Lirik lagu R.E.M - King of the Road dan Terjemahan
Lagu King of the Road oleh R.E.M. dirilis pada 9 Mei 1987 sebagai bagian dari EP Dead Letter Office. Lagu ini ditulis oleh anggota band Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, dan Bill Berry. Lagu ini adalah versi cover dari lagu klasik Roger Miller, memberikan pandangan nostalgik dan tanpa beban tentang kehidupan di jalan.
Lirik Terjemahan
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No cars no pool no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
It takes four hours of pushin' broom
To buy a four-by-twelve two-bit room
I'm a man of means, by no means
King of the road
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No cars no pool no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
It takes eight hours of pushin' broom
To buy a four-by-twelve two-bit room
I'm a man of man, by no means
King of the road, take it Slim
It takes eight hours of pushin' broom
To buy a four-by-twelve two-bit room
I'm a man of man, by no means
King of the road, one more time
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No cars no pool no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
It takes eight hours of pushin' broom
To buy a four-by-twelve two-bit room
I'm a man of man, by no means
King of the road, take it Slim