Coward of the County-Kenny Rogers

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[ar:Kenny Rogers]
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[00:11.88]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
每个人都说他是个懦夫 [00:17.46]He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
他从没站出来告诉人们他们错了 [00:24.11]His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow
他妈妈叫他托尼 别人都叫他黄种人 [00:31.02]But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
但我总感觉人们看错他了 [00:37.98]He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
他父亲死在狱中时他只有十岁 [00:44.44]Well I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son
于是身为叔叔的我开始照顾他 [00:50.02]And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
我仍记得兄弟临终前对他说的话 [00:54.73]＂Son my life is over but yours is just begun ＂
儿子 我的生命结束了 你的才刚刚开始 [01:04.89]＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
答应我 别像我一样犯错 [01:09.66]Walk away from trouble if you can
别自找麻烦 [01:14.73]Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
现在你低头并不代表你懦弱 [01:20.01]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
我希望你能明白 [01:25.28]Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人 [01:30.61]There＇s someone for ev＇ryone Tommy＇s love was Becky
每个人都有自己的另一半 托尼的女友是贝基 [01:35.93]In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man
在她怀里 他不必证明自己是个男人 [01:43.66]One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇
有一天当她在工作 加特林家的男孩叫他 [01:49.05]They took turns at Becky there was three of them
他们三个人在欺负贝基 [01:57.20]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇
托尼推开门 看见贝基在哭 [02:03.62]The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand
裙子撕碎在地 他忍无可忍 [02:09.95]He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy＇s picture
他冲到壁炉前取下父亲的遗照 [02:14.40]As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face he heard these words again
眼泪流到遗照上 他又听到父亲在说 [02:23.29]＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
答应我 别像我一样犯错 [02:28.58]Walk away from trouble if you can
别自找麻烦 [02:33.65]Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
现在你低头并不代表你懦弱 [02:38.91]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
我希望你能明白 [02:41.55]
[02:44.12]Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人 [02:49.63]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom
当他迈进酒吧 加特林家的孩子嘲笑他 [02:53.53]One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor
其中一个站起来将他堵在过道 [03:02.50]Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂
托尼转身离开 他们高呼黄种人走了 [03:08.84]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door
托尼止步并关上了门 酒吧里鸦雀无声 [03:16.04]Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him
二十多年的辱骂将他逼到极限 [03:22.31]He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all
他毫不留情 将愤怒悉数返还 [03:28.71]When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇
当他离开酒吧 他们都被打倒在地 [03:35.81]He said ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂ as he watched the last one fall
当最后一人倒下时 他说这是为贝基报仇 [03:40.50]And I heard him say:
我听到他说 [03:41.77]＂I promised you Dad not to do the things you＇ve done
我答应过你不像你一样犯错 [03:46.92]I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can
我也不会自找麻烦 [03:49.73]Now please don＇t think I＇m weak I couldn＇t turn the other cheek
求你别认为我很懦弱 我无法忍受 [03:56.26]And papa I sure hope you understand:
爸爸 我相信你明白 [04:02.60]Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂
有时作为一个男人 你得为自己而战 [04:08.25]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
每个人都曾以为他是个懦夫