此首《Young Turks》是英歌手Rod Stewart的鼓手及二位手以子合成器所作的音,然後由Stewart自己及,收在1981的《Tonight I'm Yours》中,曲在告示牌100排行榜得第5名的佳。
「Young Turks」源於20世初鄂曼帝的民族主改革派 ( 土耳其青年 ),而在英的俚,指的是「叛逆的青少年」,他敢於反潮流。歌曲述的是一年男女Billy和Petti私奔的故事,尾是billy信Petti的父母,Petti生了十磅重的男。有些歌友他接下的不,自由霍青春是一回事,而有了孩子之後面生活的挑更是法避,倘不的工作家庭打拼,只有「情」而有「包」,悲的下 即在眼前。歌中未使用到Young Turks,有Young Heart be free Tonight。歌名有「叛逆青春」或是「自由的心」。
台深的歌友此曲的旋律尚孰悉,1982,女歌手比莉此曲翻唱中文歌《青春光笑》。
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比利带着一美元和满脑子的梦想离开了家
Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams
他说无论如何,以某种方式,事情一定会比这更好
He said somehow, some way, it's gotta get better than this
帕蒂收拾好行李,给她妈妈留了一张纸条,她才十七岁
Patti packed her bags, left a note for her mama, she was just seventeen
当她吻别妹妹时,她眼里含着泪水
There were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbye
他们紧紧地抱在一起,一路前行,他们非常兴奋
They held each other tight as they drove on through the night, they were so excited
生命只有一次机会,趁我们还不害怕的时候抓住它吧
We got but one shot at life, let's take it while we're still not afraid
因为生命如此短暂,当你犹豫不决时,时间就是小偷
Because life is so brief and time is a thief when you're undecided
就像一把沙子一样,它会从你的手中溜走
And like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your hands
年轻的心今夜自由
Young hearts be free tonight
时间就在你身边
Time is on your side
不要让他们让你失望,不要让他们把你推来推去
Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around
不要让他们改变你的观点
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view
天堂关门了,他们幸福地向海岸走去
Paradise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner
他们租了一套两居室的公寓,每周每晚都在跳动
They took a two room apartment that was jumping every night of the week
幸福果然在彼此的怀抱里找到了 Yeah
Happiness was found in each other's arms as expected, yeah
比利打了耳洞,像个疯子一样开着一辆皮卡,哦
Billy pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooh
Young hearts be free tonight
Time is on your side
Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view
Come on Billy
Woo
Young heart, be free tonight
Time is on, on your side
比利回家给帕蒂的父母写了一封信试图解释
Billy wrote a letter back home to Patti's parents tryin' to explain
他说我们都很抱歉事情变成这样
He said we're both real sorry that it had to turn out this way
但没人听时说话就没有意义,所以我们就逃跑了
But there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody listening, so we just ran away
帕蒂生下了一个十磅重的男婴,是的
Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeah
Young hearts be free tonight
Time is on your side
Young hearts be free tonight
Time is on your side
Young hearts be free tonight
Time in on your side
Young hearts gotta run free, be free, live free
Time is on, time is on your side
Time, time, time, time is on your side
Is on your side, is on your side
Young heart be free tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah