Once upon a time in the land of plenty 在充足的土地很久以前

The land of lawyers, guns and money 律师，枪支和金钱的土地

A funny little thing we all call greed 一个有趣的小东西，大家都称之为贪婪

Brought my hometown down to its knees 把我的家乡下屈服

   

A little bit worried 'bout the shape I'm in 有点担心回合我在造型

Baby needs shoes and the wallet's thin 宝宝需要的鞋子和钱包的薄

Got no gas or electricity 有没有煤气或电

But everybody's singin' in harmony 但是，每个人都在欢唱和谐

   

Sell me up, sell me down 卖了我，卖给我失望

I be sold out sittin' here hangin' around 我该售完坐在这里犹豫不决，围绕

Take my house, take my car 就拿我家，把我的车

But you can't take my seat at the corner bar 但你不能把我的座位在角落里的酒吧

Take my crib, take my car 就拿我床边，坐我的车

But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar 但我坚持让我的座位在角落里的酒吧

   

No block party, everybody's evicted 不街区聚会，每个人都被驱逐

No street lights, no runnin' liquids 没有路灯，没有飞奔的液体

I got no room on my credit card 我没有房间在我的信用卡

And I'm three court dates from the prison yard 而我从监狱的院子里三庭日期

   

My credit score's fallen like the New York Mets 我的信用评分的下降，如纽约大都会队

There ain't a debt collector that ain't called yet 有没有那么不叫还收债

They say, "Money don't talk, it only swears" 他们说， “钱不说，只发誓”

And got me cussing in my underwear 并让我耍我的内衣

   

Sell me up, sell me down 卖了我，卖给我失望

I be sold out sittin' here hangin' around 我该售完坐在这里犹豫不决，围绕

Take my house, take my car 就拿我家，把我的车

But you can't take my seat at the corner bar 但你不能把我的座位在角落里的酒吧

Take my crib, take my car 就拿我床边，坐我的车

But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar 但我坚持让我的座位在角落里的酒吧

   

Once upon a time in America 在美国很久以前

The politicians went and fell outta love 政治家就摔了失控的爱情

There was a raping of the common man 有共同的男子强奸

And left us sittin' here without no plan 而离开了我们坐在这里没有任何计划

   

Swimmin' through bills like Michael Phelps 泳装“通过像迈克尔·菲尔普斯法案

Down and out and can't get no help 穷困潦倒，不能得到任何帮助

The kids are hungry, peepin' French Poodles 孩子饿了， peepin “法国贵宾犬

Pickin' through dumpsters for Ramen noodles 捡“到垃圾箱的拉面

   

Standin' in line with a family to feed 站在符合一个家庭养活

Tradin' Manhattan for Indian beads 的交易性曼哈顿印珠

It's been a long time since we felt good 这是一个漫长的时间，因为我们感觉很好

Got everybody waitin' on Robin Hood 得到大家等着的罗宾汉

   

Sell me up, sell me down 卖了我，卖给我失望

I be sold out sittin' here hangin' around 我该售完坐在这里犹豫不决，围绕

Take my house, take my car 就拿我家，把我的车

But you can't take my seat at the corner bar 但你不能把我的座位在角落里的酒吧

Take my crib, take my car 就拿我床边，坐我的车

But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar 但我坚持让我的座位在角落里的酒吧

   

Once upon a time in America 在美国很久以前

The politicians went and fell outta love 政治家就摔了失控的爱情

There was a raping of the common man 有共同的男子强奸

And left us sittin' here without no plan 而离开了我们坐在这里没有任何计划

   

Sell me up, sell me down 卖了我，卖给我失望

I be sold out sittin' here hangin' around 我该售完坐在这里犹豫不决，围绕

Take my house, take my car 就拿我家，把我的车

But you can't take my seat at the corner bar 但你不能把我的座位在角落里的酒吧

Take my crib, take my car 就拿我床边，坐我的车

But I'm keepin' my seat at the corner bar 但我坚持让我的座位在角落里的酒吧