Dress Of Laces - Lyle Lovett

Dress Of Laces - Lyle Lovett/Sara Watkins

And she has a dress of laces
她有一条蕾丝裙
It's worn in many places
很多地方都已经破旧
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
袖子用一根针穿起来挂在她的肩膀上
And she has a need for sharin'
她需要分享
For someone warm and carin'
来自某个温暖有热心的人
And no one sees a heart that's underfed
没有人看到那颗饥渴的心
Young girl in love
陷入爱河的年轻女孩
Young girl in tears
泪流满面的年轻女孩
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years
她有很多年没有见过她爱着的那个男人
And her mother is a waitress
她的母亲是一位侍女
At the harbour bar good graces
是在海港吧的一位优雅女性
Where the seamen come a fishin' with their lines
在那里海员们航海去钓鱼
And it was one of them that caught her
然后他们中的一个抓住了她
And left her with a daughter
留下了她和他们的女儿
Who lives with hate and loving him in mind
在她的脑海中爱与恨并存
Young girl in love
陷入爱河的年轻女孩
Young girl in tears
泪流满面的年轻女孩
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years
她有很多年没有见过她爱着的那个男人
So the young girl goes to the water
所以这个年轻女孩来到海边
And she calls out for her father
她呼唤起她的父亲
But she ain't seen the old man in some time
在一段时间里她将见不到这个老男人
Yes and he was always boastin'
对 他以前经常自夸
Just a drinkin' and a toastin'
一个劲儿的喝酒 干杯
And one day he left his family far behind
然后有一天 他远远把他的家人抛在后面
Young girl in love
陷入爱河的年轻女孩
Young girl in tears
泪流满面的年轻女孩
She hasn't seen the man she loves in years
她有很多年没有见过她爱着的那个男人
So the mother comes home a drinkin'
所以她的母亲醉醺醺的回到家
With a sailor who's a thinkin' out loud
带着一个思想如潮般的水手
That he might stay with them awhile
他可能要和她们呆上一阵子
So she loads her mother's pistol
所以她把母亲的枪上膛
And she shoots him as he whistles
当他吹口哨的时候她就用枪射击了他
A song about a sailor's life in style
一首关于水手生活的歌
Young girl in love
陷入爱河的年轻女孩
Young girl in tears
泪流满面的年轻女孩
She kills the only man she's loved in years
她杀了那个她爱了多年的男人
And with him dies her hopes her dreams her fears
随着他的死 她的希望 她的梦想 她的害怕也随之逝去
And she has a dress of laces
她有一条蕾丝裙
It's worn in many places
很多地方都已经破旧
The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread
袖子用一根针穿起来挂在她的肩膀上
And she has a need for sharin'
她需要分享
For someone warm and carin'
来自某个温暖有热心的人
And no one sees a heart that's underfed
没有人看到那颗饥渴的心
And no one sees a heart that's underfed
没有人看到那颗饥渴的心