可怕的事物都是自己的臆想
But to live the way you please doesn't sound like possession
活出自己想要的样子并不是不可能
It's four long years studyin' the Bible
在圣经大学学习的这四年
Infidels, Jezebels, Salomes, and Delilahs异教徒 妓女 莎乐美 黛利拉（均取自《圣经》）
Back off the bus in your own home town
你回到家乡乘坐所熟知的汽车
Say you didn't like me then probably won't like me now
你说你没有喜欢过我 无论过去或将来
But I'm getting ready to get down
我已经决定转行
Getting ready to get down
我己经决定弃医从文
Getting ready to get down
我已经决定去唤醒那些麻木的灵魂
All the men of the country club, the ladies of the 'xilliary
乡间俱乐部的先生们和附属团体的女士们
Talkin' 'bout love like it's apple pie and libery
甜腻腻的谈情说爱
To really be a saint, you gotta really be a virgin
洁身自好才能真正成为圣人
Dry as a page of the King James Version
出淤泥而不染如同出自钦定本圣经中的一页（KJV 第一部通行版圣经）
No "ohh la la"s, no "oh, yes"s?哦啦啦~~~~～(￣▽￣～)~
No "I can't wait"s "I gotta see you again"ses
思念如马? 自别离? 未停蹄
Just turn the other cheek, take no chances
只是唾面自干 不愿冒险
Jesus hates your high school dances
耶稣讨厌你的高中舞会（这句想说啥啊）
Said your soul needed saving, so they sent you off to Bible school
说是拯救你的灵魂 他们将你送去圣经大学
You learned a little more than they had heard was in the Golden Rule在金科玉律中你学到的比他人更多（the Golden Rule 黄金律 耶稣曾提及过）
"Be good to everybody, be a strength to the weak
去对每一个人温柔善良 做弱者有力的依靠
Be a joy to the joyful, be the laughter in the grief"
做一缕阳光 复苏万物 驱散阴霾
And give your love freely to whoever that you please
盼携手终老 愿与子同袍
Don't let nobody tell you 'bout who you oughta be
做自己的主宰 永远不要为人左右
And when you get damned in the popular opinion
当所有人都为你带上荆棘之冠
It's just another damn of the damns you're not giving
你只需要坚持自我
I'm getting ready to get down
我已经决定转行
Getting ready to get down
我己经决定弃医从文
Getting ready to get down
我已经决定去唤醒那些麻木的灵魂
Mama got a look at you and got a little worried
妈妈看着你为你的前途深感担忧
Papa got a look at you and got a little worried
爸爸看着你为你的未来焦头烂额
Pastor got a look and said, ya'll had better hurry
牧师看着你说 再不快点就来不及了
Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri
已把她送到密苏里州的圣经大学
And now you come back sayin' you know a little bit about
现在你回来说你好像有了答案
Every little thing they ever hoped you'd never figure out
你从未去实现他们所希冀的每一件事
The Red Sea, the Dead Sea, the Sermon on the Mount
红海 死海 登山宝训（圣经马太福音耶稣在山上说的话）
If you wanna see a miracle watch me get down
愿你前程似御马 一路浴繁花
And I'm getting ready to get down
我已经决定放下一切
Getting ready to get down
我己经决定弃医从文
Getting ready to get down
我已经决定去唤醒那些麻木的灵魂
I'm Getting ready to get down
我已经决定放下一切
Getting ready to get down
我己经决定弃医从文
Getting ready to get down
我已经决定去唤醒那些麻木的灵魂
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