Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Long Is the Road (Américain) , by - Jean-Jacques Goldman. Release date: 13.11.2008
Song language: French
Long Is the Road (Américain)(original) |
| Au-delà de nos vents, passée notre frontière |
| Dans ces pays soleil de sable et de pierre |
| Là où malgré les croix et malgré les prières |
| Les dieux ont oublié ces maudites terres |
| Dans sa pauvre valise, ses maigres affaires |
| Une histoire banale d’homme et de misère |
| Il tient dans sa chemise ses ultimes richesses |
| Ses deux bras courageux, sa rude jeunesse |
| Et tout contre sa peau comme un trésor inca |
| Son nom sur un visa pour les USA |
| But long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| But deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| Sur des highway sixty-one, l’ombre d’un Zimmermann |
| Dix trains de losers pour un Rockfeller |
| Brûler sa peau pour être un Battling Joe |
| Quand chaque espoir se décline en dollars |
| Jusqu’aux bannières où les stars s’affichent |
| Sous les lumières, tout est blanc, propre et riche |
| Du jeudi noir jusqu’aux bleus de John Ford |
| Dans chaque histoire se cache un chercheur d’or |
| But long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| But deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| I’ve got my shoes |
| I’ve got my hair |
| Nothing to lose |
| But all my love |
| I’ve got my faith |
| I’ve got my load |
| And I’m free |
| Long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| Deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| Long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| Deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| (translation) |
| Beyond our winds, past our border |
| In these sun lands of sand and stone |
| Where despite the crosses and despite the prayers |
| The gods have forgotten these accursed lands |
| In his poor suitcase, his meager belongings |
| A banal story of man and misery |
| He holds in his shirt his ultimate riches |
| His two brave arms, his harsh youth |
| And all against her skin like an Inca treasure |
| His name on a US visa |
| But long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| But deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| On highway sixty-ones, the shadow of a Zimmermann |
| Ten trains of losers for one Rockefeller |
| Burn his skin to be a Battling Joe |
| When every hope comes in dollars |
| Up to the banners where the stars are displayed |
| Under the lights everything is white and clean and rich |
| From Black Thursday to John Ford Blues |
| In every story there is a gold digger |
| But long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| But deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| I've got my shoes |
| I've got my hair |
| Nothing to lose |
| But all my love |
| I've got my faith |
| I've got my load |
| And I'm free |
| Long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| Deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |
| Long is the road |
| Hard is the way |
| Heavy my load |
| Deep is my faith |
| Long is the road |