Lyrics and translation Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street - 2011 Remastered Version

Baker Street - 2011 Remastered Version

Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well, another crazy day
You'll drink the night away
And forget about ev'rything

This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people, but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything

You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're tryin', you're tryin' now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're cryin', you're cryin' now

Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything

He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
And then he'll settle down
In some quiet little town
And forget about ev'rything

But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin'
'Cause he's rollin', he's the rolling stone
When you wake up, it's a new mornin'
The sun is shinin', it's a new mornin'
You're goin', you're goin' home

Baker Street - Version remasterisée 2011

Tu descends Baker Street, le cœur lourd,
La tête légère et les pieds épuisés.
Encore une folle journée,
Tu vas noyer la nuit dans l'alcool
Et tout oublier.

Ce désert urbain te glace le cœur,
Tant de gens, mais aucune âme.
Il t'a fallu tant de temps
Pour comprendre que tu avais tort
Quand tu pensais qu'il contenait tout.

Tu croyais que c'était si facile,
Tu disais que c'était si facile,
Mais tu essaies, tu essaies maintenant.
Encore une année et tu serais heureuse,
Juste une année de plus et tu serais heureuse,
Mais tu pleures, tu pleures maintenant.

Au bout de la rue, une lumière brille chez lui.
Il ouvre la porte, ce regard sur son visage...
Il te demande où tu étais,
Tu lui dis qui tu as vu
Et tu parles de tout et de rien.

Il rêve d'acheter un terrain,
Il va arrêter l'alcool et les aventures d'un soir.
Et puis il se posera
Dans une petite ville tranquille
Et il oubliera tout.

Mais tu sais qu'il continuera à bouger,
Tu sais qu'il ne s'arrêtera jamais de bouger,
Parce qu'il roule, c'est une pierre qui roule.
Quand tu te réveilles, c'est un nouveau matin,
Le soleil brille, c'est un nouveau matin,
Tu t'en vas, tu rentres chez toi.