歌词
Everyone considered him
人人都觉得他
The coward of the county
是县里的懦夫
He'd never stood one single time
他没有一次挺立
To prove the county wrong
来证明全县人都错了
His mama named him Tommy
他妈妈叫他汤米
But folks just called him yellow
可人们都叫他懦弱的黄种人
Something always told me
我却一直觉得
They were reading Tommy wrong
他们都看错了汤米
他才10岁之时
He was only ten years old
他爸爸死在牢里
When his daddy died in prison
我照料汤米
I looked after Tommy
因为他是我侄子
Cause he was my brother's son
我还记得那句遗言
I still recall the final words
我兄弟对汤米说
My brother said to Tommy
孩子 我完了 可你还年轻
Son my life is over, but yours has just begun
答应我 孩子
Promise me, son
别跟我学
Not to do the things I've done
有麻烦 尽量躲开
Walk away from trouble if you can
这不是说你软弱
Now it don't mean you're weak
要是你忍让
If you turn the other cheek
我还希望你这岁数能懂我的话
And I hope you're old enough to understand
孩子 不必用打架来证明自己是个男人
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man
人人都会有心上人
汤米爱的是贝奇
There's someone for everyone
在她的怀抱里 他不用
And Tommy's love was Becky
证明自己是个男人
In her arms he didn't have
一天 他在干活
To prove he was a man
加特林家的孩子们过来喊
One day while he was working
他们轮奸了贝奇
The Gatlin boys came calling
一共三个人
They took turns at Becky
汤米打开门
N'there was three of them
看到贝奇在哭
Tommy opened up the door
撕碎的衣衫 伤痕的面容
And saw his Becky crying
他再也无法容忍
The torn dress, the shattered look
他走到火炉边
Was more than he could stand
取下爸爸的照片
He reached above the fireplace
泪水落到照片里爸爸的面容上时
Took down his daddy's picture
他又听到那些话
As a tear fell on his daddy's face
答应我 孩子
He heard these words again
别学我
遇到麻烦 尽量远离
Promise me, son
这不意味着你懦弱
Not to do the things I've done
要是你忍让了
Walk away from trouble if you can
我还希望你这岁数能懂我的话
Now it don't mean you're weak
孩子 不必用打架证明自己是个男人
If you turn the other cheek
加特林家的孩子们正在笑他
And I hope you're old enough to understand
在他走进那家酒馆时
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man
其中一个站起来
走过地板 中途相遇
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
汤米转过身 他们说
When he walked into the barroom
看啊 这个黄种人要走了
One of them got up
可那里安静得能听到针落地
And met him half way cross the floor
汤米站定 锁上门时
Tommy turned around they said
二十年 匍匐在地
"Hey look, old yella's leavin'"
都压抑在他心里
But you could've heard a pin drop
他空手回来
When Tommy stopped and locked the door
他让他们拿啥都行
Twenty years of crawling
当汤米离开酒馆时
Was bottled up inside him
加特林家的孩子没一个还站着
He wasn't holding nothing back
他说 这一拳是为了贝奇
He let 'em have it all
在看着最后一个家伙倒地时
Tommy left the bar room
我听见他说
Not a Gatlin boy was standing
我答应过你 爸爸
He said, "This one's for Becky"
不跟你学
As he watched the last one fall
我尽量远离麻烦
N' I heard him say
现在请别觉得我软弱
我没忍让
I promised you, Dad
爸爸 我真希望你明白
Not to do the things you've done
有时候你就得打
I walk away from trouble when I can
当你成了个男人
Now please don't think I'm weak
人人曾觉得他
I didn't turn the other cheek
是县里的懦夫
Papa, I sure hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight
When you're a man
Everyone considered him
The coward of the county
专辑信息
2.Crazy