I could write a record full of radio songs
我可以写一张全是电台热单的唱片
Do а bunch of features that my label would love
再寻来我的厂牌喜闻乐见的大牌 扎堆来助阵
Do a bunch of features that I don't even like just to build up the hype, yeah
虽然我并不喜欢这样 流量为王的时代只为炒作
I could sell my house and move out to LA
我可以卖掉房子 搬到洛杉矶去
Get inside of rooms with the biggest of names
走进四处都是名人巨鳄的房间
Hire fifty people just to give me advice
雇上五十个人来给我提建议
On the way I should write
我赶来的路上 就该执笔写下
Oh God
噢 天呐
Yeah, sounds like a nightmare if you ask me
要我说 这一路来就像噩梦
Yeah, went from my bedroom to the big leagues
从我的卧室到成员众多的联盟
You know how many times that I was told things
你知道 别人告诉我多少次
Wouldn't work but worked out having cold feet
没派上用场 最终却还是临阵退缩
Didn't keep me from success but delayed it some
可那并未阻止我成功 只是推迟而已
I used to be the guy who'd kill to get a number one
我曾经为了第一的宝座不惜一切代价
I had to hear that song's а hit before I thought I was
我得先听到那首歌成了热单 才会如此觉得
But nowadays I don't really give а (What)
但现在我已经云淡风轻
Oh God
噢 天呐
Might catch me at the award show
也许你能在颁奖典礼上见到我
Eatin' popcorn in the back row
坐在后排吃爆米花
Catchin' Z's with my hat low
我帽檐低垂 打着瞌睡
No nominations but it's cool though
没有提名又何妨
Oh God
噢 天呐
You might see me in the same clothes
你可能会看到我穿着
I had on last week am I ashamed? No
跟上周相同的衣服 我感到羞愧吗 并没有
You heard the saying if ain't broke
你也听过这句话 不必大动干戈
Don't fix it that's my motto
别去画蛇添足 这是我的座右铭
Yeah, I miss buyin' CDs at the store
我怀念在店里买cd的日子
And thumbin' through the cases tryin' to make a choice
翻阅各色档案 试图做出选择
Yeah, that don't make no sense to you well of course
这对你来说当然毫无意义
See one man's inconvenience is another's joy
可一个人的麻烦 或许就是另一个人的快乐
Wow-wow
Wow-wow
How are you unemployed?
你是怎么失业的?
Telling me to get a life you should look at yours, yup
你跟我说 让我过你该过的生活 但看看你自己吧
Congratulations you can raise your voice
恭喜你 你大可以提高嗓门
Hopе you break both of your legs fallin' off your horse
希望你从马背上摔下 断了双腿
Oh snap
哦 没错
This is the industry
这就是这个行业的现状
Where it ain't how big you are it's how big you seem
在那里 重要的不是你有多举足轻重 而是你看起来有多了不起
Where people sacrifice the art tryin' to chase а dream
在那里 人们为了追逐梦想而牺牲艺术
Then they wonder why they music's lackin' creativity
却又想知道为何他们的音乐缺乏创造力
Oh yeah
噢 是啊
Would of gave anything
我愿意付出一切
To be respected by the artist I was listening
得到我所聆听的艺术家的尊重
To...but not no more them days are history
可这些日子已成历史
Skip the red carpet, you lookin' for me?
跳过红毯 你在找我吗
Oh God
噢 天呐
You might catch me at the award show
也许你能在颁奖典礼上见到我
Eatin' popcorn in the back row '
坐在后排吃爆米花
Catchin' Z's with my hat low
我帽檐低垂 打着瞌睡
No nominations but it's cool though
没有提名又何妨
Oh God
噢 天呐
You might see me in the same clothes
你可能会看到我穿着
I had on last week am I ashamed? No
跟上周相同的衣服 我感到羞愧吗 并没有
You heard the saying if ain't broke
你也听过这句话 不必大动干戈
Don't fix it that's my motto
别去画蛇添足 这是我的座右铭
Got my feet propped up
撑起脚尖
Leave my shirts untucked
别把我的衬衫卷起来
l'm the boss, so what
我是老板 那又怎样
l do what I want
我想做什么就做什么
Oh God
噢 天呐
You got the trophy that's great
你捧回了奖杯 太好了
I'm happy for you no hate
我为你高兴 毫无恨意
Still got a smile on my face
我脸上还挂着笑
Chillin' in the back like, "Hey"
躲在后面说 嘿
Oh God
噢 天呐
You might catch me at the award show
也许你能在颁奖典礼上见到我
Eatin' popcorn in the back row
坐在后排吃爆米花
Catchin' Z's with my hat low
我帽檐低垂 打着瞌睡
No nominations but it's cool though
没有提名又何妨
Oh God
噢 天呐
You might see me in the same clothes
你可能会看到我穿着
I had on last week am I ashamed? No
跟上周相同的衣服 我感到羞愧吗 并没有
You heard the saying if ain't broke
你也听过这句话 不必大动干戈
Don't fix it that's my motto
别去画蛇添足 这是我的座右铭