Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) (I've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)-Billy Joel

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[00:42.85]Seen the lights go out on broadway
看过百老汇的霓虹灯光 [00:48.85]I saw the Empire State laid low
过去帝国大厦还不曾出名 [00:55.22]And life went on beyond the Palisades
人们在帕利塞德沿岸生活着 [00:59.73]They all bought Cadillacs
开着凯迪拉克 [01:03.06]And left there long ago
很久以前就离开了那里 [01:07.80]They held a concert out in Brooklyn
他们到布鲁克林举办音乐会 [01:13.99]To watch the island bridges blow
看着岛屿上的桥梁 [01:20.37]They turned our power down
他们关掉我们的音乐 [01:23.80]And drove us underground
赶我们下台 [01:26.81]But we went right on with the show
可我们依然坚持表演 [01:34.80]
[01:37.05]I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
我曾见过百老汇绚丽的灯光 [01:48.62]I saw the ruins at my feet
看着脚下的废墟 [01:54.87]You know we almost didn't notice it
几乎把这些给忽略了 [01:59.68]We'd seen it all time on Forty-second Street
我们见证了四十二街的一切 [02:07.26]They burned the chuches up in Harlem
哈雷姆区所有的教堂都被烧毁 [02:13.89]Like in the Spanish civil war
就像西班牙内战 [02:20.13]The flames were ev'rywhere
到处都是火焰 [02:23.45]But no one really cared
但没有人在乎 [02:26.76]It always burned up there before
过去那儿总被烧毁 [02:42.83]I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
我曾见过百老汇绚丽的灯光 [02:48.76]I watched the mighty skyline fall
看着天塌下来 [02:55.38]The boats were waiting at the battery
船只在巴特里等待着 [03:00.69]The union went on strike
工会继续罢工 [03:03.19]They never sailed at all
船只从未航行 [03:07.57]They sent a carrier out from Norfolk
他们从诺福克派出一艘航母 [03:13.95]And picked the Yankees up for free
免费搭载美国佬 [03:20.20]They said that Queens could stay
他们说皇后区可以留下 [03:23.45]And blew the Bronx away
布朗克斯就不要留了 [03:26.70]And sank Manhattan out at sea
曼哈顿呢就沉入海底吧 [03:41.32]
[03:42.39]You know those lights were bright on Broadway
你知道在过去，百老汇的灯光很绚丽 [03:49.14]That was so many years ago
但那是多年以前 [03:56.14]Before we all lived here in Florida
早在我们住在佛罗里达州之前 [04:03.52]Before the Mafia took over Mexico
早在黑手党占据墨西哥之前 [04:08.65]There are not many who remember
没有很多人能够记得 [04:15.15]They say a handful still survive
他们说有大群人存活下来 [04:21.72]To tell the world about
告诉世人 [04:25.03]The way the lights went out
关于绚丽灯光的故事 [04:28.40]And keep the memory alive
让回忆流传