歌词
Had an uncle named Matthew
我有个叔叔叫马修
He was his fathers only boy
他是他父亲唯一的儿子
Born just south of Colby, Kansas
出生在堪萨斯州科尔比南部
Was his mother's pride and joy
是他母亲的骄傲和喜悦
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，快乐正是他成长的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
爱是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪萨斯翻滚的麦浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
蓝色，只是堪萨斯州夏天的天空
And all the stories that he told me
他告诉所有故事
Back when I was just a lad
当我还是个孩子的时候
And all the memories that he gave me
还有他给我的所有记忆
And all the good times that he had
还有他所有的美好时光
Growing up a Kansas farm boy
堪萨斯州农场男孩的成长
Life was mostly having fun
生活主要是玩乐
Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
骑在他爸爸的肩膀上
Behind a mule, beneath the sun
在骡子后面，在太阳下面。
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，快乐正是他成长的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
爱是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪萨斯翻滚的麦浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
蓝色，只是堪萨斯州夏天的天空
Well, I guess there were some hard times
嗯，我想有一些困难时期
And I'm told some years were lean
我听说有些年头很清闲
They had a storm in forty-seven
他在四十七岁时遇到一场风暴
A twister came and stripped them clean
旋风过去，带走一切
He lost the farm and lost his family
他失去了农场和家庭
He lost the wheat and lost his home
他失去了麦子和房子
But he found the family Bible
但他发现家庭的真谛
Faith as solid as a stone
信心如石
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快乐正是他成长的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
爱是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪萨斯翻滚的麦浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
蓝色，只是堪萨斯州夏天的天空
So he came to live at our house
所以他就来我们家住了
And he came to work the land
他和我们耕种土地
He came to ease my Daddy's burden
他减轻我爸爸的负担
And he came to be my friend
然后他就成了我的朋友
So I wrote this down for Matthew
所以我写下这些给马修
And it's for him the song is sung
这首歌是为他而唱的
Riding on his Daddy's shoulders
骑在他爸爸的肩膀上
Behind a Mule, beneath the sun
在骡子后面，在太阳下面。
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快乐正是他成长的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
爱是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪萨斯翻滚的麦浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
蓝色，只是堪萨斯州夏天的天空
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快乐正是他成长的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
爱是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪萨斯翻滚的麦浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
蓝色，只是堪萨斯州夏天的天空
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