歌词
Emma tried to run away
Emma想要逃离
I followed her across the city
我跟随她穿过这座城市
She went out to the Easterhouse
她出走来到伊斯特豪斯
Because she liked the sound of it
因为她喜欢那种感觉
She didn't have a single penny
她身无分文
She stuck a finger in the air
她把手伸向天空
She tried to flag down an aeroplane
试图拦下一架飞机
I suppose she needs a holiday
我想她需要放松身心
I put my arm around her waist
我将手搭在她的腰间
She put me on the ground with Judo
她用柔道将我撂倒
She didn't recognise my face
她没认出我是谁
She wasn't even looking
她甚至看都没看我
Laura's feeling just ideal
Laura的直觉十分缥缈
Her horoscope was nearly perfect
而她的占星术十算九准
She's thinking of something to do
她正思索着干什么好
Because she is The Birthday Girl
因为她是生日会上的寿星
She walked out to the edge of town
她出走来到城镇的边缘
She saw me lying in the park
她看见我躺在公园里
She took Emma by the hand
她拉住Emma的手
They've got a lot in common
她们有很多共同之处
I'll leave them to do what they want
我会离开她们以取悦她俩
I'll leave them to do what they need to
我会离开她俩以满足她们
I'll go and play with words and pictures
我会离开 用图文游戏打马虎眼
I'll admit I'm feeling strange
我承认这感觉很怪
I'm not as sad as Doestoevsky
我不如陀思妥耶夫斯基感伤
I'm not as clever as Mark Twain
也不像马克吐温那样滑头
I'll only buy a book for the way it looks
我只会单纯挑选书籍
And then I stick it on the shelf again
接着我又把书放回了书架
Now I could tell you what I'm thinking
现在我可以把想法告诉你
But it never seems to do you good
但似乎总是百害无益
It's beyond me what a girl can see
我无法理解女孩的目光
I'm only lucid when I'm writing songs
只有在写歌时我才清醒
This is just a modern rock song
这只是一首现代摇滚歌曲
This is just a sorry lament
这仅仅是一首歉疚的挽歌
We're four boys in corduroys
我们四个男孩穿着灯芯绒
We're not terrific but we're competent
我们并非无与伦比却也凑活
Stevie's full of good intentions
Stevie满怀壮志
Richard's into rock 'n' roll
Richard沉迷于摇滚乐
Stuart's staying in and he thinks it's a sin
Stuart留了下来 并认为
That he has to leave the house at all
另谋高就完全是种罪过
This is just a modern rock song
这只是一首现代摇滚歌曲
This is just a tender affair
不过一件敏感的韵事
I count "three, four" and then we start to slow
我数到“3” “4” 我们开始停歇
Because a song has got to stop somewhere
因为某处的歌声夏然而止
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