歌词
As my father lay dying I was holding his hand
父亲弥留之际 我攥着他的手
He said "Son, there's one thing you must understand
他说：“儿子，有一件事你必须明白
All my life I've been an Almost man
我这一生，算不上是什么男人
Don't make the same mistake as me
别和我犯一样的错误！
我从未开过一辆真正快的车
'Cause I never got to drive a real fast car
也从未醉倒在街上的酒吧
Or get crazy drunk in a downtown bar
我甚至从未去过远方
I never even got to go that far
从未看过这世间应有的风景”
And there was so much I wanted to see"
当他从战场上回来
周围的一切都发生了变化
When he made it back from that terrible war
他有了一个家庭 和很多活下去的艰辛
Things were going to be different than they'd been before
他找到一份工作 于是安定下来
'Cause he had a family and a lot to live for
然后拼命的工作 维系整个家庭
He got a job and he settled down
他坚持着自己坚持的一切，年复一年
他从未尝试改变 哪怕是尽一点可能
He worked real hard to keep the family tight
甚至他总是放弃追求
Everyday he did what he thought was right
当他明白一切的时候，一切都晚了
But he never got ahead and try as he might
时间流逝 永不停息
He was always just breaking even
生命中有些事儿无法逃避
这是一场永远赢不了的战争
And before he knew it, it was all too late
他死后，骨灰寄向远方
His time had passed and time can't wait
我沉思，关于他想拥有的一切
There are some things in life you just can't beat
我买了一辆真正快的车 难以接受的价格
It's fight you're never going to win
我带着他 飙上高速公路
老头儿，你感受到了吧
When he died his ashes were sent through the post
它是不是有世上最好的轮胎
And I thought about what he would have wanted the most
它亮红色 冷艳完美的铸钢
So I went out and bought that real fast car and I damned the cost
我要带你出尽风头
I strapped him in and we hit the highway
像风一样 驰往伦敦
我们狂饮 酩酊大醉
Hey old man now you know how it feels
当破晓来临 我们才醒来
Isn't she just the greatest set of wheels
我带他去看大海
She's a bright red beauty of cool polished steel
站在布莱顿的沙滩上 一切的起点
And we're going to turn some heads today
父亲！你儿子也必将成为一个男人
现在你可以明白
We drove like the wind down to London town
你对我意味着一切
And we got crazy drunk and started falling down
我带你飙过真正快的车
And when a new day broke and we came around
我带你醉倒在热闹的酒吧
I took him down to look at the sea
我带你一起去过远方
为你，我做到了
We stood on Brighton beach, where it all began
我不会再碰那辆车
Where my father's son became a man
但我会成为他想成为的人
And I said to him, "Now you can understand
如果上苍有眼 他再某处注视着我
What you have meant to me
我知道他会笑着说“你做到了一切”
让我们飙一次 真正快的车
'Cause I got you that ride in a real fast car
让我们醉倒 在热闹的酒吧
And we got crazy drunk in a downtown bar
让我们去驰往 那颗闪亮的星辰
And we made it together and we've come this far
把这一切都带去
And I did it all for you"
让我们去驰往 那颗闪亮的星辰
把这一切都带去
So I'll take that ride when it's given for free
And I'll be the man he always wanted to be
And if, somewhere, he's looking down on me
I know he'll smile and he'll say "You did it, Al"
Let's take that drive in a real fast car
Let's get crazy drunk in every downtown bar
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star
And take it all the way to the end
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star
And take it all the way to the end
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