A Boy Needs A Bike - Jewel

A Boy Needs A Bike - Jewel (珠儿)

Pop works in the shop 'til eight
爸爸在商店工作到很晚
Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate
妈妈在电话里发火
Sally's doing summersaults on the lawn
莎莉在草坪上打滚
Pop slams open the front screen door
爸爸回来了 他砰地打开纱门
Just to scare mom
把妈妈吓了一跳
She says What the hell did you do that for
妈妈大叫 你犯了什么毛病
He washes his dirty hands in the sink
爸爸在水池里洗他的脏手
Things around the table are kind of rough
餐桌的气氛变得沉闷
Mom says it's pa
妈妈说都是爸爸的错
Pa says The times are just tough
爸爸说 生活本就是艰难的
And Sally don't say much of nothing at all
我和莎莉没有参与这无意义的争吵
The garage door light brightens up the night
车库的灯光透过门窗照亮了夜晚
Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight
爸爸和妈妈吵架后总是到车上去工作
As though he could
似乎他可以
Figure out that woman by working on thatold car
搞定妈妈一样 就像在那辆破车上工作
He said a car can cure any problem at all
他说一辆汽车可以解决所有的问题
Cause at all them parts makes a fight look so small
因为看着汽车的这些部件让所有的争吵都显得如此渺小
We wish he'd just put me and Sally in the backseat and
但我希望他能把我和莎莉放到后座 然后
Drive us away
把车开出去
That's when he sits me down
当他让我坐下
Says teach me about life
教我人生的道理时
A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike
他说 男人需要一辆汽车 男孩需要一辆自行车
My first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon
在月光下 我第一次感受到了自由的滋味
If it were me
如果那是我
I'd have the guts to put to test those bolts and nuts
我想要有独自骑行的勇气
And I'd Ride Away so fast so far
然后我会把车骑得很快 骑到很远
Put away our tools
放下我们的工具
Go back inside
我们回到屋里
Mom feels left out and now she's starting to cry
母亲正在啜泣 她感觉自己被忽视了
I wonder if all girls are crazy this way
我想是否所有的女孩都无法忍受这种忽视
I wish pops would just get a spine
我希望爸能得到支持
I said I know it's kind of small but you can borrow mine
我对他说 虽然我很小 但我还是支持你的
Just smiled and said Your mom means well son
他笑着说 孩子 你母亲是好意的
Most times are good it's just some that are lean
生命的大多数时间是美好的 只是有时候会糟糕一些
But it's love that makes up for those times in between
但是爱会弥补这些时间 平衡我们的生活
He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma's hand
他握住母亲的手 眼角湿润了
Said one day I'd understand
他说 有一天我会明白的
If it were me
如果是我的话
I'd have the guts I put to test those bolts and nuts
我要有独自骑行的勇气
And I'd Ride Away so far so fast
然后我会把车骑得很快 骑到很远
Ride Away so fast so far
很快 很远
Ride Away
单车上路