《Coward Of The County》歌词

[00:00:00] Artist：kenny rogers

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[00:00:02] Songs Title：coward of the county

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[00:00:11] Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county

[00:00:17] 每个人都说他是个懦夫

[00:00:17] He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong

[00:00:24] 他从没站出来告诉人们他们错了

[00:00:24] His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow

[00:00:31] 他妈妈叫他托尼 别人都叫他黄种人

[00:00:31] But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:37] 但我总感觉人们看错他了

[00:00:37] He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison

[00:00:44] 他父亲死在狱中时他只有十岁

[00:00:44] Well I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son

[00:00:50] 于是身为叔叔的我开始照顾他

[00:00:50] And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:

[00:00:54] 我仍记得兄弟临终前对他说的话

[00:00:54] ＂Son my life is over but yours is just begun ＂

[00:01:04] 儿子 我的生命结束了 你的才刚刚开始

[00:01:04] ＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done

[00:01:09] 答应我 别像我一样犯错

[00:01:09] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:14] 别自找麻烦

[00:01:14] Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:01:20] 现在你低头并不代表你懦弱

[00:01:20] I hope you＇re old enough to understand:

[00:01:25] 我希望你能明白

[00:01:25] Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂

[00:01:30] 儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人

[00:01:30] There＇s someone for ev＇ryone Tommy＇s love was Becky

[00:01:35] 每个人都有自己的另一半 托尼的女友是贝基

[00:01:35] In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man

[00:01:43] 在她怀里 他不必证明自己是个男人

[00:01:43] One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇

[00:01:49] 有一天当她在工作 加特林家的男孩叫他

[00:01:49] They took turns at Becky there was three of them

[00:01:57] 他们三个人在欺负贝基

[00:01:57] Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇

[00:02:03] 托尼推开门 看见贝基在哭

[00:02:03] The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand

[00:02:09] 裙子撕碎在地 他忍无可忍

[00:02:09] He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy＇s picture

[00:02:14] 他冲到壁炉前取下父亲的遗照

[00:02:14] As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face he heard these words again

[00:02:23] 眼泪流到遗照上 他又听到父亲在说

[00:02:23] ＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done

[00:02:28] 答应我 别像我一样犯错

[00:02:28] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:33] 别自找麻烦

[00:02:33] Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:02:38] 现在你低头并不代表你懦弱

[00:02:38] I hope you＇re old enough to understand:

[00:02:44] 我希望你能明白

[00:02:44] Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂

[00:02:49] 儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人

[00:02:49] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom

[00:02:53] 当他迈进酒吧 加特林家的孩子嘲笑他

[00:02:53] One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor

[00:03:02] 其中一个站起来将他堵在过道

[00:03:02] Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂

[00:03:08] 托尼转身离开 他们高呼黄种人走了

[00:03:08] But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:03:16] 托尼止步并关上了门 酒吧里鸦雀无声

[00:03:16] Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him

[00:03:22] 二十多年的辱骂将他逼到极限

[00:03:22] He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all

[00:03:28] 他毫不留情 将愤怒悉数返还

[00:03:28] When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇

[00:03:35] 当他离开酒吧 他们都被打倒在地

[00:03:35] He said ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂ as he watched the last one fall

[00:03:40] 当最后一人倒下时 他说这是为贝基报仇

[00:03:40] And I heard him say:

[00:03:41] 我听到他说

[00:03:41] ＂I promised you Dad not to do the things you＇ve done

[00:03:46] 我答应过你不像你一样犯错

[00:03:46] I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can

[00:03:49] 我也不会自找麻烦

[00:03:49] Now please don＇t think I＇m weak I couldn＇t turn the other cheek

[00:03:56] 求你别认为我很懦弱 我无法忍受

[00:03:56] And papa I sure hope you understand:

[00:04:02] 爸爸 我相信你明白

[00:04:02] Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂

[00:04:08] 有时作为一个男人 你得为自己而战

[00:04:08] Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county

[00:04:13] 每个人都曾以为他是个懦夫