The Entertainer-Billy Joel

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[ar:Billy Joel]
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[00:17.65]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [00:19.85]And I know just where I stand
我知道我的定位 [00:22.53]Another serenader
还有另一个唱小夜曲的人 [00:24.78]And another long-haired band
还有另一个长发乐团 [00:27.41]Today I am your champion
今天 我是你们的冠军 [00:29.68]I may have won your hearts
我或许赢得你们的赞赏 [00:31.99]But I know the game you'll forget my name
但我深知这游戏规则 你会忘记我姓名 [00:34.59]And I won't be here in another year
也许下一年 我将不复存在 [00:37.03]If I don't stay on the charts
一旦我不在排行榜上的话 [00:40.32]
[00:43.40]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [00:44.55]
[00:45.53]And I've had to pay my price
我必须付出代价 [00:48.21]The things I did not know at first
一开始不明白的道理 [00:50.52]I learned by doin' twice
第二次便学会教训 [00:52.76]Ah but still they come to haunt me
但他们仍然纠缠着我 [00:55.26]Still they want their say
他们仍想要话语权 [00:57.57]So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants
我曾学习跳舞 潇洒不羁 [01:00.00]I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check
我却被他们抓到把柄 我给他们写了一张支票 [01:02.44]And they go their merry way
他们便自去行乐 [01:06.07]
[01:08.79]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [01:11.10]Been all around the world
曾环游世界 [01:13.29]I've played all kinds of palaces
我曾住过各种豪华住宅 [01:15.56]And laid all kinds of girls
睡过各种女孩 [01:18.19]I can't remember faces
可我甚至不记得她们长什么样子 [01:20.63]I don't remember names
不记得她们的名字 [01:22.71]Ah but what the hell
但无论怎样 [01:23.89]You know it's just as well
你知道 这都没关系 [01:25.28]'Cause after a while and a thousand miles
因为片刻过后便各奔东西 [01:28.23]It all becomes the same
一切也没什么不同 [01:31.55]
[01:38.55]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [01:40.68]I bring to you my songs
我为你们唱起我的歌 [01:43.17]I'd like to spend a day or two
我希望花一两天时间 为你们停留 [01:45.29]I can't stay that long
可无法停留那么长 [01:47.54]No I've got to meet expenses
不 我必须应付开支 [01:49.92]I got to stay in line
我必须随时待命 [01:52.19]Gotta get those fees to the agencies
必须赚取给经纪人的报酬 [01:54.57]And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay
我宁愿留下来 但我有账单要付 [01:57.13]So I just don't have the time
所以 我只是没时间而已 [02:01.44]
[02:03.31]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [02:05.37]I come to do my show
我举办演唱会 [02:07.74]You've heard my latest record
你曾听过我最近的专辑 [02:10.07]It's been on the radio
在收音机上播放过 [02:12.50]Ah it took me years to write it
那些歌我写了很多年 [02:14.81]They were the best years of my life
那曾是我最美好的时光 [02:17.18]It was a beautiful song
这是一首美好的歌曲 [02:18.28]But it ran too long
但旋律太长 [02:19.47]If you're gonna have a hit
如果你想让它一曲成名 [02:20.91]You gotta make it fit
也必须让长度变得合适 [02:21.98]So they cut it down to 3:05
所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒 [02:25.24]
[02:32.70]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [02:34.96]The idol of my age
是这个时代的偶像 [02:37.16]I make all kinds of money
我赚取各种钱财 [02:39.41]When I go on the stage
当我踏上舞台 [02:41.80]Ah you've seen me in the papers
你曾在报纸上见过我 [02:44.18]I've been in the magazines
也曾被刊登在杂志上 [02:46.44]But if I go cold I won't get sold
但如果我过气了 我不会被卖掉 [02:48.83]I'll get put in the back in the discount rack
而是被放在后台 带着被贬损的残骸 [02:51.27]Like another can of beans
正如另一罐并无特点的豆子 [02:54.39]
[02:57.50]I am the entertainer
我是名艺人 [02:59.63]And I know just where I stand
我知道我的定位 [03:02.18]Another serenader
还有另一个唱小夜曲的人 [03:04.39]And another long-haired band
还有另一个长发乐团 [03:07.01]Today I am your champion
今天 我是你们的冠军 [03:09.19]I may have won your hearts
我或许赢得你们的赞赏 [03:11.50]But I know the game you'll forget my name
但我深知这游戏规则 你会忘记我姓名 [03:13.87]I won't be here in another year
也许下一年 我将不复存在 [03:16.68]If I don't stay on the charts
一旦我不在排行榜上的话