Ginger Elvis Presley looked a fraction sad 姜猫王看了几分伤感

Roaming the whole town from bin to bin 漫游整个小镇从彬斌

Well living on the streets wasn't all that bad 以及流落街头是不是所有的坏

Where no-one seemed to know that he was King 在那里，没有人似乎知道他是国王

   

The sound of New York City 纽约市的声音

isn't police sirens wailing 是不是警笛尖啸

It's the sound of Wall Street tills 这是华尔街的冰碛物的声音

whilst everyone else is failing 而其他人失败

   

Sometimes you feel expensive 有时候你会觉得贵

sometimes you feel so cheap 有时候会觉得这么便宜

You can roam the streets a King 您可以流落街头一景

whilst everyone's asleep 虽然每个人都睡着了

You can mime to any record 您可以默任何纪录

with a hairbrush or a spoon 用发刷或勺子

But God help the singer out of tune 但上帝帮助歌手跑调

   

A crippled Mohammad Ali 一个残缺的穆罕默德·阿里

looked at bad luck in the mirror 在镜子里看着倒霉

Bad luck looked back at him and sighed 运气不好回头看了他一眼，叹了口气

He looked a good foot smaller 他看上去好小的脚

and a couple of stone thinner 和一对夫妇的石头更薄

And if anyone came toward him 如果有人朝他走来

he would hide 他就躲

   

The sound of North America 北美洲的声音

isn't Christians quietly praying 是不是基督徒静静祈祷

It's the sound of shuffling feet 它是洗牌的脚步声

that don't know where they're staying 不知道他们去哪里住

   

Sometimes you feel expensive 有时候你会觉得贵

sometimes you feels so cheap 有时候你觉得这么便宜

You can roam the streets a King 您可以流落街头一景

whilst everyone's asleep 虽然每个人都睡着了

You can fight with anybody 你可以与任何人战斗

with a glimmer of a chance 用的机会了一丝

But God help the boxer with no hands 但上帝帮助没有手的拳击手

   

A homeless Greta Garbo 无家可归的葛丽泰·嘉宝

moves across the street 移动在街对面

The moonlight shining clearly 月光照耀清楚

through her skirt 通过她的裙子

A real life living legend 现实生活中活着的传奇

that no-one wants to meet 没有人愿意满足

And that's when being Garbo 那是嘉宝的时候

really hurts 好痛

   

The lyrics of "New York" 的“纽约”的歌词

may have Frank Sinatra singing 可能有法兰克·辛纳屈的歌声

But the rhythm and the melody 但节奏和旋律

were dead black men swinging 死了黑人摇摆

   

Sometimes you feel expensive 有时候你会觉得贵

sometimes you feels so cheap 有时候你觉得这么便宜

You can roam the streets a Queen 你可以在街上游荡女王

whilst everyone's asleep 虽然每个人都睡着了

You can act with anybody 你可以与任何人采取行动

from the cradle to the crypt 从摇篮到地下室

But God help the actress 但上帝帮助女主角

who doesn't know the script 谁也不知道该脚本