Coward Of The County-Kenny Rogers

[ti:Coward Of The County] [ar:Kenny Rogers] [al:VERY BEST OF KENNY] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers (肯尼·罗杰斯) [00:11.28]Everyone considered him the coward of the county
每人都认为他是村里的懦夫 [00:18.15]He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
他却从来不单独站出来反驳 [00:24.90]His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him Yellow
他母亲叫他汤米,村民们却叫他胆小鬼 [00:31.67]Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
有些事情提醒我,村民们并不了解汤米 [00:38.54]He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
他父亲死在监狱时,他才十岁 [00:45.41]I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son
从那以后我一直照顾他,因为我是他叔叔 [00:51.86]I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
我还记得我哥哥去世前对汤米说的话 [00:58.93]"Son my life is over but yours has just begun"
儿子,我的人生结束了,你的才刚开始 [01:05.80]"Promise me son not to do the things I've done
答应我,儿子,不要走我的老路子 [01:11.24]Walk away from trouble if you can
尽你所能远离麻烦 [01:16.51]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 [01:21.88]I hope you're old enough to understand
我希望你能够理解这些 [01:27.19]Son you don't have to fight to be a man"
儿子,你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 [01:32.82]There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky
有一个支持汤米的人,也是汤米所爱的人,贝基 [01:39.85]In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man
和她拥抱在一起,汤米不会因嘲笑而生气 [01:46.49]One day while he was working the Gatlin boys came calling
有一天他工作时，混小子们告诉他 [01:53.55]They took turns at Becky an' there was three of them
他们轮番凌辱贝基，一共三人 [02:00.37]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying
汤米冲进房间看见了哭泣的贝基 [02:07.13]The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand
那凌乱不堪的样子超过了他所能忍受的 [02:14.07]He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture
他摸索着壁炉,取下了父亲的照片 [02:20.51]As his tears fell on his daddy's face he heard these words again
他的眼泪落在了父亲的脸上,他似乎又一次听到了父亲在说 [02:27.63]"Promise me Son not to do the things I've done
答应我,儿子,不要走我的老路子 [02:33.01]Walk away from trouble if you can
尽你所能远离麻烦 [02:38.30]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 [02:43.68]I hope you're old enough to understand
我希望你能够理解这些 [02:48.99]Son you don't have to fight to be a man"
儿子,你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 [02:54.74]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room
汤米进入酒吧,混小子们还在嘲笑他 [03:01.74]One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor
又一个人半路截住了他 [03:08.43]When Tommy turned around they said "Hey look Old Yellow's leaving"
当汤米转身,那个混小子喊,快看,胆小鬼要走了 [03:15.62]But you could've heard a pin drop
然而当他们发现汤米只是把门锁死时 [03:17.94]When Tommy stopped and locked the door
都鸦雀无声 [03:22.13]Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him
他受够了二十年的忍耐 [03:28.93]He wasn't holding nothing back he let 'em have it all
他抑制不住了,要让他们尝点苦头 [03:35.80]When Tommy left the bar room not a Gatlin boy was standing
当汤米离开酒吧,没有一个小流氓是站着的 [03:42.49]He said "This one's for Becky as he watched the last one fall
看着最后一个人倒下,他说,这仅仅报了贝基的仇 [03:47.80]An I heard him say
我听到他说 [03:49.16]"I promised you Dad not to do the things you've done
答应我，儿子，不要走我的老路子 [03:54.46]I walk away from trouble when I can
尽你所能远离麻烦 [04:00.09]Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek
忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 [04:05.71]And Papa I should hope you understand
我希望你能够理解这些 [04:10.84]Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man"
儿子，你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 [04:16.65]Everyone considered him the coward of the county
每个人都认为他是镇上的懦夫