Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) - Tom T. Hall

Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) - Tom T. Hall
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Written by：Tom T. Hall

He was an old time cowboy
他是一个老牛仔
Don't you understand
你难道不明白
His eyes were sharp as razor blades
他的眼神如刀锋般锐利
His face was leather tanned
他的脸庞如皮革般粗糙
His toes were pointed inward
他的脚尖向内弯曲
From a hangin' on a horse
因常年骑马所致
He was an old
他是一个
Philosopher of course
哲学家，当然如此
He was so thin I swear
他瘦得让人难以置信
You could have used him for a whip
你甚至可以用他当鞭子
He had to drink a beer
他不得不喝杯啤酒
To keep his breeches on his hips
才能让裤子挂在胯上
I knew I had to ask him
我知道我必须问他
About the mysteries of life
关于生命的奥秘
He spat between his boots
他朝靴子间吐了口唾沫
And he replied
然后回答了我
It's faster horses
更快的马儿
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌
More money
更多的钱
He smiled and all his teeth
他微笑着，牙齿上
Were covered with tobacco stains
满是烟草的污渍
He said it don't do men no good
他说这对男人没什么好处
To pray for peace and rain
为和平与雨水祈祷
Peace and rain is just
和平与雨水只是
A way to say prosperity
繁荣的一种说法
And buffalo chips is all
而牛粪对我来说
That means to me
才是全部的意义
I told him I was a poet
我告诉他我是个诗人
I was lookin' for the truth
我在寻找真理
I do not care for horses
我对马儿并不在意
Whiskey women or the loot
威士忌、女人还是金钱
I said I was a writer
我说我是个作家
My soul was all on fire
我的灵魂在燃烧
He looked at me
他看着我
And he said you are a liar
然后说你在撒谎
Son it's faster horses
孩子，是更快的马
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌
More money
更多的钱
Well I was disillusioned
我感到幻灭
If I say the least
至少可以这么说
I grabbed him by the collar
我抓住他的衣领
And I jerked him to his feet
把他拽了起来
There was somethin' cold
有什么冰冷
And shiny laying by my head
而闪亮的东西在我头边
So I started to believe
于是我开始相信
The things he said
他说的话
Well my poet days're over
我的诗人日子已经结束
And I'm back to bein' me
我又做回了自己
As I enjoy the peace a
享受着
And comfort of reality
现实的平静与舒适
If my boy ever asks me
如果我的儿子问我
What it is that I have learned
我学到了什么
I think that
我想说
I will readily affirm
我会毫不犹豫地肯定
Son it's faster horses
孩子，是更快的马
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌
More money
更多的钱
Faster horses
更快的马
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌
More money
更多的钱
Faster horses
更快的马
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌
More money
更多的钱
It's faster horses
更快的马儿
Younger women
更年轻的女人
Older whiskey
更陈的威士忌