Letter in the Mail-James Taylor

[ti:Letter In The Mail] [ar:James Taylor] [al:Never Die Young] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Letter in the Mail - James Taylor (詹姆斯·泰勒)
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:16.19]If I could go down now
如果我现在就倒下 [00:18.00] [00:19.56]While the whole town is sleeping
整个城镇都在沉睡 [00:22.50] [00:23.38]See the sun creeping up on the hill
看着太阳缓缓升起 [00:26.31] [00:29.63]I know the river and the railroad
我熟悉河流和铁路 [00:31.44] [00:33.50]Would run through the valley still
会穿过山谷 [00:38.93] [00:44.06]I guess it never was much to look at
我想这从来都不是什么值得一看的东西 [00:46.56] [00:47.62]Just a one-horse town
只是一个小镇 [00:49.06] [00:51.63]The kind of place young people want to leave today
如今年轻人想要离开的地方 [00:54.63] [00:58.06]Store fronts pretty much boarded up
商店的门脸都被围了起来 [01:00.69] [01:01.69]Main Street pretty much closed down
大街几乎被封锁了 [01:05.75] [01:12.00]The church bell still rings on Sunday
教堂的钟声依然在周日响起 [01:15.38] [01:19.06]Old folks still go
老年人依然会去 [01:20.63] [01:22.56]The young ones listen on the radio
年轻人听着收音机 [01:25.25] [01:26.57]Saturday night nothing but a stray dog running wild
周六晚上除了一只流浪狗什么都没有 [01:31.44] [01:32.50]Like nobody's child
就像谁的孩子 [01:34.69] [01:40.00]And little by little light after light
一点一点光芒四射 [01:42.82] [01:43.50]That's how it died
就这样结束了 [01:44.69] [01:47.44]They say you never go home again
他们说你再也回不了家 [01:49.50] [01:50.44]That's no lie
这不是骗人的 [01:51.44] [01:53.50]Its like a letter in the mail
就像寄来的信 [01:55.63]To a brother in jail
送给蹲监狱的兄弟 [01:57.31]It's a matter of time
这是时间问题 [01:58.44] [01:59.31]Until you can do a little bit better time
直到你可以过得更好 [02:01.57] [02:06.63]It used to be part of the heartland
它曾经是心脏地带的一部分 [02:09.55] [02:18.63]Awful proud and strong
无比骄傲无比坚强 [02:19.75] [02:22.01]But deep deep down peaceful and serene
但在内心深处是一片宁静 [02:24.94] [02:29.07]When people used to talk about the country
当人们谈起乡村 [02:31.39]That's what they used to mean
这就是他们曾经的意义 [02:35.65] [02:43.20]I might go down come the weekend
周末的时候我可能会倒下 [02:44.19] [02:46.56]Go on my own
我独自前行 [02:48.00] [02:50.06]Drop off Annie and the baby
放下安妮和孩子 [02:52.00] [02:53.12]Maybe drive alone
也许一个人开车 [02:54.12] [02:56.69]Pay my last respects to a time
向过去致以我最后的敬意 [03:00.69] [03:01.37]That has all but gone
已经荡然无存 [03:03.60] [03:10.36]We said Mama come look at the mountain
我们说妈妈来看看这座山 [03:14.54] [03:17.67]Fire in the sky
熊熊烈焰 [03:19.23] [03:21.61]It's lit up like the Fourth of July
灯火辉煌就像是独立日 [03:23.98] [03:24.79]The mill burning down
工厂付之一炬 [03:26.17] [03:28.29]The jobs leaving town
城市里的工作都消失了 [03:30.42] [03:31.86]The trains rolling by
火车呼啸而过 [03:33.42] [03:38.85]And little by little light after light
一点一点光芒四射 [03:41.35] [03:42.29]That's how it died
就这样结束了 [03:43.29] [03:46.23]They say you never go home again
他们说你再也回不了家 [03:48.35] [03:48.98]That's no lie
这不是骗人的 [03:49.92] [03:52.35]It's just a letter in the mail
这只是一封信 [03:54.17] [03:54.92]To a brother in jail
送给蹲监狱的兄弟 [03:55.98]It's a matter of time
这是时间问题 [03:57.48] [03:58.23]Until you can do a little bit better time
直到你可以过得更好