Lirik America (Terjemahan)

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Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together
Mari kita jadi kekasih, kita akan satukan nasib kita
I've got some real estate here in my bag
Aku punya sedikit properti di tas ini
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's pies
Jadi kita beli sebungkus rokok dan kue buatan Mrs. Wagner
And walked off to look for America
Lalu kita berangkat mencari Amerika

Cathy, I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
Cathy, kataku saat kita naik bus Greyhound di Pittsburgh
Michigan seems like a dream to me now
Michigan sekarang terasa seperti mimpi bagiku
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
Butuh waktu empat hari untuk minta tumpangan dari Saginaw
I've gone to look for America
Aku pergi mencari Amerika

Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces
Tertawa di bus, main tebak wajah
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
Dia bilang pria berkostum gabardine itu adalah mata-mata
I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera
Aku bilang hati-hati, dasi kupu-kupunya sebenarnya adalah kamera

Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat
Lemparkan aku sebatang rokok, sepertinya ada satu di jas hujanku
We smoked the last one an hour ago
Kita sudah merokok yang terakhir satu jam yang lalu
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
Jadi aku melihat pemandangan, dia membaca majalahnya
And the moon rose over an open field
Dan bulan terbit di atas ladang yang terbuka

Cathy, I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping
Cathy, aku tersesat, kataku, meski aku tahu dia sedang tidur
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
Aku merasa kosong dan sakit, dan aku tidak tahu mengapa
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
Menghitung mobil di jalan tol New Jersey
And they've all gone to look for America
Dan mereka semua pergi mencari Amerika