Sampling machinery： 取樣中、製造中

我在學鋼琴。



The piano has been drinking
鋼琴一直在喝酒
My necktie's asleep
我的領帶睡著了
The combo went back to New York, and left me all alone
大夥兒都回到紐約去了，留下我ㄧ個人
The jukebox has to take a leak
點唱機得去撇個尿
Have you noticed that the carpet needs a haircut
你有沒有看到？地毯的頭髮早該剪了
And the spotlight looks just like a prison break
鎂光燈看起來像剛逃獄出來
And the telephone's out of cigarettes
電話箱的菸抽光了
As usual the balcony's on the make
每天都一樣，陽台在幹他的活兒
And the piano has been drinking, heavily
這鋼琴，他一直在喝；喝的可多
The piano has been drinking
是這鋼琴一直在喝酒
And he's on the hard stuff tonight
他今天晚上過的糟透了
The piano has been drinking
這鋼琴一直在喝酒
And you can't find your waitress
你一直找不到服務生
Even with the Geiger counter
就算你手上拿著個輻射線探測儀，也沒有兩樣
And I guarantee you that she will hate you
而且我跟你打賭，她會把你給恨上
From the bottom of her glass
從她的杯底開始恨起
And all of your friends remind you
所有的朋友都不斷的提醒你
That you just can't get served without her
只有她，只有她能夠讓你點菜、上餐...
The piano has been drinking
這鋼琴一直在喝酒
The piano has been drinking
就這鋼琴，他一直在喝
And the lightman's blind in one eye
點燈的人一隻眼睛瞎了
And he can't see out of the other
用另一隻呢，他看不到外面的那些
And the piano-tuner's got a hearing aid
鋼琴調音師帶著助聽器
And he showed up with his mother
而且帶著他老媽一起走了過來
And the piano has been drinking
鋼琴一直在喝酒
Without fear of contradiction I say
我想，他不用擔心什麼叫矛盾
The piano has been drinking
這鋼琴一直在喝
Our Father who art in ?
我們的父，汝在此中？
Hallowed by thy glass
這酒杯將榮耀祢
Thy kindom come, thy will be done
汝之國度終將降臨，必將實現
On Earth as it is in the lounges
在這世界；跟現在一樣，在這個酒吧
Give us this day our daily splash
請賜予我們這個今日，以及今日的特調
Forgive us our hangovers
請恕免我們的宿醉
As we forgive all those who continue to hangover against us
如同我們饒恕那些在身邊繞呀繞的傢伙一般
(咕嚕注：Hangover 是宿醉，而 hang over 字面上就是" 掛在頭上" 的意思)
And lead us not into temptation
請讓我們遠離誘惑
But deliver from evil and someone you must all ride home
但是也請像帶走邪惡一樣，找個什麼人來帶走我們回家
Because the piano has been drinking
因為這鋼琴一直在喝
And he's your friend not mine
而且他是你的朋友，我跟他不熟
Because the piano has been drinking
因為這鋼琴一直在喝酒
And he's not my responsibility
他跟我一點關係都沒有
The bouncer is this Sumo wrestler
守門的是這個相撲選手
Kinda cream puff casper milk toast
看起來像是加了一大坨奶油泡的鮮奶吐司
And the owner is just a mental midget
店老闆是心智上的侏儒
With the I.Q. of a fencepost
他的IQ跟牆柱剛好同分
I'm going down, hang onto me, I'm going down
我要摔下去了，抓住我；我要摔了
Watch me skate across an acre of linoleum
看著，我要溜冰溜過整整一畝寬的油布地板
I know I can do it, I'm in total control
我可~~以的。我很~~清醒。
And the piano has been drinking
是鋼琴在喝
And he's embarassing me
都是他，讓我這麼沒面子
The piano has been drinking, he raided his mini bar
都是鋼琴在喝，他把mini-bar給掃光了

The piano has been drinking
是鋼琴在喝
And the bar stools are all on fire
吧台前的高腳椅都著火了
And all the newspapers were just fooling
報紙一直都在滿嘴謊言
And the ash-trays have retired
煙灰缸剛退休去了
And I've got a feeling that the piano has been drinking
我有個感覺：這鋼琴一直在灌酒
It's just a hunch
只是直覺，直、覺啦
The piano has been drinking and he's going to lose his lunch
這鋼琴一直在喝酒，然後他會搞砸他的飯碗
And the piano has been drinking
這鋼琴一直在喝
Not me, not me,
不是我。不是我。不是我。不是我....

The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) / Small Change / Tom Waits / 1976



小時候只知道被逼著練，也不知道要練到哪裡去；
現在，是真的 知道該認真練琴了吧？

等我啊。