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GUEST,AngloAm Lyr Req: Rorschachs (Rickie Lee Jones) (6) RE: Lyr Req: Rickie Lee Jones 18 Mar 10


De Memphis a Nashville Y'a une route qui sent bon…l'blues
>>From Memphis to Nashville, there's a road that feels good, the blues

Y'a pas trop d'gondales Y'a que des marrants d'eau douce, douce
>>There aren't too many bumps, there's only sweet water fools

Des milliers d'santiags En vente dans l'restauroute
>>The thousands of cowboy boots on sale in the truckstop*

Et des ch'mises a carreaux Qu'ont jamais l'moindre doute
>>And the checquered shirts that never have the least doubt (?)

De Memphis a Nashville Y'a une vieille cad qui titube
>>From Memphis a Nashville, there's an old chick staggering

Et dedans y'a l'chanteur Qui sait plus les faire les tubes
>>And inside there's the singer, who can't sing any more hits

Qu'il ouvre un oeil S'il veut pas abimer Les milliers d'santiags Et les ch'mises a carreaux
>>Who opens his eye if he doesn't want to damage the thousands of cowboy boots and checquered shirts

Entre Memphis et Nashville Elle se sort du restauroute
>>Between Memphis and Nashville, she gets out of the truckstop*

L'soleil lui ferme les yeux Elle en a plus rien a foutre
>>The sun shuts here eyes; she doesn't give a damn anymore

Elle voit pas l'chanteur A l'envers dans l'fosse
>>She doesn't see the singer, upside down in the ditch

La cad et l'chaffeur En sont tout retournes
>>The old chick and the driver have all come back

Au tel que j'les connais Y vout bien s'rencountrer.
>>As far as I know them, they'll want to get back together.

"Cad" could mean old chick, old lady but since the "cad" comes back with the driver, I wonder if it's not "Cad" as in "Cadillac." Could be.

*Truckstop is close to the atmosphere but a "restauroute" is merely a restaurant on a road - they often are rather nice swanky places in France.


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