节奏布鲁斯:Bobby Tinsley - Take It From Me

What can I compare you to,

a favorite pair of shoes?

Maybe my bright red boots

if they had wings

Funny how we animate¹

colorful objects saved

Funny how it's hard to take

a love with no sting².

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

(we've got a good life)

What can I compare you to,

a window the sun shines through?

Maybe the silver moon

a smile rising

The magic of the fading day

satellites on parade

A toast to the plans we've made

to live like kings.

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

(we've got a good life)

I lose my breath

despite the air

When the rain falls down

I give in to despair³

Pink magnolia in winter

she doesn’t care

if you don’t show up

to have another cup.

What can I compare you to,

when everything looks like you?

I get a bit confused with every Spring

Flowers that bloom your eyes

hummingbirds side by side

My heart won't stay entirely in this rib caging

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

But come on take it, come on take it,

take it from me

(we've got a good life)
 

1 animate   

v.赋于生命，鼓励；adj.有生命的，有生气的

参考例句：

• We are animate beings,living creatures.我们是有生命的存在，有生命的动物。
• The girls watched,little teasing smiles animating their faces.女孩们注视着，脸上挂着调皮的微笑，显得愈加活泼。

2 sting   

vt.激怒，刺痛，刺伤，蛰伤；n.刺痛，刺伤

参考例句：

• Most flies do not sting.大多数苍蝇不叮人。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

3 despair   

vi.灰心丧气，感到沮丧绝望；n.绝望，沮丧

参考例句：

• If you are in the depths of despair,you will be extremely unhappy.如果你彻底地失望，你会十分不开心。
• Don't despair;things will get better soon.不必绝望，事情不久就会好起来。