He was 18 and wasted
他迷失在自己的18岁
Bedroom in the basement
生活在地下室中
Parents' house Tucson, Arizona
父母的房子在亚利桑那的图森
What do you expect from a high school diploma?
就凭你高中毕业文凭你在期望什么呢？
Working hours in the shoe store
在鞋店工作
Selling dimes out the backdoor
贩卖廉价的东西
And he puts on his prom crown
但他给自己带上舞会的王冠
Says to his mama "I'm the king of this town"
对妈说自己是这座城市的主导
Won't you take me out?
不想带我出去吗
I hear the midnight streets are calling
我听到了午夜街道的呼唤
You can hold me down
你可以就这样一直保护我
But like a bird I'm just free falling
但是我会像鸟一样自由飞翔
Here's to these american nights
这就是美国的夜晚
We're having the time of our lives
我们都有属于自己的时光
Living, dreaming, feeling
生活，做梦，感受人生
Never sleeping till we see the morning light
不看到清晨的阳光绝不睡觉
On these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚啊
Neighborhood kid just back from the desert
邻居家的小孩刚从沙漠中回来
Tattoo and a discharge letter
纹身和豁免信
VA in the St. John, 6 times a week
一周去St.John的VA6次
He still sleeps with his boots on
他始终穿着靴子入睡
She skips track up to Brooklyn
她一路去了布鲁克林
With a dream and some dark skin
带着梦想和变黑的皮肤
Graveyard at the Reynolds
Reynolds的墓地
This is the place where the stars shine, you know
你知道那是星星闪烁的地方
Won't you take me out?
不想带我出去吗
I hear the midnight streets are calling
我听到了午夜街道的呼唤
You can hold me down
你可以就这样一直保护我
But like a bird I'm just free falling
但是我会像鸟一样自由飞翔
Here's to these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
We're having the time of our lives
我们都有属于自己的时光
Living, dreaming, feeling
生活，做梦，感受人生
Never sleeping till we see the morning light
不看到清晨的阳光绝不睡觉
On these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚啊
These American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
These American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
Skies black in November
天黑的11月
Nothing good lasts forever
没有什么会永远不变的
12 gauge heart in a machine gun town
像12号的心的机器抢
Whole life running, you can't stop now
永远在奔跑，永不停止
Here's to these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
We're having the time of our lives
我们都有属于自己的时光
Living, dreaming, feeling
生活，做梦，感受人生
Got a feeling that it's gonna be alright
所有的不快都将会没事
On these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚啊
On these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚啊
These American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
These American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
These American nights
这就是美国的夜晚
On these American nights
这就是美国的夜晚啊