When I woke up this morning 当我早上醒来的时候

I was tired as I could be 我累了，因为我可能是

I think I was counting my money 我想我还想跟我的钱

When I should have been counting sheep 当我应该已经数羊

My agent he just called me 我的经纪人，他刚刚打电话给我

and told me what I should be 并告诉我，我应该是

If I would make my music for money 如果我会做我的音乐为钱

Instead of making music for me 而不是做音乐对我来说

   

I said I know that this may sound funny 我说我知道，这听起来好笑

But money don't mean nothin' to me 但是，金钱并不意味着什么也没给我

I won't make my music for money, no 我不会让我的音乐的钱，没有

I'm gonna make my music for me 我要让我的音乐我

   

He said that people only buy the love songs. 他说，人们只买对的情歌。

Rock and roll is not too long 摇滚乐是不是太长

He said son you got to be commerical 他说，儿子，你必须是商业

If you want to turn the people on. 如果您想将人。

And I said turning on the people 我说开启了人

Now that's a beautiful place to be 现在，这是一个美丽的地方是

But if I spend my time makin' memorable rhyme 但是，如果我把我的时间金韵难忘

Well who's gonna turn on me? 那么谁是对我会转？

   

I said I know that this may sound funny 我说我知道，这听起来好笑

But money don't mean nothin' to me 但是，金钱并不意味着什么也没给我

I won't make my music for money, no 我不会让我的音乐的钱，没有

I'm gonna make my music for me 我要让我的音乐我

   

Well now, I went up the country 现在好了，我去了国

And I'll tell you all about the scene 我会告诉你所有关于现场

I found a place with much charm and much grace 我发现有很多的魅力和非常优美的地方

That was untouched by the music machine 这是不变的音乐机

Well the people where havin' a good time 以及人们在那里要有一个好时机

Makin' music all day long 金音乐整天

And nobody cared if they ever got paid 没有人关心，如果他们拿工资

One penny for playin' a song 一分钱的儿戏一首歌

   

I said I know that this may sound funny 我说我知道，这听起来好笑

But money don't mean nothin' to me 但是，金钱并不意味着什么也没给我

I won't make my music for money, no 我不会让我的音乐的钱，没有

I'm gonna make my music for me 我要让我的音乐我