Working real hard in the heart of the city 工作实难在城市的心脏

Noon day sun feeling hot and sweaty 正午的阳光感觉热，出汗

Trying to make my pay, trying to make my monthly rent 试图让我的付出，努力让我的月租金

Working real hard for the US dollar 工作实难美元

Living real poor gonna make me holler 生活会真正可怜的让我叫喊

I don't wanna live in the street like some folks do. 我不想住在大街上像一些人做的。

   

I was raised up on the corner 我当时提出了对角

In front of a grocery store 在一家杂货店前

Shining shoes with the Daily News 擦皮鞋的每日新闻

For two pence on the floor 对于在地板上2便士

Given a chance I'd go back to the days of a simpler time 有机会我会回去的时候简单的日子

Cause this old world's gone crazy 造成这种旧世界疯了

And I'm about to lose my mind 而我将要失去我的心

   

Working real hard in the heart of the city 工作实难在城市的心脏

Noon day sun feeling hot and sweaty 正午的阳光感觉热，出汗

Trying to make my pay, trying to make my monthly rent 试图让我的付出，努力让我的月租金

Working real hard for the US dollar 工作实难美元

Living real poor gonna make me holler 生活会真正可怜的让我叫喊

I don't wanna live in the street like some folks do. 我不想住在大街上像一些人做的。

   

My brother drives delivery right down on Dolphin Street 我弟弟驱动交货海豚街降权

Has a little house by the railroad track 有一个小房子的铁轨

Kinda small but it was neat 有点小，但它是整洁

The police came and got him for robbing a liquor store 警察来了，并得到了他的抢劫酒铺

And even though he didn't do it 虽然他并没有这样做

They got what they came for 他们得到了他们追杀

   

Working real hard in the heart of the city 工作实难在城市的心脏

Noon day sun feeling hot and sweaty 正午的阳光感觉热，出汗

Trying to make my pay, trying to make my monthly rent 试图让我的付出，努力让我的月租金

Working real hard for the US dollar 工作实难美元

Living real poor gonna make me holler 生活会真正可怜的让我叫喊

I don't wanna live in the street like some folks do. 我不想住在大街上像一些人做的。

   

It's a poor man but life is bitter sweet 这是一个可怜的人，但生活是苦后甜

Doesn't wanna lose that good thing that he's got 并不想失去这个好东西，他有

But the same old government that pays you every week 但是，同样的旧政府每星期付给你

Will come and take your home away and put you in the street 会来接你回家去，推开了你在街上

   

Working real hard in the heart of the city 工作实难在城市的心脏

Noon day sun feeling hot and sweaty 正午的阳光感觉热，出汗

Trying to make my pay, trying to make my monthly rent 试图让我的付出，努力让我的月租金

Working real hard for the US dollar 工作实难美元

Living real poor gonna make me holler 生活会真正可怜的让我叫喊

I don't wanna live in the street like some folks do. 我不想住在大街上像一些人做的。