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Tekst Pjesme
Remember when we’d sit around an ol’ fire
– Sjećaš se kako smo sjedili oko stare vatre?
And you’d get your guitar out to sing
– A ti si izvadio gitaru da pjevaš
We’d sing CCR, “Jersey Giant,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
– Pjevali smo A. M., “A. M.”,” Ne osvrći se u bijesu “
Or anything by Bruce Springsteen
– Ili bilo što od Brucea Springsteena
Back when ol’ Anna would throw her ol’ hands up
– U ona vremena kad je starica Anna digla ruke prema nebu,
With her face framed by the fire
– Lice joj je bilo uokvireno plamenom kamina,
And it got so late, we’d take hits from a joint
– I bilo je tako kasno da smo pili pivo iz džointa,
Mistake shootin’ stars for telephone wires
– Pogrešne zvijezde za telefonske žice,
And now I’ve grown partial to havin’ a heart full
– A sada sam ovisna o tome da imam puno srce.
Of memories I cannot bear
– O uspomenama koje ne mogu podnijeti
The girls in summer clothes and Lord knows the soft scent
– Djevojke u ljetnim haljinama i, Bog zna, nježan miris
Of her long, dark, river-washed hair
– Njezina duga, tamna, rijeka oprana kosa
And I think I might pack a bag in the night
– I mislim da bih navečer mogao spakirati kofer.
Find me some small town out west
– Nađi mi neki mali grad na zapadu
Start over, find closure and just say “I’m sorry”
– Počnite ispočetka, pronađite rješenje i samo recite “Žao mi je”
To that sweet girl who tore off that dress
– Ona slatka djevojka koja je strgala tu haljinu
The way the moon’s crestin’ over green pines
– Pogledajte kako se mjesec diže iznad zelenih borova
Restin’ next to that coastline I rode
– Odmarajući se uz obalu na kojoj sam jahao
It made me think of you in the dirt out in Santa Fe
– Sjetio sam se tebe u blatu Santa Fea
And all of the good times I stole
– I o svim onim lijepim trenucima koje sam ti ukrao
Remember when Shawn was drunk quotin’ Kerouac
– Sjećam se da se Sean napio i citirao Kerouaca
Remember when Steve quit the band
– Sjećam se kako je Steve napustio bend
I don’t know nothin’, but if I knew somethin’
– Ne znam ništa, ali ako sam nešto znao…
I’d know that I’ve helped all I can
– Znao bih da sam pomogao koliko sam mogao
I think it’s about time that I sever it
– Mislim da je vrijeme da prestanem s tim.
You’ve never looked more needy or desperate
– Nikad niste izgledali tako potrebito ili očajno
And I’ve never been more worried about
– I nikad se nisam toliko brinuo
The state of the world, angry girl
– Stanje svijeta, bijesna djevojka
The time just stays passin’, I think of my dad
– Vrijeme samo prolazi i razmišljam o svom ocu.
When the Army and Navy game’s on
– Kada počinje igra vojske i mornarice
And every night, I wonder if he’s proud of the man
– I svake večeri se pitam Je li ponosan na tu osobu
Who threw fists that late night in his lawn
– Tko je pokrenuo šake te kasne noći na njegovom travnjaku
I don’t like bein’ famous, they tame you, then paint you
– Ne volim biti slavan, pripitomljeni ste, a zatim obojeni.
As someone that you’ve never been
– Kao netko tko nikad nisi bio
And I’m pissed that my mama can’t see me singin’
– I ljuta sam što me mama ne vidi kako pjevam.
For this crowd out in deep Michigan
– Za ovu gužvu u dubokom Michiganu
And I’ll leave you with somethin’, don’t leave with nothin’
– I ostavit ću ti nešto, ne idi ni s čim
Be safe on your long drive home
– Budite oprezni na dugoj vožnji kući
There ain’t nothin’ in this poor man’s apartment
– U stanu ovog siromaha nema ničega.
Apart from bein’ alone
– Osim samoće
And I wish you were around this time of year
– I volio bih da si u ovo doba godine
Every time they drop that ball
– Svaki put kad bace tu loptu
Drinkin’ parkin’ lot beers while the fire disappears
– Pijemo puno piva u parku dok se vatra ne ugasi
Over Times Square and Webster Hall
– Iznad trga Times i dvorane Vebster
