<1. 歌手 & 背景介绍> Styx可说是70年代最具代表性的摇滚象征之一，“Baby”、“Lady”、“Come Sail Away”、“Don’t Let It End”、“Mr. Roberto”等均是流传许久的经典佳构，其中两位灵魂人物-键盘手兼主唱Dennis De Young 及吉它手Tommy Shaw，不但塑造了高比重吉它与键盘的招牌风格，其成功的个人生涯(前者曾以“Desert Moon”、“Call Me”等金曲创下百万销售，后者曾任重团Night Ranger、Damn Yankees主吉它手)也 间接使得Styx的声名更为远播。自84年宣告解散以来历经数次分合，主唱Dennis De Young最后决定与乐团分道扬镳，多年的纷扰也告一 段落

  Give me a job, give me security (1) Give me a chance to survive I'm just a poor soul in the unemployment (2) line My God, I'm hardly alive My mother and father, my wife and my friends I see them laugh in my face (3) But I've got the power, and I've got the will I'm not a charity (4) case I'll take those long nights, impossible odds (5) Keeping my eye to the keyhole If it takes all that to be just what I am Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man Make me an offer that I can't refuse Make me respectable (6), man This is my last time in the unemployment line So like it or not (7) I'll take those long nights, impossible odds Keeping my back to the wall If it takes all that to be just what I am Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man Keeping my mind on (8) a better life Where happiness is only a heartbeat away (9) Paradise, can it be all I heard it was I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there I'll take those long nights, impossible odds Keeping my back to the wall All that be just what I am Well, I'm gonna be a blue collar man You don't understand I'll take those long nights, impossible odds Keeping my eye to the keyhole If it takes all that be just who I am Well I vow to be a blue collar, gotta be a blue collar, gonna be a Blue collar man. Believe it 

  (1) security - things that are done to keep a person, building, or country safe from danger or crime 安全保障 We have been asked not to say anything for security reasons The thief was caught on a security camera. (2) unemployment - the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job 失业人群 The unemployment rate remained at 5.2%. (3) laugh in somebody's face - to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them 嘲笑；讥笑（或此类举止） I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face. (4) charity - money or gifts given to help people who are poor, sick etc 捐赠、施舍的钱或者物品 Her pride wouldn't allow her to accept charity. (5) Odd – odd jobs; small jobs of different types 散工；零碎工作 I've got a few odd jobs to do this weekend. (6) respectable - socially acceptable 受尊重的 Put a tie on - it'll make you look more respectable. (7) (whether you) like it or not - used to emphasize that something unpleasant is true or will happen and cannot be changed 无论你接受与否（这是无法改变的事实） Like it or not, people are often judged by their appearance. (8) keep one's mind on something - to keep paying attention to something, even though it is difficult 保持注意力；关注（即使很难）: He could hardly keep his mind on what she was saying. (9) be a heartbeat away from something - to be very close to a situation or position 近在咫尺 When i need you, i just close my eyes and you're only a heartbeat away.