Song Of The Mother In Debt - Chumbawamba
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I'm always waiting
我总是在等待
I'm sick of waiting
我厌倦了等待
For the day my luck will change
总有一天我会时来运转
I've spent enough time
我已经花了很多时间
In queues and bread lines
排着长队领着钞票
In hope of better days
希望未来会更好
These thieves and scroungers
这些小偷和小偷
And lazy bastards
懒惰的混蛋
If I move they'll steal my place
如果我搬走他们会抢走我的位置
Steal like this State does
像这个国家一样偷东西
And who's to blame us
谁又能责怪我们
When none of us can pay
我们谁都付不起
Will heaven's angels
天堂的天使
Pull out the rent books
把房租账单拿出来
And ask me how I'll pay
问我如何偿还
Behind their big desks
在他们的大桌子后面
Misspell my kids' names
把我孩子的名字拼错了
And file my life away
结束我的人生
I knock on doors
See curtains move
窗帘拉开
Time wins wars each name is proof
时间会赢得战争每个名字都是证据
I could tell tales
我可以讲故事
The tricks they use
他们的把戏
Cut no ice I take what's due
我不会装腔作势我接受应得的一切
There are worse tasks
还有更可怕的任务
Than door to door
也不愿串门
I take pride in taking more
我以收获更多为荣
I watch my back
我时刻保持警惕
Dark alleyways
黑暗的小巷
When doubt calls I bank my wage
当疑虑袭来我把工资存进银行
No easy choice:
不容易的选择
The devil's boat or cruel sea
恶魔之舟亦或是残酷的大海
I took the boat
我开着船
When I knock knock at Peter's gate
Will he ask if I can pay
他会不会问我能否付钱
Test the water feel the ground
试水感受脚下的大地
Send the tax collectors round
派收税的人来
Fill the coffers pound by pound
一磅一磅地填满保险箱
A surer way to keep in line
一个更可靠的方法保持一致
The rabble who spend half their time
一群乌合之众把他们一半的时间
Wishing they could have what's mine
希望他们能拥有我的一切
Stamping on the people's hands
踩在人们的手上
This is where I'll make my stand
这是我表明立场的地方
This is how I'll rule this land
这就是我统治这片土地的方式
I'll push and push a little more
我会再努力一点
I'll push and goad and tease the poor
我会激励和挑逗穷人
A good excuse to fight my war
一个很好的借口来打我的仗
The war between have-nots and haves
贫富之间的战争
My little game of smash and grab
我玩的是抢人抢物的游戏
Turn the screw increase the tax
扭转局面提高税收
Friend or foe who goes there
无论是朋友还是敌人
Turns his coat and takes the rear
他转过身去躲在身后
Sings the Red Flag once a year
每年唱一次红旗
I'm always waiting
我总是在等待
I'm sick of waiting
我厌倦了等待
For the day my luck will change
总有一天我会时来运转
I've spent enough time
我已经花了很多时间
In queues and bread lines
排着长队领着钞票
In hope of better days
希望未来会更好
