alcohol (live)

Now I wanna tell you a little story
我現在要告訴你一個小故事
About the old demon alcohol
關於古老的惡魔：酒精
Yes indeed my little chickadee
對的沒錯我的小姑娘
Here's a sad and woeful story
這是一個悲傷並且令人唏噓的故事
About a middle class executive
關於一個中層階級執行官
Who enjoyed a life of prominence and position
他享受著自己顯赫的地位
But the pressures at the office
但是辦公室的壓力
And his socialite engagements
以及他和社會名流之間的交道
And his selfish wife's fanatical ambition
和他自私的野心勃勃的妻子
It turned him to the booze
讓他迫不得已拿起酒瓶
And he got mixed up with a floozy
他和一個蕩婦混在了一起
And she led him to a life of indecision
她讓他的生活陷入了兩難境地
The floozy made him spend his dole
那個盪婦花光了他的失業救濟金
She left him lying on skid row
她在他把錢都花的精光後離開了
A drunken lag at some Salvation Army mission
這個酒鬼加入了救世軍的行動
It's very sad
真是讓人悲傷
Oh, demon alcohol
啊，酒精是惡魔
Sad memories I can't recall
一些我記不清的悲傷回憶
Who thought I would say
誰能料到我會說
Damn it all and blow it all
去他的，我不管了
Oh, demon alcohol
啊，酒精是惡魔
Memories I can't recall
一些我記不清的悲傷回憶
Who thought I would fall
誰能料到我也中招
A slave to demon alcohol
我是酒精惡魔的階下囚
Sad memories I can't recall
一些我記不清的悲傷回憶
Who thought I would fall
誰能料到我也中招
A slave to demon alcohol
我是酒精惡魔的階下囚
Barley wine, pink gin
大麥酒，粉色杜松子酒
He'll drink anythin' Port, Pernod or tequila
無論是葡萄酒，茴香酒還是龍舌蘭，他來者不拒
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks
純飲加冰朗姆酒，威士忌，伏特加
As long as all his troubles disappeared
只要能讓他的煩惱消除
And he beat up his life and messed up his wife
他家暴他的生活，搞亂他的老婆（此處故意寫錯）
And the floozy's gone and foundanother sucker
蕩婦跑了，找到另一個倒霉蛋
She's gonna turn him on to drink
她也要把那個倒霉蛋變成酒鬼
Lead him to the brink and when his money's gone
把他逼到絕境然後騙光他的錢
She'll leave him in the gutter
她會在他一團糟的時候離開
It's very sad
這真是讓人悲傷
Oh, demon alcohol
啊，酒精是惡魔
Memories I can't recall
一些我記不清的悲傷回憶
Who thought I would say
誰能料到我也會感嘆
Damn it all, alcohol
可惡的酒精惡魔啊
Sad memories I can't recall
一些我記不清的悲傷回憶
Who thought I would fall
誰能料到我也會中招
A slave to demon alcohol
變成一個酒精惡魔的階下囚
And I wanna say never to fall
我想讓大家千萬不要
A slave to demon alcohol
變成一個酒精惡魔的階下囚
S'gonna break your heart
酒精會撕爛你的心
And slave the demon alcohol
讓你變成一個酒精惡魔的階下囚