《Leonard》歌词

[00:00:00] Leonard - Merle Haggard (梅尔·哈格德)

[00:00:09] When Leonard finally came to California

[00:00:14] He was twenty-one years old as I recall

[00:00:20] He loved to write a song and pick the guitar

[00:00:25] And he came to hang a gold one on the wall

[00:00:31] The town in which he lived is not important

[00:00:37] But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm through

[00:00:42] He soon became a famous entertainer

[00:00:48] But Leonard was a name he never used

[00:00:53] He was on his way to having what he wanted

[00:00:59] Just about as close as one could be

[00:01:04] Hey once he even followed Elvis Presley

[00:01:10] And he wrote a lot of country songs for me

[00:01:16] But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus

[00:01:21] For years he chose to let his music go

[00:01:27] But preaching wasn't really meant for Leonard

[00:01:33] But how in the hell was Leonard supposed to know

[00:01:38] Well life began to twist it's way around him

[00:01:44] And I wondered how he carried such a load

[00:01:49] He came back again to try his luck in music

[00:01:55] And lost his wife and family on the road

[00:02:02] After that he seemed to bog down even deeper

[00:02:06] And I saw what booze and pills could really do

[00:02:12] And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober

[00:02:17] But I forgot about a friend that Leonard knew

[00:02:23] Well Leonard gave me lots of inspiration

[00:02:28] He helped teach me how to write a country song

[00:02:34] And he even brought around a bag of groceries

[00:02:40] Hey back before Muskogee came along

[00:02:46] Really I'm not trying to hide his show name

[00:02:51] Or the town in which this episode began

[00:02:57] Somehow I had to write a song for old Tommy

[00:03:01] If just to see the smilin' faces in the band

[00:03:07] When Leonard finally came to California

[00:03:13] He was twenty-one years old as I recall

[00:03:18] And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar

[00:03:24] And he came to hang a gold one on the wall