Bobby played his guitar on the harder side of town 鲍比发挥他的吉他在小镇的硬边

Where it's hard for a poor boy to find the money 它很难对一个贫穷的小男孩找钱

He had dedication, he had the heart and soul 他有奉献精神，他的心脏和灵魂

Somehow knew he was born to play 不知怎的，就知道他出生玩

   

People say get a real job support your family 人们说得到一份真正的工作养家

'Cause there's no future on the road your takin' 因为有在路上的羚牛上没有未来“

But he never said a word, the dreamer just kept on 但他从来没有说过一句话，梦只是一个劲儿

Late at night you could hear him say, he'd say 夜深了，你可以听到他说，他会说

   

I'm gonna be somebody 我将要成为别人

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains 总有一天我会打破这些链条

I'm gonna be somebody someday 我会是哪天有人

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will 你可以打赌，你辛苦赚来的美元我会

   

The road was a struggle, took him ten years to the top 这条路是一场斗争，把他十年前

And now he's number one on the stage and the radio 现在他在舞台上和无线电头号

Still he can't believe how people come from miles around 他仍然不能相信人们怎么来的公里左右

When it seems like only yesterday when he would say 当好像是昨天的时候他会说

   

I'm gonna be somebody 我将要成为别人

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains 总有一天我会打破这些链条

I'm gonna be somebody someday 我会是哪天有人

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will, yeah, yeah, yeah 你可以打赌，你辛苦赚来的美元我会的，是啊，是啊，是啊

   

Bobby played his hometown, one full moon August night 鲍比打出了自己的家乡，人们赏月八月夜

When He heard a voice in the front row singing 当他在前排唱歌听到一个声音

It was a sandy-haired river boy with same ol' hungry eyes 这是一个沙质头发的河流男孩一样的醇饥渴的眼神

He looked up at Bobby and said 他抬头看着鲍比说：

   

Mmm, I'm gonna be somebody 嗯，我要成为别人

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains 总有一天我会打破这些链条

And I'm gonna be somebody someday 而我会成为别人一天

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will 你可以打赌，你辛苦赚来的美元我会

You know I will, yeah, yeah 你知道我会的，是啊，是啊

   

I'm gonna be somebody 我将要成为别人

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains 总有一天我会打破这些链条

I'm gonna be somebody someday 我会是哪天有人

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will, oh yeah 你可以打赌，你辛苦赚来的美元我会的，哦耶

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will 你可以打赌，你辛苦赚来的美元我会