[00:00.00] 作词 : Mark Knopfler
[00:01.00] 作曲 : Mark Knopfler
[00:32.73]the drinking dens are spilling out
[00:34.57]there's staggering in the square
[00:36.52]there's lads and lasses falling about
[00:38.37]and a crackling in the air
[00:40.75]down around the dungeon doors
[00:42.40]the shelters and the queues
[00:44.40]everybody's looking for
[00:46.29]somebody's arms to fall into
[00:48.58]that's what it is
[00:51.52]it's what it is now
[00:55.95]there's frost on the graves and the monuments
[00:58.05]but the taverns are warm in town
[01:00.39]people curse the government
[01:02.04]and shovel hot food down
[01:04.28]lights are out in the city hall
[01:05.83]the castle and the keep
[01:07.87]the moon shines down upon it all
[01:09.71]the legless and asleep
[01:12.00]and it's cold on the tollgate
[01:13.75]with the wagons creeping through
[01:16.04]cold on the tollgate
[01:17.63]god knows what i could do with you
[01:19.48]that's what it is
[01:22.82]it's what it is now
[01:27.17]the garrison sleeps in the citadel
[01:29.67]with the ghosts and the ancient stones
[01:31.61]high on the parapet
[01:33.66]a scottish piper stands alone
[01:36.15]and high on the wind
[01:37.39]the highland drums begin to roll
[01:40.04]and something from the past just comes
[01:41.58]and stares into my soul
[01:43.52]and it's cold on the tollgate
[01:45.31]and the drums beat their tatoo
[01:47.71]cold on the tollgate
[01:49.25]god knows what i could do with you
[01:51.45]that's what it is
[01:54.69]it's what it is now
[01:58.93]what it is
[02:02.56]it's what it is now
[02:38.47]there's a ***** of light
[02:39.42]there's a burning wick
[02:40.26]there's a lantern in the tower
[02:42.31]wee willie winkie with a candlestick
[02:44.06]still writing songs in the wee wee hours
[02:46.25]on charlotte street i take
[02:47.79]a walking stick for my hotel
[02:51.24]the ghost of dirty shit
[02:52.12]is still in search of little nell
[02:54.70]that's what it is
[03:09.66]it's what it is now

作词 : Mark Knopfler
作曲 : Mark Knopfler
the drinking dens are spilling out
there's staggering in the square
there's lads and lasses falling about
and a crackling in the air
down around the dungeon doors
the shelters and the queues
everybody's looking for
somebody's arms to fall into
that's what it is
it's what it is now
there's frost on the graves and the monuments
but the taverns are warm in town
people curse the government
and shovel hot food down
lights are out in the city hall
the castle and the keep
the moon shines down upon it all
the legless and asleep
and it's cold on the tollgate
with the wagons creeping through
cold on the tollgate
god knows what i could do with you
that's what it is
it's what it is now
the garrison sleeps in the citadel
with the ghosts and the ancient stones
high on the parapet
a scottish piper stands alone
and high on the wind
the highland drums begin to roll
and something from the past just comes
and stares into my soul
and it's cold on the tollgate
and the drums beat their tatoo
cold on the tollgate
god knows what i could do with you
that's what it is
it's what it is now
what it is
it's what it is now
there's a ***** of light
there's a burning wick
there's a lantern in the tower
wee willie winkie with a candlestick
still writing songs in the wee wee hours
on charlotte street i take
a walking stick for my hotel
the ghost of dirty shit
is still in search of little nell
that's what it is
it's what it is now