Hold Back the Water
Charles Turner, Randy Bachman, Robin Bachman
Headed 'cross the border
Looking for a place to play
I left the sun behind
I don't mind
But I think that it looked like rain
Hold back the water
I gotta find time to burn
Hold back the water
I gotta find time to burn
Headed west to Georgia
Looking for the road to LA
They say the weather's fine
But the sun don't shine
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Hold back the water
I gotta find time to burn
Hold back the water (get on)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
I never played no trumpet
You know I've never played no harp, no
The preacher say
I was born this way
With a storm cloud in my heart
Hold back the water (yeah)
I gotta find time to burn
Hold back the water
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Looking for a place to play
I left the sun behind
I don't mind
But I think that it looked like rain
Hold back the water
I gotta find time to burn
Hold back the water (come on)
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn
I gotta find time to burn
Hold back the water (hey)
I gotta find time to burn
Headed 'cross the border
Über die Grenze hinweg
Looking for a place to play
Suche nach einem Ort zum Spielen
I left the sun behind
Ich ließ die Sonne hinter mir
I don't mind
Es macht mir nichts aus
But I think that it looked like rain
Aber ich glaube, es sah nach Regen aus
Hold back the water
Halte das Wasser zurück
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Hold back the water
Halte das Wasser zurück
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Headed west to Georgia
Ging westwärts nach Georgia
Looking for the road to LA
Suche nach der Straße nach LA
They say the weather's fine
Sie sagen, das Wetter ist gut
But the sun don't shine
Aber die Sonne scheint nicht
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Denn der Smog ist immer im Weg
Hold back the water
Halte das Wasser zurück
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Hold back the water (get on)
Halte das Wasser zurück (los)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden (hey)
I never played no trumpet
Ich habe nie Trompete gespielt
You know I've never played no harp, no
Du weißt, ich habe nie Harfe gespielt, nein
The preacher say
Der Prediger sagt
I was born this way
Ich wurde so geboren
With a storm cloud in my heart
Mit einer Gewitterwolke in meinem Herzen
Hold back the water (yeah)
Halte das Wasser zurück (ja)
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Hold back the water
Halte das Wasser zurück
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Über die Grenze hinweg
Looking for a place to play
Suche nach einem Ort zum Spielen
I left the sun behind
Ich ließ die Sonne hinter mir
I don't mind
Es macht mir nichts aus
But I think that it looked like rain
Aber ich glaube, es sah nach Regen aus
Hold back the water
Halte das Wasser zurück
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Hold back the water (come on)
Halte das Wasser zurück (los)
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Hold back the water (hey)
Halte das Wasser zurück (hey)
I gotta find time to burn
Ich muss Zeit zum Verbrennen finden
Headed 'cross the border
Rumo à fronteira
Looking for a place to play
Procurando um lugar para tocar
I left the sun behind
Deixei o sol para trás
I don't mind
Não me importo
But I think that it looked like rain
Mas acho que parecia que ia chover
Hold back the water
Segure a água
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Hold back the water
Segure a água
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Headed west to Georgia
Rumo ao oeste para a Geórgia
Looking for the road to LA
Procurando a estrada para LA
They say the weather's fine
Dizem que o tempo está bom
But the sun don't shine
Mas o sol não brilha
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Porque a poluição está sempre no caminho
Hold back the water
Segure a água
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Hold back the water (get on)
Segure a água (vamos lá)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar (ei)
I never played no trumpet
Nunca toquei trompete
You know I've never played no harp, no
Você sabe que nunca toquei harpa, não
The preacher say
O pregador diz
I was born this way
Que eu nasci assim
With a storm cloud in my heart
Com uma nuvem de tempestade no coração
Hold back the water (yeah)
Segure a água (sim)
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Hold back the water
Segure a água
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Rumo à fronteira
Looking for a place to play
Procurando um lugar para tocar
I left the sun behind
Deixei o sol para trás
I don't mind
Não me importo
But I think that it looked like rain
Mas acho que parecia que ia chover
Hold back the water
Segure a água
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Hold back the water (come on)
Segure a água (vamos lá)
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Hold back the water (hey)
Segure a água (ei)
I gotta find time to burn
Preciso encontrar tempo para queimar
Headed 'cross the border
Dirigiéndome 'cruzando la frontera
Looking for a place to play
Buscando un lugar para jugar
I left the sun behind
Dejé el sol atrás
I don't mind
No me importa
But I think that it looked like rain
Pero creo que parecía que iba a llover
Hold back the water
Detén el agua
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Hold back the water
Detén el agua
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Headed west to Georgia
Dirigiéndome al oeste hacia Georgia
Looking for the road to LA
Buscando el camino a LA
They say the weather's fine
Dicen que el clima está bien
But the sun don't shine
Pero el sol no brilla
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Porque la niebla siempre está en el camino
Hold back the water
Detén el agua
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Hold back the water (get on)
Detén el agua (vamos)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar (hey)
I never played no trumpet
Nunca toqué ninguna trompeta
You know I've never played no harp, no
Sabes que nunca toqué ninguna arpa, no
The preacher say
El predicador dice
I was born this way
Nací de esta manera
With a storm cloud in my heart
Con una nube de tormenta en mi corazón
Hold back the water (yeah)
Detén el agua (sí)
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Hold back the water
Detén el agua
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Dirigiéndome 'cruzando la frontera
Looking for a place to play
Buscando un lugar para jugar
I left the sun behind
Dejé el sol atrás
I don't mind
No me importa
But I think that it looked like rain
Pero creo que parecía que iba a llover
Hold back the water
Detén el agua
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Hold back the water (come on)
Detén el agua (vamos)
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Hold back the water (hey)
Detén el agua (hey)
I gotta find time to burn
Tengo que encontrar tiempo para quemar
Headed 'cross the border
Dirigé à travers la frontière
Looking for a place to play
Cherchant un endroit pour jouer
I left the sun behind
J'ai laissé le soleil derrière
I don't mind
Ça ne me dérange pas
But I think that it looked like rain
Mais je pense qu'il semblait qu'il allait pleuvoir
Hold back the water
Retiens l'eau
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Hold back the water
Retiens l'eau
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Headed west to Georgia
Dirigé vers l'ouest en Géorgie
Looking for the road to LA
Cherchant la route pour LA
They say the weather's fine
Ils disent que le temps est beau
But the sun don't shine
Mais le soleil ne brille pas
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Car le smog est toujours en travers du chemin
Hold back the water
Retiens l'eau
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Hold back the water (get on)
Retiens l'eau (allez)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler (hey)
I never played no trumpet
Je n'ai jamais joué de trompette
You know I've never played no harp, no
Tu sais, je n'ai jamais joué de harpe, non
The preacher say
Le prédicateur dit
I was born this way
Je suis né comme ça
With a storm cloud in my heart
Avec un nuage d'orage dans mon cœur
Hold back the water (yeah)
Retiens l'eau (ouais)
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Hold back the water
Retiens l'eau
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Dirigé à travers la frontière
Looking for a place to play
Cherchant un endroit pour jouer
I left the sun behind
J'ai laissé le soleil derrière
I don't mind
Ça ne me dérange pas
But I think that it looked like rain
Mais je pense qu'il semblait qu'il allait pleuvoir
Hold back the water
Retiens l'eau
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Hold back the water (come on)
Retiens l'eau (allez)
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Hold back the water (hey)
Retiens l'eau (hey)
I gotta find time to burn
Je dois trouver du temps pour brûler
Headed 'cross the border
Diretto oltre il confine
Looking for a place to play
Cercando un posto dove giocare
I left the sun behind
Ho lasciato il sole dietro
I don't mind
Non mi importa
But I think that it looked like rain
Ma penso che sembrasse pioggia
Hold back the water
Trattieni l'acqua
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Hold back the water
Trattieni l'acqua
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Headed west to Georgia
Diretto verso ovest in Georgia
Looking for the road to LA
Cercando la strada per LA
They say the weather's fine
Dicono che il tempo è bello
But the sun don't shine
Ma il sole non splende
'Cause the smog's always in the way
Perché lo smog è sempre in mezzo
Hold back the water
Trattieni l'acqua
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Hold back the water (get on)
Trattieni l'acqua (andiamo)
I gotta find time to burn (hey)
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare (ehi)
I never played no trumpet
Non ho mai suonato nessuna tromba
You know I've never played no harp, no
Sai che non ho mai suonato nessuna arpa, no
The preacher say
Il predicatore dice
I was born this way
Sono nato così
With a storm cloud in my heart
Con una nuvola di tempesta nel mio cuore
Hold back the water (yeah)
Trattieni l'acqua (sì)
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Hold back the water
Trattieni l'acqua
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn (ooh)
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare (ooh)
Headed 'cross the border
Diretto oltre il confine
Looking for a place to play
Cercando un posto dove giocare
I left the sun behind
Ho lasciato il sole dietro
I don't mind
Non mi importa
But I think that it looked like rain
Ma penso che sembrasse pioggia
Hold back the water
Trattieni l'acqua
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Hold back the water (come on)
Trattieni l'acqua (andiamo)
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare
Hold back the water (hey)
Trattieni l'acqua (ehi)
I gotta find time to burn
Devo trovare il tempo per bruciare