我告訴他 賺錢糊口
And in between sips of coffee
在他啜飲咖啡的間隙
He poured this wisdom out
他將這些至理名言說出口
Said if you want my two cents on making a dollar count
他說 如果你想聽聽我對(duì)于讓每一分錢都花在刀刃上的意見
Buy dirt
買下土地
Find the one you can’t live without
找到你生命中不可或缺的那個(gè)人
Get a ring let your knee hit the ground
買一枚戒指 單膝跪地 許下山盟海誓
Do what you love but call it work
做你自己喜歡的事 把它當(dāng)作事業(yè)
And throw a little money in the plate at church
往教堂的圣餐盤里放上一點(diǎn)錢
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
虔誠祈禱 將你的根深深扎下去
Add a few limbs to your family tree
生兒育女 開枝散葉
And watch their pencils marks and the grass in the yard
看著孩子用鉛筆留下的涂鴉 以及院子里的青草
All grow up
全都茁壯成長
‘Cause the truth about it is it all goes by real quick
因?yàn)檎嫦嗑褪?一切都猶如過眼云煙 轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝
You can’t buy happiness
你無法買到幸福
But you can buy dirt
但是你可以買下土地
Before you get caught on that ladder
在你舉步維艱之前
Let me tell you what it’s all about
讓我告訴你人生的真諦
Find you a few things that matter
為你找到幾件意義非凡的東西
That you can put a fence around
你可以筑起柵欄 用心呵護(hù)
And then he laid it out
然后他吐露肺腑之言
Buy dirt
買下土地
Find the one you can’t live without
找到你生命中不可或缺的那個(gè)人
Get a ring let your knee hit the ground
買一枚戒指 單膝跪地 許下山盟海誓
Do what you love but call it work
做你自己喜歡的事 把它當(dāng)作事業(yè)
And throw a little money in the plate at church
往教堂的圣餐盤里放上一點(diǎn)錢
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
虔誠祈禱 將你的根深深扎下去
And add a few limbs to your family tree
生兒育女 開枝散葉
And watch their pencils marks and the grass in the yard
看著孩子用鉛筆留下的涂鴉 以及院子里的青草
All grow up
全都茁壯成長
‘Cause the truth about it is it all goes by real quick
因?yàn)檎嫦嗑褪?一切都猶如過眼云煙 轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝
You can’t buy happiness
你無法買到幸福
But you can buy dirt
但是你可以買下土地
You can buy dirt
你可以買下土地
And thank the good Lord for it
感謝上帝無私的給予
‘Cause He ain’t makin’ any more of it
因?yàn)榈k已經(jīng)傾盡所有
Buy dirt
買下土地
Find the one you can’t live without
找到你生命中不可或缺的那個(gè)人
Get a ring let your knee hit the ground
買一枚戒指 單膝跪地 許下山盟海誓
Do what you love but call it work
做你自己喜歡的事 把它當(dāng)作事業(yè)
And throw a little money in the plate at church
往教堂的圣餐盤里放上一點(diǎn)錢
Send your prayers up and your roots down deep
虔誠祈禱 將你的根深深扎下去
Add a few limbs to your family tree
生兒育女 開枝散葉
watch their pencils marks and the grass in the yard
看著孩子用鉛筆留下的涂鴉 以及院子里的青草
All grow up
全都茁壯成長
‘Cause the truth about it is it all goes by real quick
因?yàn)檎嫦嗑褪?一切都猶如過眼云煙 轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝
You can’t buy happiness
你無法買到幸福
But you can buy dirt
但是你可以買下土地