《A Lot Like Me(Album Version)》歌词

[00:00:00] A Lot Like Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter

[00:00:24] He was a long tall stranger

[00:00:26] From way down south

[00:00:27] Where he'd left his life behind

[00:00:30] He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck

[00:00:33] And Shenandoah eyes

[00:00:36] And I remember him sitting in that local bar

[00:00:39] Where I earned my pay each night

[00:00:43] Singing my songs to empty chairs

[00:00:46] And going home half tight

[00:00:50] And so the nights rolled by like headlights

[00:00:53] Shining on a lonesome strip of tar

[00:00:56] I kept his words of kindness close to me

[00:00:59] Like a pick on my guitar

[00:01:02] And we talked about the singers

[00:01:03] And the songs we loved

[00:01:05] And the songs we'd most forgot

[00:01:08] In that rundown bar they'd make last call

[00:01:11] And I'd never want to stop

[00:01:13] 'Cause I was living on nothing

[00:01:15] But a young girl's dreams

[00:01:17] With my cowboy boots and my old six string

[00:01:20] Hitching my wagon to a star

[00:01:23] Dreaming of leaving those local bars

[00:01:26] When I'd get him up at closing time

[00:01:29] For a couple of songs and a chance to shine

[00:01:32] Like the star that he longed to be

[00:01:35] He looked a Hell of a lot like me

[00:01:48] Well he'd played a lot of places where

[00:01:50] The only wages were his food

[00:01:52] And beer for free

[00:01:54] No fancy licks but he had him a gift

[00:01:57] For the kinds of songs he'd sing

[00:02:00] But you do what you can to be a satisfied man

[00:02:03] Just to have your peace of mind

[00:02:06] And so he gave it all up for a government job

[00:02:09] Where the paychecks come on time

[00:02:14] So now he comes to the bar

[00:02:15] To hear me play guitar

[00:02:17] And to share a drink or two

[00:02:20] And we sit swapping tales of where

[00:02:22] We've been and what we'd rather do

[00:02:26] Well there's a wealth of dangers

[00:02:27] When you're talking to strangers

[00:02:29] And I meet them all the time

[00:02:32] But my heart knew better than my head

[00:02:35] When I looked into those yes

[00:02:37] 'Cause I was living on nothing

[00:02:39] But a young girl's dreams

[00:02:41] With my cowboy boots and my old six string

[00:02:44] Hitching my wagon to a star

[00:02:47] Dreaming of leaving those local bars

[00:02:50] When I'd get him up at closing time

[00:02:53] For a couple of songs and a chance to shine

[00:02:56] Like the star that he longed to be

[00:02:59] He looked a Hell of a lot like me

[00:03:24] Well maybe I'll quit when I've got me a kid

[00:03:27] And a place to call my own

[00:03:30] But tonight there ain't nobody there

[00:03:33] Waiting up for me at home

[00:03:36] It's a helluva way to live from day to day

[00:03:39] Not knowing where you're bound

[00:03:42] But the look in his eyes made me realize

[00:03:45] I was glad for the life I'd found

[00:03:48] 'Cause I was living on nothing

[00:03:50] But a young girl's dreams

[00:03:51] With my cowboy boots and my old six string

[00:03:54] Hitching my wagon to a star

[00:03:57] Dreaming of leaving those local bars

[00:04:00] When I'd get him up at closing time

[00:04:03] For a couple of songs and a chance to shine

[00:04:06] Like the star that he longed to be

[00:04:09] He looked a Hell of a lot like me

[00:04:12] Like the star that he'd always be

[00:04:15] He looked a Hell of a lot like me