The Almost Man - Allan Taylor

The Almost Man - Allan Taylor/Ian Melrose/Hrolfur Vagnsson/Hans-Joerg Maucksch
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
As my father lay dying I was holding his hand

He said

Someday there's one thing you must understand

All my life I've been an almost man

Don't make the same mistake as me
别重蹈我的覆辙
Cause I've never got to drive a real fast car
因为我从未驾驶过真正的跑车
Nor get crazy drunk in a downtown bar
也未曾在街边酒吧醉得疯狂
And I've never even got to go that far
甚至从未走那么远
There was so much I wanted to see
还有太多我想看的风景
When he made it back from that terrible war
当他从残酷战场归来时
Things would going to be
一切本该
Different from they'd been before
与从前截然不同
'Cause he had a family and a love to live forward
他曾有家庭和值得期待的爱
He got a job and he settled down
找到工作 安顿下来
He worked real hard to keep the family tight
拼命工作只为家庭美满
Every day he did what he thought was right
日复一日 恪守本分
But he never got ahead and tried as he might
却始终未能如愿以偿
He was always just breaking even
生活总是勉强维持
And before in your hand it was all too late
当醒悟时 为时已晚
His time had passed and time can't wait
时光流逝 从不停歇
There're some things in life that you just can't beat
生命中有些事注定无法战胜
It's a fight you're never gonna win
这是一场永无胜算的较量
When he died his ashes were sent through the post
当他离世 骨灰随邮递飘向远方
And I thought about what he would have wanted the most
我思索着他最渴望实现的愿望
So I went and bought that real fast car
于是买下那辆疾驰的跑车
And I damned the curse
无视命运的诅咒
Then I struck to meet him we hit the highway
启程与他相会 我们飞驰在公路
Hey old man now you know how it feels
嘿老伙计 现在你懂这感觉了吧
Isn't she just the greatest set of wheels
这难道不是最完美的座驾吗
She is a bright red beauty of cool polish deal
她是一抹亮红 闪耀着冷艳光芒
We're gonna turn some heads today
今天我们要让所有人侧目
We drove like the wind down to London town
我们如风般驶向伦敦城
We got crazy drunk and started falling down
醉得疯狂 东倒西歪
When a new day broke and we came around
当黎明破晓 我们渐渐清醒
I took him down to look at the sea
我带他去看那片海
We stood on Brighton Beach where it all began
站在布莱顿海滩 一切开始的地方
Where my father's son became a man
当父亲的儿子终于长大成人
And I said to him now you can understand
我对他说 现在你终于能明白
What you have meant to me
你对我意味着什么
'Cause I got you that ride in a real fast car
因为我为你准备了那辆疾驰的跑车
We got crazy drunk in a downtown bar
我们在闹市酒吧醉得疯狂
And we made it together and we've come this far
携手共进 一路走到今天
And I did it all for you
这一切都是为了你
So I will take that ride well it's given for free
所以我要踏上这段旅程 这份馈赠无需代价
I will be the man he always wanted to be
我会成为他一直想成为的那个人
And if somehow he is looking down on me
若他此刻在天上注视着我
I know he will smile and say you did it well
我知道他会笑着说 你做得很好
Let's take that drive in a real fast car
让我们驾着快车飞驰吧
Let's get crazy drunk in every downtown bar
让我们在每间酒吧醉到疯狂
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star
让我们追随着那颗金色星辰上路
Take it all the way to the end
一路驶向终点
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star
让我们追随着那颗金色星辰上路
Take it all the way to the end
一路驶向终点