You Had To Be There - Tim Mcgraw

He sat down picked up the phone
他坐下 捡起了手机
Said Boy I'm your old man
说孩子 我是你的父亲
He touched the glass between the two
他用手推了下眼镜
As if to shake his hand
就像握手一样
The boy he didn't budge
男孩没有让步
Not even so much as a blink
甚至没有眨眼睛
The man said Oh come on
那个男人说过来吧
Better late than never don't you think
迟点总比不做好 是不是
He said I read it in the paper
他说我读过这个
Can't believe your twenty-one
不敢相信你21岁
Can't believe some son of mine
不敢相信你是我的儿子
Could do the things I hear you've done
这些事我听说你都做过
He went on like some big hero
他像一个英雄一样走来
Who flew in to save the day
想要定格在这一天
And the boy said If you're here
男孩说如果你在这里
To steer me right man it's too late
引导我 太晚了
You had to be there
你必须在这里
And I'm talking from day one
我和你说说话
That's the only time a man
唯一的一次
Should talk through glass to his new son
透过镜片和他的新儿子谈话
And you'd have to go back
你应该回来
And teach me how when I was nine
在我九岁时告诉我怎么做
Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball
因为我妈妈不会打球
Even if she had the time
即使她有时间
But I shoulda been learnin' how to fish
我应该学会钓鱼
Instead of learnin' how to smoke
但是我却学会了抽烟
I bet if you'd whooped my tail
我敢打赌如果你这样做
I'd never thought it was a joke
我绝不会认为这是个笑话
He said sometimes the will for doin' wrong
他说偶尔也会做错
Is way too strong for any momma's prayers
所有妈妈的祈祷都是伟大的
You had to be there
你必须在这里
The man said Boy I'm sorry
男人说对不起孩子
That you hate me like you do
我知道你恨我
The boy said Dry it up man
男孩说做不到
We ain't makin' this 'bout you
我们不是在说你
It's 'bout a teenage girl against the world
这是一个青春期女孩在反抗世界
Who was left there high and dry
她们热情高昂
'Bout a kid who might've stood
这是关于孩子
A whole lot better shot at life
你应该有更好的生活
But you had to be there
但是你必须在这里
And I'm talkin from day one
我和你说说话
That's the only time a man
唯一的一次
Should talk through glass to his new son
透过镜片和他的新儿子谈话
And you'd have to go back
你应该回来
And teach me how when I was nine
在我九岁时告诉我怎么做
Cause my momma couldn't throw a ball
因为我妈妈不会打球
Even if she had the time
即使她有时间
I shoulda been learnin' how to fish
我应该学会钓鱼
Instead of learnin' how to smoke
但是我却学会了抽烟
I bet if you'd whooped my tail
我敢打赌如果你这样做
I'd never thought it was a joke
我绝不会认为这是个笑话
He said sometimes the will for doin' wrong
他说偶尔也会做错
Is way too strong for any momma's prayers
所有妈妈的祈祷都是伟大的
You had to be there
你必须在这里
The boy stood up hung up the phone
男孩站起来 挂了电话
Said They say I'm out of time
说我没有时间了
And it hit the man right then and there
确实打击到了男人
My God son so am I
我的上帝