Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band:

Garden Party

“But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well. You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself”

       这 句话的意思是：“我已经学好了这一课。你看，你不能讨好所有人，所以你只能讨好自己……”

    人潮人海中，你试图找到世界上属于你的位置，融入一个属于你的圈子。也许某天，你突然觉得一切已不再简单，感觉到莫名的恐惧，经历过 的人和事充满着虚伪和欺骗，微笑也是那样地危险。你悲伤并无助，发现为了“被接受”所付出的努力到头来全 属徒劳……

 - John     

I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same

CHORUS
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
'n' over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

CHORUS

lott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson well
You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself