If I Were Brave(Album Version) - Shawn Colvin

If I Were Brave (Album Version) - Shawn Colvin (肖恩·卡文)

All the happy couples on their way to New Orleans
所有的幸福夫妇都前往新奥尔良
Reminding me of when we got along
让我想起了我们在一起的时光
They're only renting time and space to
他们腾出时间和空间
Fill up with their dreams
然后填满梦想
And dreams are what they'll have when they have gone
哪怕有一天他们终将离去 这些梦想将会长存
How could it be that I was born without a clue to carry on
我怎么会毫无头绪地来到这个世上
And still it is the same now I am older
当我老去时也还是一模一样
Armed with just a will and then this love for singing songs
一心一念只钟爱唱歌
And minding less and less if I am colder
要是我变得冷漠 在意的就会变少
But I have this funny ache and it's burning in my chest
但是有一种痛楚 在我胸口煎熬
And it spreads just like a fire inside my body
它就像火焰一样燃遍全身
Is it something God left out in my spirit or my flesh
这是上帝遗漏在我的灵魂和身体里的吗
Would I be saved if I were brave and had a baby
如果我勇敢并有孩子相伴 我是否能得到救赎
It was never clear what would come
谁也不知道将来会发生什么
But that's the risk and that's the test
这是我们必须承受的风险和考验
And you were the only one so far to follow
而你确是唯一一个直到现在还在不停地追逐的人
And no one talks about when one might stop
我们从来不提及 什么时候可以停下
And need to rest
停下来休息一下
Or how long you sit alone before you stop looking back
或是你要独自一人坐多久 才不再回顾往事
It's like you're waiting for Godot
这就像是你在等待戈多
And then you pick your sorry a** up off the street and Go
然后带着这个可怜人离开这条街继续前行
And what the hell is this Who made this bloody mess
这究竟是怎么回事 究竟是谁把局面搞得乱七八糟
And someone always answers like a martyr
有些人总是以烈士的姿态面对一切
Is it something you should know did you never
这是你应该知道的东西吗 你是否从来没有
Do your best
竭尽全力
Would you be saved if you were brave
被拯救只需变勇敢
And just tried harder
或者只要更加努力就能做到吗
So now I ride the ought one thirtyfive to New Orleans
所以现在我沿着三十五号公路驶往新奥尔良
I float a mile above life's toil and trouble
短暂远离生活的艰难困苦
A thousand lonely lifetimes I still wait and then go on
数不清楚的孤独时光 我走走停停
A clown to entertain the happy couples
在幸福的夫妇面前 我只是供人取笑的小丑