June 11,2005
Take me home

走在倫敦的街道上,其實挺舒服的。
尤其在學校周圍,因為是文教辦公區,
所以雖然在市中心,卻也沒有那麼的吵雜。
有的頂多是衣著光鮮的上班族跟學生。
走在路上,看到一些帶著睡袋露宿街頭的流浪漢,
腦海裡總是會回想起一首很久很久前由 Phil Collins 所唱的歌「Take me home」。
剛來到英國時,會訝異於這個大城市裡面,出現流浪漢的比例竟然如此的高,
一兩年下來,雖然不至於視而不見,
卻也漸漸的習慣用比較平靜的眼光去觀察他們。
說他們是流浪漢,而不是無業遊民,
其實有很大一個比例是因為這邊有一份叫做「Big Issue」的雜誌,
很多的流浪漢雖然流落街頭,
但是或多或少,還是會試著透過在街上販賣這本雜誌的方式去掙點零錢,
似乎這樣子一點點微薄的收入,
也能讓他們覺得有點自尊。
這樣的生活,他們也許在夜深時候,
也會想起這首歌裡面所寫的內容吧.....
Take me home / Phil Collins
Take that look of worry
I'm an ordinary man
They don't tell me nothing
So I find out what I can
There's a fire that's been burning
Right outside my door
I can't see but I feel it
And it helps to keep me warm
So I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Seems so long I've been waiting
Still don't know what for
There's no point escaping
I don't worry anymore
I can't come out to find you
I don't like to go outside
They can't turn off my feelings
Like they're turning off a light
But I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Cos I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
Take that look of worry, mine's an ordinary life
Working when it's daylight
And sleeping when it's night
I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are
And I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Well I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
But I don't remember
Take, take me home...
其實有很大一個比例是因為這邊有一份叫做「Big Issue」的雜誌,
很多的流浪漢雖然流落街頭,
但是或多或少,還是會試著透過在街上販賣這本雜誌的方式去掙點零錢,
似乎這樣子一點點微薄的收入,
也能讓他們覺得有點自尊。
這樣的生活,他們也許在夜深時候,
也會想起這首歌裡面所寫的內容吧.....
Take me home / Phil Collins
Take that look of worry
I'm an ordinary man
They don't tell me nothing
So I find out what I can
There's a fire that's been burning
Right outside my door
I can't see but I feel it
And it helps to keep me warm
So I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Seems so long I've been waiting
Still don't know what for
There's no point escaping
I don't worry anymore
I can't come out to find you
I don't like to go outside
They can't turn off my feelings
Like they're turning off a light
But I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Cos I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
Take that look of worry, mine's an ordinary life
Working when it's daylight
And sleeping when it's night
I've got no far horizons
I don't wish upon a star
They don't think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are
And I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
Oh I, I don't mind
No I, I don't mind
So take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home
Cos I don't remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Well I've been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
But I don't remember
Take, take me home...