Almost heaven, West Virginia 如天堂般的西維吉尼亞州
Blue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah River 藍色山脊的山脈，潺潺的雪納杜河
Life is old there, Older than the trees 那裡的生活如此原始，比林木還古老
Younger than the mountains
但比山脈還要年輕
growing like a breeze
像微風一樣不息的成長茁壯
Country roads,
take me home 鄉間小路，帶我回故鄉吧!
To the place I belong, West Virginia 帶我回到我歸屬的西維吉尼亞州
Mountain Mama 帶我回去，看看我母親般的山巒
Take me home, country roads 鄉間小路，帶我回故鄉吧!
All my memories, gather round her 我所有的記憶，都圍繞著她
Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water
她是礦工深愛的女士，但海洋對她而言很陌生
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky 黑暗與灰暗的天色，塗滿整個天空
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrops in my eyes 模糊的私釀烈酒味，我不禁熱淚盈眶 I hear her voice in the morning hours
she calls me 我彷彿聽見清晨時，她呼喚我的聲音
Radio reminds me of my home far away 收音機的聲音，讓我想起遠方的故鄉
Driving down the road I get a feeling 行駛在路上時，我突然有一種感覺
cool wind in my hair 陰風吹亂我的頭髮
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
空氣中飄來一股大麻香
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
我看見微弱光芒在遠方
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
沉重的壓力朝我襲來，我眼前一片模糊
I had to stop for the night 我得找個地方過夜
There she stood in the doorway 一個女子出現在旅館門前
I heard the mission bell 我聽到教堂鐘聲
And I was thinking to myself 我心想
“This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”
這裡究竟是天堂還是地獄
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
然後她點燃蠟燭為我引路
There were voices down the corridor 走廊上傳來陣陣說話聲
I thought I heard them say…… 我想，我聽見他們說……
Welcome to the Hotel California 歡迎來到加州旅館
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
如此美好的樂園
Such a lovely face
如此美麗的面容
Plenty of room at the Hotel California 加州旅館有許多空房間
Any time of year you can find it here 隨時歡迎你的到來
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
她的心被珠寶所扭曲
She got the Mercedes Benz 她擁有豪華賓士車
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
她身邊總吸引著一群小夥子，她說是她的朋友
How they dance in the courtyard
他們在庭院裡盡情跳舞
sweet summer sweat 夏日香汗淋漓
Some dance to remember
有些舞為了回憶
some dance to forget 有些舞則為了忘卻
So I called up the Captain,
於是我叫來領班，跟他說：
“Please bring me my wine” 請給我一些酒
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine” 他說：自從1969年就不供應那種烈酒了
And still those voices are calling from far away
遠處仍傳來他們的話語
Wake you up in the middle of the night 將我在半夜中吵醒
Just to hear them say…… 只聽見他們說……
Welcome to the Hotel California 歡迎來到加州旅館
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) 如此美好的樂園
Such a lovely face 如此美麗的面容
They living it up at the Hotel California 他們在加州旅館盡情狂歡
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) 好得令人吃驚
Bring your alibis 使你有藉口來到這裡
Mirrors on the ceiling
天花板上鑲嵌著鏡子
The pink champagne on ice 冰鎮著的粉紅色香檳
And she said “We are all just prisoners here,
她說：我們都是這裡的囚犯
of our own device” 但我們都是自願的
And in the master’s chambers, 在主人的臥房裡
They gathered for the feast 他們為了宴會聚在一起
They stabbed it with their steely knives, 他們彼此間用鋼刀相互砍殺
But they just can’t kill the beast 但沒有人能殺死那可怕的怪獸
Last thing I remember, I was 我所記得的最後一件事
Running for the door 是我朝著門口奔去
I had to find the passage back 我必須找到來時的路
To the place I was before 回到我過去的地方
“Relax, ” said the night man, 放輕鬆，守夜人突然對我說：
“We are programmed to receive. 我們照常接待旅客
You can check-out any time you like, 你隨時可以結帳
But you can never leave. ” 但你永遠無法離開這裡
I threw a
wish in the well 我朝許願池許了個願望
Don't ask me, I'll never tell 別問我，我絕不說
I looked
to you as it fell 我用愛上你的眼神看著你
And now you're in my way 而你就這樣走進我的生命
I trade my soul for a wish 我用我的靈魂換取一個願望
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
用幾個便士跟幾美分換取一個吻
I wasn't
looking for this 我不要這樣
But now you're in my way 但是你就這樣走進我的生命
Your stare was holding 你的雙眼凝視著我
Ripped jeans, skin was showing
破牛仔褲讓我將你的皮膚看得清楚
Hot night, wind was blowing 炎熱的夜晚，風徐徐的吹來
Where you think you're going, baby? 寶貝，你覺得你還能去哪?
Hey, I just met you and this is crazy 我才剛認識你，這一切多麼瘋狂
But here's my number so call me maybe 但這是我的電話，如果有空就打給我
Hey, It's hard to look right at you baby 直視你的眼睛是多困難的一件事
But here's my number so call me maybe 但這是我的電話，如果有空就打給我
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy
我才剛認識你，這一切多麼瘋狂
But here's my number, so call me maybe
但這是我的電話，如果有空就打給我And all the other boys, try to
chase me 你知道有多少男生想要追我
But here's my number so call me maybe 但這是我的電話，如果有空就打給我
You took
your time with the call 你過了好久之後才打電話
I took no time with the fall 但我馬上就愛上你
You gave me nothing at all, but still you're in my way 你還沒對我付出，但我就早已陷入
I beg borrow and steal 我會不擇手段的將你佔為己有
Have foresight and it's real 我有先見之明，且感受如此真實
I didn't know I would feel it, but it's in my way 我並不知道會有這種感覺，但他就是出現了
Before you came into my life I missed you so
bad 我期盼好久，你終於出現了
I missed you so bad, I missed you so, so bad 我真的真的很想很想你
Before you came into my life I missed you so
bad 我期盼好久，你終於出現了
This ain't a song for the broken-hearted 這不是一首給傷心人的歌 No silent prayer for the faith-departed 沒有為失去信仰者的默禱 I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd 我不希望自己只是芸芸眾生之一 You're gonna hear my voice 你將會聽到我的聲音 When I shout it out loud 當我大聲呐喊出來 It's my life 這是我的人生 It's now or never 把握現在，機會稍縱即逝 I ain't gonna live forever 我不希望長生不死 I just want to live while I'm alive 我只想趁活著時認真的生活 It's my life這是我的人生
My heart is like an open highway 我的心像是開放的高速公路 Like Frankie said 就像法蘭克辛納屈唱的： I did it my way 我走自己的路 I just wanna live while I'm alive 我只想趁活著的時候認真的生活 (Cause) It's my life
(因為)這是我的人生
This is
for the ones who stood their ground 這是為堅守信念的人們而唱 For Tommy and Gina who never backed down 為從不退縮的湯米和吉娜而唱 Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake 毫無疑問的，明天將會更加艱辛 Luck ain't even lucky 幸運不再幸運 Got to make your own breaks 你必須自己尋求突破
Better stand tall when they're calling you out 當別人找你麻煩，最好挺直身子 Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down
