I Couldn’t Stay - David Munyon

I Couldn't Stay - David Munyon
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I met you in Alabama
在阿拉巴马与你初遇
I'd just married your daughter
那时我刚娶了你的女儿
You were sitting on the cender block steps you just built
你坐在刚砌好的水泥台阶上
Your ol' dog came barking
你的老狗朝我吠叫
I gave him bothof my sandwiches
我给了它我的三明治
You said Are you a preacher
你问"你是牧师吗"
Then you offered me a drink
然后递给我一杯酒
Ah the rivers seem so muddy
河水浑浊不堪
And the years just keep on rolling
岁月不停流逝
Now we have a bunch of children
如今儿女成群
And the money goes real quick
钱财转瞬耗尽
I'd love to stay and help you
我愿留下相助
I know you know about the road
你知前路艰辛
Sorry about the Karma I couldn't pay
因果难偿抱歉
That's why I couldn't stay
故我无法久留
My father was from Kansas
我的父亲来自堪萨斯
He grew up in the wheat fields
他在麦田里长大
Felt he had an obligation to feed the hungry world
心怀喂饱世界的使命
War took him to the South Pacific
战争将他带往南太平洋
He died last year of cancer
去年他因癌症离世
Ruth Broadhenst was his second wife
露丝·布罗德亨斯特是他的续弦
She followed St Patricks Day
她在圣帕特里克节随他而去
Ah the rivers seem so muddy
河水浑浊不堪
And the years just keep on rolling
岁月不停流逝
Now we have a bunch of children
如今儿女成群
And the money goes real quick
钱财转瞬耗尽
I'd love to stay and help you
我愿留下相助
I know you know about the road
你知前路艰辛
Sorry about the Karma I couldn't pay
因果难偿抱歉
That's why I couldn't stay
故我无法久留
You taught me how to whittle
你教我雕刻时光
An' you taught me how to whistle
又教我吹响口哨
And you show'd me how to skate and then to drive
带我学会滑冰 又教我驾车远行
You took me to Paunka City
你领我去庞卡城
My God the girls are pretty
天啊姑娘多迷人
We drank about a half an ocean
我们痛饮半海酒
Then the highway took my soul
直到公路带走我魂
Ah the rivers seem so muddy
河水浑浊不堪
And the years just keep on rolling
岁月不停流逝
Now we have a bunch of children
如今儿女成群
And the money goes real quick
钱财转瞬耗尽
I'd love to stay and help you
我愿留下相助
I know you know about the road
你知前路艰辛
Sorry about the Karma I couldn't pay
因果难偿抱歉
That's why I couldn't stay
故我无法久留
Love will keep you guessing
爱总教人捉摸不定
Winter winds will test you
凛冽冬风将考验你
Broken cars will break you
破旧车辆会拖垮你
And she'll probably break your heart
而她终将伤透你心
There's a billion miles of black top
亿万英里漆黑公路
I'd recommend hot coffee
我建议你备杯热咖啡
If they ever question of me
若有人问起我的去向
Tell them why I couldn't stay
告诉他们我为何离开
Ah the rivers seem so muddy
河水浑浊不堪
And the years just keep on rolling
岁月不停流逝
Now we have a bunch of children
如今儿女成群
And the money goes real quick
钱财转瞬耗尽
I'd love to stay and help you
我愿留下相助
I know you know about the road
你知前路艰辛
Sorry about the Karma I couldn't pay
因果难偿抱歉
That's why I couldn't stay
故我无法久留
Sorry about the Karma I couldn't pay
因果难偿抱歉
That's why I couldn't stay
故我无法久留