歌词
The old man was sitting on the tailgate of a '62 Ford flatbed
老人坐在一辆62年福特卡车的后挡板上
Picking on an old guitar,
拿着一把有些岁月的吉他
he looked at me and said, "The engine's dead"
他弹着忧伤的小曲,对我说
"It was a good run son", as he strummed a melancholy chord "
这老伙计跑不动了,以前他可是很能跑的"
"Now I've got nothing but time to kill until the coming of the Lord" "
现在我无事可做，就等着见上帝喽"
Well he played me a few songs, one about a Randall knife
老人为我弹了几曲,一首讲的兰德尔刀
One about a train, one about the pain of losing the love of his life
一首是关于一辆火车,另一首说了他的失恋之痛
He took a puff of that cigarette,
老人吸了一口烟
blew a breath of smoke that could smother
吐出一口很浓的烟
He said, "They always said these would kill me,
他说,"别人总说这烟肯定会干掉我,
and they did" then he laughed, and he lit another
它也确实做到了", 他笑着又点了一支（Guy Clark死于淋巴癌）
He said "I hear that you write songs, boy,
老人说:"小伙子，我听过你写的歌,
play me one that I might know"
来给这我弹一首吧"
So I sang him my latest greatest hit, a number one on MusicRow
就这样我给他唱了一首在MusicRow上排名第一的我的最新金曲
He stopped me before I could finish the verse,
在我快唱完主歌之前,他摆了摆手
said, "I think I've heard enough of that
说到:"可以了
When you've heard one, you've heard 'em all",
当你理解其一,便能窥其全貌",
with a grimace of a grin he took his old guitar back
伴着他些许狰狞的微笑,他拿回了他的旧吉他
He said, "I guess that's alright if that's all you've got to give
老人说,"如果这是这旋律这歌词
If that's all you've got to say, in this one life you've got to live
并非是你必经人生的肺腑之言,那也无妨
There's no meaning in your melody, so predictable and weak
比起这无意义的旋律
Wasted words and shallow rhymes,
烂大街的屁话和肤浅的韵词
I'd rather hear a woman cuss me a blue streak"
我更愿听妇女骂我时说的连篇废话
"You see, the pencil to the pad is like the bullet to the gun"
你知道,纸旁有笔好似枪膛上弹"
The pen is mightier than the sword
如果笔下文字精炼至极
if the words are forged from fire from the sun
那么笔就比刀剑更加强大有力
Yet some do it for the fame, the fun, the money and all the glory
确实有人写歌为了名气,为了取乐,为了钱和那些所谓的荣誉
Yet some do it for their weary soul wont rest
但也有人为了让他们疲惫不堪的灵魂得以休息
until they tell their story"
去讲述他们自己的故事"
"You gotta make 'em feel what you feel, "
你要让听者感受到你的感受
help 'em dream a dream and make 'em wonder
让他们身临其境,得以触动
It's like catch lightning in a bottle,
这就像把雷电抓入瓶中
make 'em smell the rain and hear the thunder
让听者感受到那狂风暴雨
Let 'em taste the tears of joy
让他们感受到喜极而泣的滋味
or the bittersweet taste of sin
或是那犯下过错的苦乐参半的味道
Find the passion in a four letter word or a Sunday morning Amen"
让他们找到爱的激情或是主的平静"
And then flicked his ashes and he pointed at my heart
老人弹掉了烟灰,指着我的心
Said, "If you're searching for solid gold,
说:"你如果想要找到纯粹的音乐,
that'd be a real good place to start
那自己的内心便是你开始之地
Let the words speak for themselves,
让每一句歌词只为自己发声
tell the truth, right or wrong
述说真与假,对与错
Bare your soul for all to see,
让所有人看见真实的你
all for the sake of the song"
只因为这才是音乐的真谛
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