Dear Mr. President 尊敬的总统先生

I live in the suburbs 我住在郊区

It's a long way from Washington , D.C. 这是一个从华盛顿很长的路要走

Had me a job 有我一份工作

Workin' for wages 干活的工资

Till the company moved out 直到公司迁出

And they forgot about me 他们忘了我

Can't draw unemployment 不能领取失业

For some unknown reason 对于一些未知的原因

My kids are hungry 我的孩子们都饿了

I've got four mouths to feed 我有4张嘴巴要吃饭

I go out every day looking for suitable employment 我走出去，每天找合适的工作

Do you think there's something you could do for me 你觉得有什么东西，你可以为我做的

Cause I'm 因为我

   

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Down and out here in paradise 下来，在这里在天堂

Down and out and I'm on my knees 穷困潦倒，我在我的膝盖

I'm down and out here in paradise 我下来，并在这里在天堂

Looks like the milk and honey 看起来像牛奶和蜂蜜

Done run out on me 做在我身上耗尽

   

Dear Mr. President 尊敬的总统先生

I used to be a dancer 我曾经是一名舞蹈演员

Got a little bit too old 有一点点太旧

So I became a secretary 因此，我成了一名秘书

Married a man 嫁了人

In Las Vegas, Nevada 在拉斯维加斯，内华达州

And ten years later 十年后

He ran out on the kids and me 他跑出去的孩子和我

Some said I was pretty 有人说我长得漂亮

But those days are over 但那些日子已经一去不复返了

Now I've no place to live 现在，我没地方住

And I'm out on the streets 而我在街头

Oh, Mr. President 哦，总统先生

Can I tell you a secret 我可以告诉你一个秘密

I never ever thought that this could happen to me 我从来没有想过，这可能发生在我身上

Cause I'm 因为我

   

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Dear Mr. President 尊敬的总统先生

I'm just a young kid 我只是一个年轻的孩子

I'm in the fourth grade 我在小学四年级

At Riley Elementary 在莱利小学

My mom and dad's been actin' funny 我的妈妈和爸爸一直装作搞笑

I'm not sure what 我不知道是什么

If it's got something to do with me 如果它得到的东西与我

My daddy's always drunk 我的爸爸总是喝醉

My mom's a babysitter 我妈妈是个保姆

And I don't like the Russians 而且我不喜欢俄罗斯

Cause I hear they hate me 因为我听说他们恨我

Dear Mr. President 尊敬的总统先生

Can I ask you one question 我可以问你一个问题

When the bombs fall down 当炸弹掉下来

Will they hurt everyone in my family 他们会伤害每个人都在我家

Yeah, yeah 是啊，是啊

   

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