Paul Brown Petty - Brandon Heath

Paul Brown Petty
你可认识保罗佩蒂
Was a good old man
他是一个善良的老人
You felt a little better
如果你和他见个面握个手
When he shook your hand
你就会感觉好多了
Let me tell you a little
让我来和你说说吧
About him and you'll understand
说说他的经历然后你就会明白了
Why Paul Brown Petty
为什么保罗佩蒂
Was a good old man
是个善良的老人
He grew up in the depression
他在经济大萧条中长大
And he fought in the war
青年时期应征入伍参加战争
He never talked too much
他在外人面前
About the other shore
从未多谈这些往事
But he was real good-looking
但是他穿着军装
In his uniform
却着实英姿飒爽
Officer Petty in 44
曾经四十四连的佩蒂长官就是他
And you might say hey
但是你可能会说
What's so great
这有什么了不起的
Sounds like a simple man
听起来就是个普通人嘛
He wasn't rich or famous but
他虽然不富有也没有名气
To me he sure was grand
但对我来说 他却很伟大
He married a girl
战争结束之后 他结了婚
From down the street
姑娘就住在小街的那头
Built her a house down by a creek
他为她在小溪边盖了栋房子
One girl two boys
生了一个女孩 两个男孩
Five mouths to feed
支撑起了五口之家的生计
Paul Brown Petty built a family
保罗佩蒂建立起了自己的家庭
He opened a shop down on the square
他在广场边开了一间理发店
He'd set you on up
他会安排你坐在
In his barber chair
他的理发椅上
Get a summertime buzz
剪个清凉的夏日板寸
Or a real close shave
或者把你的胡须刮得很干净
Get you all cleaned up
把你打理的服帖妥当后
Send you on your way
才会送你离开
And you might say hey
但是你可能会说
What's so great
这还是没什么了不起的啊
Sounds like a simple man
听起来就是个普通人嘛
He wasn't rich or famous but
他虽然不富有也没有名气
To me he sure was grand
但对我来说 他却很伟大
He was a Cumberland Presbyterian
他是坎伯兰郡的教会长老派成员
He went up to meet his Maker in 91
九十一岁时他离开了人间 去了天堂
Sometimes when I talk about him
有时候当我谈起他
I get sad
我会很伤心
You see Paul Brown Petty
因为 保罗佩蒂
Was my granddad
他是我的爷爷
His courage runs down in my blood
他的勇气流淌在我的血液里
His kindness in my eyes
他的美德在我的眼里闪现
If you can see a man in me
如果你在我的身上看见了这些品质
He's the reason why
那么他就是赐予我这些的人
Paul Brown Petty
保罗佩蒂
Was a good old man
他是一个善良的老人
You felt a little better
如果你和他见个面握个手
When he shook your hand
你就会感觉好多了
And if you could've known him
如果你了解他的话
You'd understand
如果你了解他的话
Why Paul Brown Petty
为什么保罗佩蒂
Was a good old man
他是一个善良的老人