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We were sittin' round the supper table and the buzz of the frigidaire
晚饭前我们坐在饭桌旁边，
Was the only sound 'til momma laid down, a book she found upstairs
母亲从楼上找来了一本书
It was covered in dust in the back of the closet,
她推开座椅缓缓坐下，冰箱的嗡鸣声随之消失
Goodwill box we almost tossed it out
那本书在书架最不显眼的地方沾满了灰尘
We could have lost all those memories
若我们没留下那好运箱
这一本的珍贵回忆可能早就被丢掉了
There was a picture of mama in the pouring rain
书里有张母亲在雨中等候的照片
Ticket stubs to a Braves game
还有一张Braves的比赛球票
Silver star and a baggage claim from Hanoi, Vietnam
有从河内带回来的行李存根和银星勋章
There was a picture of him callin' on grandpa
有张他打电话给祖母的照片
Leather skin from a baseball
还有块从他以前的棒球皮
We laughed and cried, told stories all night long
因为这本约翰之书
From the book of John
在这个充满故事的夜晚，我们欢笑，我们哭泣
随着一页页回忆的翻过，咖啡壶见底了
Now the pot of coffee's almost gone, as we turn another page
儿时的我们像Jungle Jim一样爬在他身上，但是他已渐渐老去
We're climbing on him like a Jungle Jim, watching his hair turn gray
这些照片都只在告诉我们
All the Polaroids are just reminders,
相册不能挽留住生命
You can't hold life in a three ring binder
生命的每一页都会被翻过
We flipped on through 'em anyway
这有张他姐姐在七月拍的照片
教堂阶梯上，他整理着自己的领带
There's a picture at his sister taken in July
他穿着一套崭新的蓝色西装，头发因为刚刚接受洗礼还有些湿
On the steps of the church pulling out his tie
书里还夹着串他已经生锈的雪佛兰钥匙
Hair's still wet from gettin' baptized, the brand new blue suit on
还有张买戒指留下的皱皱票据
An old set of keys to his Chevrolet
在这本约翰之书里，
A crumpled up receipt for a wedding ring
我们在他怀抱里慢慢长大
We watched ourselves grow up there in his arms
又是新的一天，我们起床
In the book of John
大家都穿着一身的黑色
黑色的加长林肯已经在路旁等着了
That sun came up, we were wide awake
他是父亲，儿子，丈夫和兄弟
Head to toe in black and gray
如今，走上社会的我时常会遇到难题
Long black Lincoln waiting down the drive
我就会翻开这本书寻找答案
He was father, son, husband and friend
这就好像他从未离开过
I still flip through it every now and then
我知道我有天
When I need just a few words of advice
也会将这本约翰之书传下去
It's almost like he's not really gone
And I know one day I'll be passin' on
The book of John
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