The Shake Of A Hand - Adam Harvey

The Shake Of A Hand - Adam Harvey

Today grandad came by the office
今天 爷爷来到办公室
Amazed at all the papers that I sign
对我签署的文件大感吃惊
I told him that's how we do business
我告诉他我们就是这样做生意的
Just a product of doum these modden times
这是这个现代社会的产物
He shook his head and then said I don't understand
他摇摇头说 我不理解
How all these deals are done
这些交易是怎么做成的
It just don't make no sense to me
对我来说 这完全讲不通
To deal with people we don't see
和我们不认识的人做生意
We did it so much differently
这和我们的做法大相径庭
When I was young
当我年轻的时候
When the shake of a hand was all you really needed
当握手礼代表你真正需要的一切的时候
The strength of a man was in his word
男人的分量在于他的谈吐
And you could look him in his eye
你可以从他眼睛中看透他
And know just where you stand
就会知道你的立场
A man was made on the shake of a hand
只要能够顺利握手 男人就成功了
Well I put my pen down and closed up early
我放下我的笔 提早下班
We drank a beer and talked the times he had
我们喝了杯啤酒 谈论着他的旧时光
He reminised when he proposed to nana
他回想着当时 向奶奶求婚的场景
And how he got permission from her dad
和他是怎么得到她父亲的同意
He smiled and said I won't forget
他笑着说 我不会忘记
The hardest hand I ever had to shake
那次是最困难的一次握手经历
I told him I'd take car of her
我告诉他 我会照顾她
And through the years I've kept my word
这么多年 我一直信守我的诺言
Son we said just what we meant back in those days
孩子我说这些就是想回到从前的日子
When the shake of a hand was all you really needed
当握手礼代表你真正需要的一切的时候
The strength of a man was in his word
男人的分量在于他的谈吐
And you could look him in his eye
你可以从他眼睛中看透他
And know just where you stand
就会知道你的立场
A man was made on the shake of a hand
只要能够顺利握手 男人就成功了
A shake of a hand was all you really needed
握手礼代表你真正需要的一切
The strength of a man was in his word
男人的分量在于他的谈吐
And you could look him in his eye
你可以从他眼睛中看透他
And know just where you stand
就会知道你的立场
A man was made on the shake of a hand
只要能够顺利握手 男人就成功了
A man was made on the shake of a hand
只要能够顺利握手 男人就成功了