I was nothin' but a city boy
Aku bukan apa-apa tapi anak kota
My trumpet was my only toy
My trumpet was my only toy
terompetku hanya mainanku
I've been blowin' my horn
I've been blowin' my horn
Aku sudah bunyikan klaksonku
Since I knew I was born
Since I knew I was born
Karena aku tahu aku lahir
But there ain't nobody wants to know
Tapi tidak ada seorang pun ingin tahu.
But there ain't nobody wants to know
Tapi tidak ada seorang pun ingin tahu.
I've been
Aku telah
Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Tidur di trotoar
Rollin' down the road
Rollin' down the road
Bergulir di jalan
I may get hungry
I may get hungry
Aku mungkin kelaparan
But I sure don't want to go home
Tapi aku yakin tidak ingin pulang
But I sure don't want to go home
Tapi aku yakin tidak ingin pulang
So round the corner comes a limousine
Jadi di sekitar tikungan datang limusin
And the biggest grin I've ever seen
And the biggest grin I've ever seen
Dan seringai terbesar yang pernah ku lihat
Come on sonny won't you sign
Come on sonny won't you sign
Ayo sonny maukah kau masuk
Right along the dotted line
Right along the dotted line
Tepat sepanjang garis putus-putus
What you sayin' Are you playin'
What you sayin' Are you playin'
Apa yang kau katakan adalah yang kau mainkan
Sure you don't mean me?
Tentu kau tidak berarti aku?
Sure you don't mean me?
Tentu kau tidak berarti aku?
Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Tidur di trotoar
Rollin' down the road
Rollin' down the road
Bergulir di jalan
I may get hungry
Aku mungkin kelaparanI may get hungry
But I sure don't want to go home
Tapi aku yakin tidak ingin pulang
(tell you what happened. . .)
(ceritakan padamu apa yang terjadi...)
They took me to a room without a table
Mereka membawaku ke sebuah ruangan tanpa meja
They said "blow your trumpet into here"
They said "blow your trumpet into here"
Mereka mengatakan "tiup terompetmu ke sini"
I played around as well as I was able
I played around as well as I was able
Aku bermain-main semampuku
And soon we had the record of the year
Dan segera kami memiliki rekor tahun
And soon we had the record of the year
Dan segera kami memiliki rekor tahun
I was a legend all through the land
Akulah seorang legenda semua melalui tanah
I was blowin' to a million fans
I was blowin' to a million fans
Aku hempaskan satu juta penggemar
Nothin' was a-missin'
Nothin' was a-missin'
Tak ada yang kacaukan
All the people want to listen
All the people want to listen
Semua orang ingin mendengarkan
You'd have thought I was a happy man
Kau akan berpikir aku adalah seorang pria bahagia
You'd have thought I was a happy man
Kau akan berpikir aku adalah seorang pria bahagia
And I was
Dan aku
Sleepin' like a princess
Sleepin' like a princess
Tidur seperti putri
Never touch the road
Never touch the road
Tidak pernah menyentuh jalan
I don't get hungry
I don't get hungry
Aku tidak kelaparan
And I sure don't want to go home
And I sure don't want to go home
Dan aku yakin tidak ingin pulang
(have to have some fun. . .)
(Harus bersenang-senang...)
(have to have some fun. . .)
(Harus bersenang-senang...)
Now they tell me that I ain't so fashionable
Sekarang mereka mengatakan bahwa aku tidak begitu modis
An' I owe the man a million bucks a year
An' I owe the man a million bucks a year
Dan aku berutang orang itu satu juta dolar setahun
So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label
So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label
Jadi aku bilang mereka di mana untuk tetap label mewah
It's just me and the road from here
Ini hanya aku dan jalan dari sini
It's just me and the road from here
Ini hanya aku dan jalan dari sini
Back to playin' and layin'
Kembali ke permainan dan terbaring
I'm back on the game
Aku kembali pada permainan
I'm back on the game
Aku kembali pada permainan
Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Tidur di trotoar
Rollin' down the road
Rollin' down the road
Bergulir di jalan
I may get hungry
Aku mungkin kelaparanI may get hungry
But I sure don't want to go home
Tapi aku yakin tidak ingin pulang
(Yeah)