People sleepin' on the sidewalks 人睡在人行道上

On a rainy day 在一个下雨天

Families livin' under freeways 家庭活着下高速公路

It's the American way 这是美国人的方式

Starvin' in the city 在城市Starvin

While the farm goes to seed 虽然农场去种子

Murder in the home 谋杀在家里

And crime on the streets. 和街头犯罪。

   

Don't that trouble you brother? 不要觉得麻烦，你的兄弟吗？

Don't that trouble you pal? 不要麻烦你帕尔？

Don't that trouble you sister? 不要觉得麻烦，你的妹妹吗？

Well, that's life in the city. 嗯，这是生活在城市。

   

All our old hangouts 我们所有的老常去玩的地方

Are boarded up and closed 被登上了和关闭

Or being sold to someone 或出售给别人

Nobody knows 没有人知道

I got a woman that loves me 我有一个女人，爱我

And I love her so 我如此爱她

She's all dressed up now 她现在都穿着

With nowhere to go. 无处可去。

   

Don't that trouble you brother? 不要觉得麻烦，你的兄弟吗？

Don't that trouble you pal? 不要麻烦你帕尔？

Don't that trouble you sister? 不要觉得麻烦，你的妹妹吗？

Well, that's life in the city. 嗯，这是生活在城市。

   

That's life in the city. 这就是生活在城市。

   

Listen to me people 听我说的人

Hear what I have to say 请听我说

Ever since I was knee high 自从我膝盖高

I rocked my blues away í震撼了我的蓝调走

But people 但人们

sleepin' on the sidewalks 在人行道上睡

And families in need 和有需要的家庭

Murder in the home 谋杀在家里

And crime on the streets. 和街头犯罪。

   

Don't that trouble you brother? 不要觉得麻烦，你的兄弟吗？

Don't that trouble you pal? 不要麻烦你帕尔？

Don't that kill you sister? 不要说杀了你的妹妹吗？

Well, that's life in the city. 嗯，这是生活在城市。