歌词
He sat down, picked up the phone
男人坐下 拿起电话
Said Boy, I'm your old man
说 孩子 我是你老爸
男人触摸着隔断两人的玻璃
He touched the glass between the two
像要和儿子握手
As if to shake his hand
男孩一动不动
甚至没有多眨眼
The boy, he didn't budge
男人说 孩子 请原谅我
迟点总好过没有 不是吗
Not even so much as a blink.
男人说我读了报纸
不敢相信你已经二十一岁
The man said Oh come on, boy
更不敢相信我的儿子
能做出这样的事来
Better late than never, don't you think?
他像那些英雄一样
He said I read it in the paper,
飞去拯救世界
Can't believe your twenty-one.
男孩说 如果你在那儿
指引我正路 不过 太迟了
And I can't believe some son of mine
可你本该在那儿
Could do the things I hear you've done.
从第一天我就这样讲
He went on like some big hero
那是男人第一次
通过监狱的玻璃和陌生的儿子谈话
Who flew in to save the day.
你该回到我九岁的时候
教我如何成长
And the boy said If you're here
因为即使妈妈有空闲
To steer me right, man, it's too late.
也不会陪我玩掷球
You had to be there
我九岁应该去学钓鱼
而不是学抽烟
And I'm talking from day one.
那时如果你在并且激励我
我不会觉得钓鱼是笑话
That's the only time a man
男孩说有时做坏事的想法很强
Should talk through glass to his new son
强过任何一个妈妈的祈祷
And you'd have to go back
你应该在那儿
男人说 孩子你这样恨我
And teach me how when I was nine
我觉得很对不起你啊
男孩说 擦干眼泪
Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball
我们的谈话不针对你
Even if she had the time.
是关于一个青春期的女孩对抗世界
But I should been learning how to fish
之后被众人晾在那的故事
是关于一个孩子应该自己成长起来
Instead of learning how to smoke.
之后拥有非常美好的人生
I bet if you'd whooped my tail
可你应该在那儿
从第一天我就这样讲
I'd never thought it was a joke.
那是男人第一次
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong
通过监狱的玻璃和陌生的儿子谈话
Is way too strong for any momma's prayers.
你该回到我九岁的时候
教我如何成长
You had to be there.
因为妈妈即使有空闲
也不会陪我掷球
The man said Boy I'm sorry
我九岁应该去学钓鱼
That you hate me like you do.
而不是学抽烟
那时如果你在并且激励我
The boy said Dry it up man.
我不会觉得钓鱼是笑话
We ain't making this 'bout you.
男孩说有时做坏事的想法很强
It's 'bout a teenage girl against the world
强过任何一个妈妈的祈祷
Who was left there high and dry.
你应该在那儿
男孩挂掉电话前 站起来
About a kid who might have stood .
说道 他们说我时间到了
男人如梦初醒 恍惚地
A whole lot better shot at life.
哦 天哪 儿子 我也是
But you had to be there
And I'm talking from day one.
That's the only time a man
Should talk through glass to new his son
And you'd have to go back
And teach me how when I was nine
Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball
Even if she had the time.
I should been learning how to fish
Instead of learning how to smoke.
I bet if you'd whooped my tail
I'd never thought it was a joke.
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong
Is way too strong for any momma's prayers.
You had to be there.
The boy stood up, hung phone up the
He said They say I'm out of time.
And it hit the man, right then and there
My God, son, so am I.
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