Lyrics and translation Robert Palmer - Change His Ways

Change His Ways

Deep in the jungle, he lost her favour
Another gambit-he would have made her
He gave her perfume-she used his razor
And decided to change his ways
She was a gambler-he didn't blame her;
She had a dimple in her favour
At the last minute, he always chased her
And decided to change his ways
Life would be so much more exciting
If we could live it day to day
We could at least adjust the lighting
To illuminate the way
He took the loving that she'd been craving
She took advantage of the saving;
It almost ruin her reputation
And decided to change his ways
She wasn't crazy 'bout his behaviour;
She read it somewhere in the paper;
He was seducing a ballerina
And decided to change his ways

Changer ses voies

Au cœur de la jungle, tu as perdu ma faveur
Un autre stratagème - je t'aurais fait
Je t'ai offert du parfum - tu as utilisé mon rasoir
Et tu as décidé de changer tes voies
Tu étais une joueuse - je ne te blâmais pas;
Tu avais un fossette en ta faveur
À la dernière minute, je te chassais toujours
Et tu as décidé de changer tes voies
La vie serait tellement plus excitante
Si nous pouvions la vivre jour après jour
Nous pourrions au moins ajuster l'éclairage
Pour illuminer le chemin
J'ai pris l'amour que tu désirais
Tu as profité de l'économie;
Cela a failli ruiner ta réputation
Et tu as décidé de changer tes voies
Tu n'étais pas folle de mon comportement;
Tu l'as lu quelque part dans le journal;
Je séduisais une ballerine
Et tu as décidé de changer tes voies