Hey lady, you lady, cursing1 at your life
嘿!女士,就是你,一個咒罵著自己生活的女士
You re a discontented2 mother and a regimented3 wife
你是一個不滿現狀的母親,也是一個失去自由的妻子
I ve no doubt you dream about the things you ll never do
對於你的那些夢想,我毫不懷疑
But I wish someone had talked to me like I wanna talk to you
但我希望我以前也有人能告訴我我現在要告訴你的事
Oh, I ve been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
啊!我曾經去過喬治亞、加州,還有任何我可以去的地方
I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
我牽過一位傳教士的手並和他在陽光下做愛
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
但我已經無處可去,也沒有朋友,因為我當初一定要得到自由
I ve been to paradise but I ve never been to me
我曾經到過天堂,但我卻從未到達自己內心
Please lady, please lady, don t just walk away
拜託這位女士,拜託你不要就這樣走開
Cause I have this need to tell you why I m all alone today
因為我必須要告訴你為何我今天會如此的孤寂
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
我可以從你的眼裡看見過去的自己
Won t you share a part of a weary4 heart that has lived a million lies
你是否可以讓我分擔你那活在千萬謊言中的心
Oh, I ve been to Nice and the Isle of Greece while I ve sipped5 champagne6 on a yacht7
啊!我曾經去過尼斯還有希臘的島嶼,並在遊艇上啜飲著香檳
I ve moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed em what I ve got
我曾像珍哈露一樣搬到蒙地卡羅並展現自己所有
I ve been undressed by kings and I ve seen some things that a woman ain t supposed to see
我曾被國王寬衣解帶並且看到一些身為女人不該看的東西
I ve been to paradise, but I ve never been to me
我曾經到過天堂,但我卻從未到達自己內心
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口白
Hey, you know what paradise is? It s a lie
嘿!你知道天堂是什麼嗎?那是一個謊言
A fantasy we create about people and places as we d like them to be
那是一個我們對人們、地方還有事物的嚮往而編造出來的
But you know what truth is?
但你知道真相為何?
It s that little baby you re holding
那就是你手中抱著的嬰兒
It s that man you fought with this morning
那就是早上和你一同奮鬥
The same one you re going to make love with tonight
並在晚上做愛的男人
That s truth, that s love
那就是真相,那就是愛
Sometimes I ve been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete
有時候我為那些未出生的孩子哭泣,也許這樣才能讓我的人生更完整
But I took the sweet life, I never knew I d be bitter from the sweet
我選擇了優渥的生活,但我卻不知道樂極也會生悲
I ve spent my life exploring the subtle8 whoring9 that costs too much to be free
我一生縱情卻也為此付出自由的代價
Hey lady, I ve been to paradise, but I ve never been to me
我曾經到過天堂,但我卻從未到達自己內心