Don’t Ever Sell Your Saddle - Randy Travis

Don't Ever Sell Your Saddle - Randy Travis (兰迪·特拉维斯)

Daddy should'a been a preacher man
爸爸一定是一个牧师
'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak
因为每个人都喜欢听他说话
He didn't always follow his own advice
他不是总是跟随他自己的建议
But we got a sermon every week
但是我们每周都会听教
He'd say trouble always starts as fun
他说困难一开始很有趣的
And broken hearts will always mend
伤了的心总是能修复的
Tough times don't last tough people do
艰难的时期不会总是缠着你的
And nothing breaks if it can bend
退一步能海阔天空
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
Never owe another man
从不欠其他人的
Watch where you spit on a windy day
看起风那天的霹雳声
Don't use words you don't understand
不要用你不懂的词汇
Find the Lord before you need him
向上帝求助当你需要他的时候
And never lose your pride
不要丢了你的骄傲
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
'Cause life's a long long ride
因为日子还有很长
Daddy never ran from anything
爸爸不会逃避任何事情
Always took his share of the blame
总是分享他的责备
Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up
心胸宽广到可以容纳百川
But hard enough to stop a train
强大到可以制止一列火车
He said only fight when you have to
他说你想战斗的时候就战斗吧
'Cause there's always a faster gun
因为你总是一个跑得很快的家伙
And you'll know a hero from a coward
你从一个胆小鬼变成一个英雄
When you see which way they run
当你看见他们跑着的时候
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
Never owe another man
从不欠其他人的
Watch where you spit on a windy day
看起风那天的霹雳声
Don't use words you don't understand
不要说你不会的词句
Find the Lord before you need him
去找上帝当你需要他的时候
And never lose your pride
不要丢了你的骄傲
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
'Cause life's a long long ride
因为日子还很长
Daddy left me his old saddle
爸爸留给我他的老马鞍
The day that he passed on
在他去世那一天
And these words are etched into my mind
这些话都深深刻在我的心里
Just like they were in stone
它们就像石头一样
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
Never owe another man
从不欠其他人的
Watch where you spit on a windy day
看起风那天的霹雳声
Don't use words you don't understand
不要说你不会的词句
Find the Lord before you need him
去找上帝当你需要他的时候
And never lose your pride
不要丢了你的骄傲
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
'Cause life's a long long ride
因为日子还很长
Don't ever sell your saddle
不要卖了你的马鞍
'Cause life's a long long ride
因为日子还很长