Accidental Racist - Brad Paisley

To the man that waited on me
给那个等待我的男人
At the Starbucks down on Main
在中央街道的星巴克里
I hope you understand
我希望你明白
When I put on that t-shirt
当我穿上那件短袖
The only thing I meant to say is
我想说的唯一一件事就是
I'm a Skynyrd fan
我是一个Skynyrd迷
The red flag on my chest somehow is
我胸前的红旗就像
Like the elephant in the corner of the south
南边角落里的大象
And I just walked him right in the room
在房间里我径直走近了他
Just a proud rebel son
一个自豪的反叛者
With an 'ol can of worms
带来一团糟
Lookin' like I got a lot to learn
看起来我还有很多要学习
But from my point of view
但是在我看来
I'm just a white man comin' to you
我只是一个白人
From the southland
来自南方
Tryin' to understand
试着去理解
What it's like not to be
什么像是不会改变
I'm proud of where I'm from
我以自己的家乡自豪
But not everything we've done
但不是我们做的所有事情
And it ain't like you
但是这不像你
And me can re-write history
我可以重写历史
Our generation didn't start this nation
我们这一代并没有创造这个国家
We're still pickin' up the pieces
我们仍然在拼凑碎片
Walkin' on eggshells
走在蛋壳上
Fightin' over yesterday
为我们的昨天战斗
And caught between southern
被困在
Pride and southern blame
南方的骄傲和责备里
They called it Reconstruction
他们把这叫做重建
Fixed the buildings
修复建筑
Dried some tears
擦干眼泪
We're still siftin' through the rubble
我们仍在碎石中行走
After a hundred-fifty years
在一百五十年之后
I try to put myself in your shoes
我试着站在你的角度
And that's a good place to begin
那是一个可以重新开始的好地方
But it ain't like I can walk a mile
但是我无法前行一步
In someone else's skin
在别人的皮肤下
'Cause I'm a white man
因为我是一个白人
Livin' in the southland
住在南方
Just like you I'm more
就像你
Than what you see
我比你看到的更多
I'm proud of where I'm from
我以自己的家乡自豪
But not everything we've done
但不是我们做的所有事情
And it ain't like you
但是这不像你
And me can re-write history
我可以重写历史
Our generation didn't start this nation
我们这一代并没有创造这个国家
And we're still paying for mistakes
但是我们仍然为错误付出代价
That a bunch of folks
那一群人
Made long before we came
早在我们到来之前就存在了
And caught somewhere between southern
被困在
Pride and southern blame
南方的骄傲和责备之间
Dear Mr White Man
亲爱的白人先生
I wish you understood
我希望你能明白
What the world is really like
世界到底是什么样子
When you're livin' in the hood
当你生活在底层
Just because my pants are saggin'
只是因为我的裤子在晃动
Doesn't mean I'm up to no good
不意味着我是坏人
You should try to get to know me
你应该试着了解我
I really wish you would
我真的希望你能够
Now my chains are gold
虽然我的链子是金的
But I'm still misunderstood
但是我仍然被误解
I wasn't there when Sherman's March
在Sherman的三月我不在那里
Turned the south into firewood
让南边变成了木柴
I want you to get paid
我想让你被回报
But be a slave I never could
但是身为一个奴隶我无能为力
Feel like a new fangled Django
像一个新的流行的Django
Dodgin' invisible white hoods
无形的白色头巾
So when I see that white cowboy hat
所以当我看见那个白色的牛仔帽
I'm thinkin' it's not all good
我在想它不是很好
I guess we're both guilty of
我想我们都有罪
Judgin' the cover not the book
从外表判断 而不是内容
I'd love to buy you a beer
我愿意给你买一杯酒
Conversate and clear the air
聊天 畅谈
But I see that red flag
但是我看见那面红旗
And I think you wish I wasn't here
我想你可能希望我不在这里
I'm just a white man
我只是一个白人
(If you don't judge my do-rag)
如果你不评论我的头巾
Comin' to you from the southland
就要说到你来自南方
(I won't judge your red flag)
我不会评判你的红旗
Tryin' to understand what it's like not to be
试着去理解 什么像是不会改变
I'm proud of where I'm from
我以自己的家乡自豪
(If you don't judge my gold chains)
如果你不评判我的金链子
But not everything we've done
但不是我们所做的一切
(I'll forget the iron chains)
我会忘记铁链子
It ain't like you and me can re-write history
这不像你 我可以重写历史
(Can't re-write history baby)
无法重写历史
Oh Dixieland
Dixieland
(The relationship between the Mason-Dixon
在Mason和Dixon之间的关系
Needs some fixin')
需要修补
I hope you understand
我希望你明白
What this is all about
这些都是什么
(Quite frankly I'm a black Yankee
坦白说 我是一个黑色的美国佬
But I've been thinkin' about this lately)
但是最近我一直在想
I'm a son of the new south
我是新南方的儿子
(The past is the past you feel me)
过去已经过去 你能感觉到我
And I just want to make things right
我只是想把事情做对
(Let bygones be bygones)
既往不咎
Where all that's left is southern pride
剩下的只是南方的骄傲
(RIP Robert E Lee
RIP Robert E. Lee
But I've gotta thank Abraham Lincoln
但是我要感谢Abraham Lincoln
For freeing me know what I mean)
让我自由 你明白我的意思
It's real it's real
这是真实的
It's truth
这是真相