Well there's no more smokey bars in California, 那么有在加州没有更多的烟熏吧，

There ain't no wildlife left in Tennessee, 不过是没有野生动物留在田纳西州，

But I keep on living every song I'm singing, 但我一直在生活的每首歌我唱，

And their trying to put an end to guys like me, 而他们试图制止球员和我一样，

All that's left in Bakersfield is a jukebox, 所有剩下的贝克斯菲尔德是一个自动唱片点唱机，

And it's haunted by old songs and memories, 而且它是由老歌和回忆困扰，

It's getting hard to find a place to play my guitar, 它变得很难找到一个地方玩我的吉他，

And their trying to put an end to guys like me, 而他们试图制止球员和我一样，

   

Well, I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me, 嗯，我想找到一个地方，爱包围着我，

Some town where they don't mind me hanging around, 一些城市里，他们不介意我四处张望，

A place where life don't move to fast, 一个地方的生活不要动到快，

And what you are is not a thing of the past, 和你是不是过去的事情，

Where you can land your dreams on solid ground, 在这里你可以登陆你的梦想脚踏实地，

Well, I'm sitting on a barstool down on Broadway, 好吧，我在百老汇坐在高脚凳下来，

Waiting for my turn to sing my dreams, 等待轮到我唱我的梦想，

I'm just a California boy with my old guitar, 我只是一个加州男孩，我的旧吉他，

And their trying to put and end to guys like me, 而他们的努力付诸表决，并最终以球员和我一样，

   

Well, I'd like to find a place where love surrounds me, 嗯，我想找到一个地方，爱包围着我，

Some town where they don't mind me hanging around, 一些城市里，他们不介意我四处张望，

A place where life don't move to fast, 一个地方的生活不要动到快，

And what you are is not a thing of the past, 和你是不是过去的事情，

Where you can land your dreams on solid ground, 在这里你可以登陆你的梦想脚踏实地，

Well, I'm sitting on a barstool down on Broadway, 好吧，我在百老汇坐在高脚凳下来，

Waiting for my turn to sing my dreams, 等待轮到我唱我的梦想，

I'm just a California boy with my old guitar, 我只是一个加州男孩，我的旧吉他，

And their trying to put and end to guys like me, 而他们的努力付诸表决，并最终以球员和我一样，

   

Yeah their trying to put an end to guys like me 是啊他们试图制止家伙和我一样