Baby Lou Lyrics in English by Jane Birkin

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Baby Lou by Jane Birkin from French to English.
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Sur les abords du périphérique
On the outskirts of the ring road
J't'ai aperçu par ma vitre
I saw you through my window
On aurait dit comme le générique
It looked like the credits
D'un film Ricain sans sous-titres
From a Rican film without subtitles
Tu n'm'as même pas d'mandé où j'allais
You didn't even ask me where I was going
On aurait dit que tu t'en foutais
It looked like you didn't care
Moi, je filais droit sur l'Atlantique
Me, I was heading straight for the Atlantic
Voir les bateaux qui chavirent
See the capsizing boats
J'voulais me noyer dans l'romantique
I wanted to drown in romance
L'idée semblait te séduire
The idea seemed to appeal to you
Tu m'dis, 'j'n'ai jamais vu l'océan'
You tell me, 'I've never seen the ocean'
'Qui sait, là-bas c'est p't-être plus marrant'
'Who knows, maybe it's more fun there'
J'ai compris ta philosophie
I understood your philosophy
Baby Lou
Baby Lou
Et ta façon de voir la vie
And your way of seeing life
Baby Lou
Baby Lou
Et pourquoi pas
And why not
Si c'est c'qui te va?
If that's what suits you?
Tu n'es pas concerné
You are not concerned
Plutôt du genre consterné
More like the dismayed type
Et pourquoi pas
And why not
Si c'est c'qui te va?
If that's what suits you?
J'te regarde dans l'rétro d'la Buick
I look at you in the rear view mirror of the Buick
Sous les nuages qui s'déchirent
Under the tearing clouds
Compter les poteaux télégraphiques
Count telegraph poles
Tu n'trouves rien d'autre à me dire
You can't find anything else to tell me
Tu as vraiment l'air de te foutre de tout
You really seem like you don't care about anything
De prendre tous les autres pour des fous
To take everyone else for crazy
J'ai compris ta philosophie
I understood your philosophy
Baby Lou
Baby Lou
Et ta façon de voir la vie
And your way of seeing life
Baby Lou
Baby Lou
Et pourquoi pas
And why not
Si c'est c'qui te va?
If that's what suits you?
Tu n'es pas concerné
You are not concerned
Plutôt du genre consterné
More like the dismayed type
Et pourquoi pas
And why not
Si c'est c'qui te va?
If that's what suits you?
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