She came from Providence 她来自普罗维登斯

The one in Rhode Island 一个在罗得岛

Where the old world shadows 在旧世界的阴影

Hang heavy in the air 在空中挂重

She packed her hopes and dreams like a refugee 她把她的希望和梦想像难民

Just as her father came across the sea 正如她的父亲来到隔海相望

She heard about a place people were smilling 她听说一个地方人家庭smilling

They spoke about the red mans way 他们谈到了红色芒路

And how they loved the land 以及他们如何爱土地

And they came from everywhere to the Great Divide 他们来自各地的大分水岭

Seeking a place to stay or a place to hide 寻找住宿的地方或一个藏身

Down in the crowded bars 倒在拥挤的酒吧

Out for the good time 出的好时机

Can't wait to tell you all what its like up there 迫不及待地想告诉大家什么感觉那里

They called it paradise 他们称它为天堂

I dont know why 我不知道为什么

Somebody laid the mountains low 有人奠定了低山

While the town got high 而镇上有高

Then the chilly winds blew down 然后，在寒冷的风吹倒

Across the desert 穿越沙漠

Through the canyons of the coast to the Malibu 通过海岸到马里布峡谷

Where the pretty people play 当漂亮的人玩

Hungry for power 渴望权力

To light their neon ways and give them things to do 点亮霓虹灯的方式，让他们要做的事情

Some rich men came and raped the land 一些有钱的人来了，强奸土地

Nobody caught em 没有人抓到EM

Put up a bunch of boxes and Jesus people bought 'em 放了一堆箱子和耶稣的人买了时间

They called it paradise 他们称它为天堂

The place to be 这个地方是

They watched the hazy sun sinking in the sea 他们看着朦胧的太阳沉没在海中

You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina 你可以离开这一切的背后，并驶向拉海纳

Just like the missionaries did so many years ago 就像传教士做了这么多年的前

They even brought a neon sign "Jesus is coming" 他们甚至带来了一个霓虹灯标志“耶稣来了”

Brought the white mans burden down 带来的白色芒负担下降

Brought the white mans reign 带来的白色芒王朝

Who will provide the grand design ? 谁将会为盛大设计的？

What is yours and what is mine ? 什么是你，什么是我的？

Cause there is no more new frontier 因为没有更多的新领域

We have got to make it here 我们必须让它在这里

We satisfy our endless needs 我们满足我们无尽的需求

And justify our bloody deeds 并证明我们的血腥行为

In the name of destiny 在命运的名义

And in the name of God 而在上帝的名义

And you can see them there on Sunday morning 你可以看到他们有在星期天早晨

Stand up and sing about what its like up there 站起来唱什么它喜欢在那里

They call it paradise 他们称之为天堂

I dont know why 我不知道为什么

You call some place paradise 你叫什么地方的天堂

Kiss it goodbye 亲吻它再见