歌词
The first thing I remember knowing
我记得我知道的第一件事
Was a lonesome whistle blowing
就是孤寂的汽笛声
And a young un's dream of growing up to ride
一个年轻人梦想着长大
On a freight train leaving town
乘坐货运列车离开小镇
Not knowing where I'm bound
不知道我会去哪里
No one could change my mind Mama tried
没有人能改变我的想法,妈妈都尽力了
One and only rebel child
只是一个叛逆的孩子
From a family meek and mild
来自一个温馨的家庭
My Mama seemed to know what lay in store
我妈妈似乎知道要发生什么
Despite my Sunday learning
尽管我星期天学习
Towards the bad I kept turning
我一直在朝坏的方面转变
Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore
直到妈妈无法再控制我
And I turned twenty one in prion doing life without parole
我刚到二十一岁坐牢不得假释
No one could steer me right Mama tried Mama tried
没有人能把我引上正路,妈妈尽力了,妈妈尽力了
[01:48.44]Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied
妈妈想方设法把我培养好,但我拒绝了她的恳求
[01:53.42]That leaves only me to blame cause Mama tried
这只能怪我,因为妈妈尽力了
Dear old daddy rest his soul
亲爱的老爸去世
Left my Mom a heavy load
留给我妈妈沉重的负担
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
她非常努力地取代了他
Working hours without rest
上班时间没有休息
Wanted me to have the best
想让我拥有最好的条件
She tried to raise me right but I refused
她想方设法把我培养好,但我辜负了
I turned twenty one in prison doing life without parole
我到了二十一岁坐了牢不得假释
No one could steer me right mama tried Mama tried
没有人能把我引上正道,妈妈尽力了,妈妈尽力了
专辑信息
1.Mama Tried
2.Sing Me Back Home
3.Always Wanting You
4.The Fighting' Side Of Me
5.My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers
6.I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
7.Branded Man
8.The Bottle Let Me Down
9.Things Aren't Funny Anymore
10.Hungry Eyes
11.Someday We'll Look Back
12.The Farmer's Daughter
13.Carolyn
14.If It's Wrong To Love You
15.Turnin' Off A Memory
16.Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
17.Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
18.It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
19.Everybody's Had the Blues
20.If We Make It Through December
21.The Emptiest Arms in the World
22.Holding Things Together
23.Old Man From the Mountain
24.Kentucky Gambler
25.It's All In The Movies
26.It Makes No Difference Now
27.Cherokee Maiden
28.Shackles and Chains
29.From Graceland to the Promised Land
30.It's Been a Great Afternoon
31.I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
32.The Roots of My Raising
33.The Way I Am
34.I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
35.Misery and Gin
36.The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
37.I Threw Away The Rose
38.Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am
39.Okie From Muskogee
40.Workin' Man Blues