Praying for Rain - Don Henley

Praying For Rain - Don Henley

Something's different something's changed
许多东西都变得不同了
And I don't know why
而我不知道为什么
Even the old folks can't recall
老人们甚至也回想不起
When it's ever been this hot and dry
曾经是否有过如此炎热干旱的时候
Dust devils whirlin on the 1st day of july
7月1日 尘暴四处回旋
It's a 100 degrees at 10 am
上午十点钟 温度升到了100度
Not a cloud up in the sky
天空中没有一片云彩
We hardly had a winter
我们几乎没有冬天
Had about a week of spring
没有一个星期的春天
Crops are burned up in the fields
庄稼在田野上燃烧
There's a blanket of dust on everything
万物都覆盖着一层毛毯厚的尘土
The weatherman is saying
气象员说
That there ain't no change in sight
目前不会有变化的
Lord I've never been a praying man
上帝啊 我从来不是个祈祷者
But I'm saying one tonight
但我今晚将会祈祷
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
Lord I ain't never asked for much
上帝啊 我从没过问太多
And I don't mean to complain
我也不是抱怨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I ain't no wise man
我不是个明智的人
But I ain't no fool
但我也不是傻瓜
And I believe that mother nature
我相信大自然
Has taken us to school
把我们带回了学校
Maybe we just took too much
也许我们索取的太多
And put too little back
归还的太少
It isn't knowledge
它不是知识
It's humility we lack
而是我们缺少的谦逊
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
Lord I ain't never asked for much
上帝啊 我从没过问太多
And I don't mean to complain
我也不是抱怨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
Some people pray for victory
有人祈祷着胜利
Some people pray for peace
有人祈祷着和平
Some people pray for extra time
有人祈祷着多余的时间
Some pray for sweet release
有人祈祷着甜蜜的释放
Some pray for health and happiness
有人祈祷着健康和幸福
For riches and renown
祈祷着财富和声望
But none of this will matter much
但如果不下雨的话
If the waters don't come down
这都不重要
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
Lord I ain't never asked for much
上帝啊 我从没过问太多
And I don't mean to complain
我也不是抱怨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
Praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨
I'm praying for rain
我祈祷下雨