Millworker - James Taylor

Millworker - James Taylor (詹姆斯·泰勒)

Now my grandfather was a sailor
我的祖父是个水手
He blew in off the water
他曾经经历风暴
My father was a farmer and I
我的父亲是个农场主 而我
His only daughter
是他唯一的女儿
Took up with a no good millworking man
从小跟着一个没用的打磨工学习技能
From Massachusetts
他来自马萨诸塞州
Who dies from too much whiskey
最后因饮酒过度而死
And leaves me these three faces to feed
留下这没用的东西让我养活我自己
Millwork ain't easy millwork ain't hard
磨光工作不难 但也不轻松
Millwork it ain't nothing
于我而言 它什么也不是
But an awful boring job
只是一份糟糕无聊的工作
I'm waiting for a daydream
我悠闲地做着白日梦
To take me through the morning
荒度了早晨的时光
And put me in my coffee break
然后我享受休息的时间
Where I can have a sandwich and remember
吃吃三明治 想想还要做什么
Then it's me and my machine
然后我就要面对我的机器
For the rest of the morning
在早上剩下的所有时间
For the rest of the afternoon
在下午剩下的所有时间
And the rest of my life
以及我的余生
Now my mind begins to wander
现在 我就在想
To the days back on the farm
我曾经在农场的那些时光
I can see my father smiling at me
我看见我的父亲向我微笑
Swinging on his arm
将我吊在他的双臂上
I can hear my granddad's stories
我会听我的祖父讲故事
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
在Lake Erie上经历的风暴
Where vessels and cargoes and fortunes
船舶 货物以及财富
And sailors' lives were lost
还有水手的姓名 通通都失去了
Yes but it's my life has been wasted
是的 但是我的光阴都虚度了
And I have been the fool
我就像个傻子
To let this manufacturer
让这些厂商
Use my body for a tool
将我像个工具一样地使用着
I can ride home in the evening
今晚我就要逃回家去
Staring at my hands
凝视着我的双手
Swearing by my sorrow
用我的悲伤发誓
That a young girl ought
我应该
To stand a better chance
受着幸运女神的眷顾
So may I work the mills just
或许我会在这里工作
As long as I am able
很久很久
And never meet the man
却见不到那个人
Whose name is on the label
那个名字贴在商标上的人
It be me and my machine
我将要面对我的机器
For the rest of the morning
在早上剩下的所有时间
And the rest of the afternoon
在下午剩下的所有时间
Gone for the rest of my life
以及我的余生