New York City rain 纽约市雨

Don’t know if it’s makin’ me 不知道这是否是你让我

Dirty or clean 肮脏或洁净

Went for the subway but there was no train 去了地铁，但没有火车

And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again 而隧道又牢骚维修

And the sign says welcome to American Jerusalem 而牌子上写着欢迎美国耶路撒冷

   

I’ve been around 我一直在身边

You could spend forever 你可以花永远

Makin’ a friend in this town 金在这个城市的朋友

All you get to do 所有你可以做

Is lay your dollar down 是把你的美元下跌

Until you’re stumbling drunk up the stairs again 直到你喝醉绊倒了楼梯再

And the sign says welcome to American Jerusalem 而牌子上写着欢迎美国耶路撒冷

   

In the temples of American Jerusalem 在美国耶路撒冷的神庙

They buy an ounce of South African gold 他们购买了南非一盎司黄金

They don’t care who was bought or sold 他们不关心谁是购买或出售

Or who died to mine it 或者谁死挖掘它

   

In the temples of American Jerusalem 在美国耶路撒冷的神庙

They buy an ounce of Marseille white 他们买的白色马赛一盎司

Somewhere on a street with no light 在某个地方，没有光街

Somebody dies tryin’ it 有人死了试着它

   

Then somewhere in a crowd 然后在某个人群

Lookin’ that kinda way 看着他那还挺方式

That’ll make you turn around 这会让你转身

There’ll be somebody who knows 还会有别人谁知道

What it’s about 它是关于

And he’ll take the ribbons from your hair again 他会再从你的头发丝带

And welcome you to American Jerusalem 并欢迎您到美国的耶路撒冷

   

In the alleys of American Jerusalem 在美国耶路撒冷的小巷

The homeless lie down at the dawn 无家可归者躺下的曙光

The pretty people wonder what they’re on 漂亮的人不知道他们是什么样的

And how they afford it 以及他们如何负担得起

   

In the ashes of American Jerusalem 在美国耶路撒冷的骨灰

The prophets live their deaths out on the corner 先知住他们的死亡了的角落

The pretty people say there should’ve been a warnin’ 漂亮的人说，应该已经是一个提个醒“

But nobody heard it 但没有人听见

   

Then shadows lick the sun 然后阴影舔太阳

The streets are paved with 街道上铺满了

Footsteps on the run 在奔跑的脚步声

Somebody musta got double 有人一定是和有双

Cuz I got none 因为我有没有

I forgot to collect my share again 我忘了再收集我的分享

So go west to breathe the cleansing air again 所以，往西走，再次呼吸到清洁的空气

Go Niagara for your honeymoon again 再次去尼亚加拉为你的蜜月

Go on the road if you’re gonna sing your tune again 走在路上，如果你会再次唱你的调

Go out to sea and learn to be a man again 出海，学习又是一个人

Until you come on home to American Jerusalem 一直走到上家美国耶路撒冷