A Better Place to Be - Harry Chapin

A Better Place to Be - Harry Chapin
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It was an early morning bar room
那是个清晨的酒吧
And the place just opened up
刚刚开门营业
And the little man come in so fast and it
小个子男人匆匆进来
Started at his cups
径直端起酒杯
And the broad who served the whiskey
递来威士忌的女侍
She was a big old friendly girl
是个亲切的丰腴姑娘
And tried to fight her empty nights
她用微笑面对世界
By smilin' at the world
试图驱散长夜寂寥
And she said Hey Bub It's been awhile
她轻唤道 老友 好久不见
Since you been around
自你消失在人海
Where the hell you been hidin'
究竟藏身何处
And why you look so down
为何这般憔悴
The little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound
矮个男人静坐如雕塑 恍若未闻
The waitress she gave out with a cough
女侍轻咳打破沉寂
Acting not the least put off
神色未见丝毫不悦
She spoke once again
她再度启唇
She said I don't want to bother you
她说我不想打扰你
Consider it's understood
就当这是心照不宣
I know I'm not no beauty queen
我知道自己并非绝色佳人
But I sure can listen good
但我最擅长倾听
And the little man took his drink in his hand
小个子男人端起酒杯
And he raised it to his lips
举至唇边
He took a couple of sips
轻啜几口
And he told that waitress this story
他向女侍者倾诉这段往事
I am the midnight watchman down at Miller's Tool and Die
我是米勒工具厂的午夜守夜人
And I watch the metal rusting I watch the time go by
看着金属慢慢锈蚀 看着时光流逝
A week ago at the Diner I stopped to get a bite
一周前在小餐馆 我停下吃些东西
And this here lovely lady she sat two seats from my right
这位可爱的女士 就坐在我右边两个座位
And Lord Lord Lord
天啊 天啊 天啊
She was alright
她如此完美
She was so damned beautiful she could warm a winter's frost
她美得能融化寒冬的冰霜
But she looked long past lonely and well nigh kinda lost
她眼中尽是孤寂 恍若迷途之人
Now I'm not much of a mover or a pick-em-up easy guy
我本不善言辞 更非情场高手
But I decided to glide on over and give her one good try
却仍鼓起勇气 上前与她搭话
And Lord Lord Lord
天啊 天啊 天啊
She was worth a try
她值得我尝试
Tongued tied like a school boy
像学生般笨拙结巴
I stammered out some words
支吾挤出只言片语
It did not seem to matter much 'cause I don't think she heard
其实都无关紧要 她似乎充耳不闻
She just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head
她只是透过我 望向我脑海深处的某个角落
And it shamed me into silence as quietly she said
这让我羞愧得沉默 只听她轻声说道
If you want me to come with you that's all right with me
若你想带我同行 我并无异议
Cause I know I'm going nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be
反正我无处可去 哪里都比这里强
Anywhere's a better place to be
哪里都比这里强
When I drove her to my boarding house and I took her up to my room
当我载她回到出租屋 带她走进我的房间
And I went to turn on the only light to brighten up the gloom
正想打开唯一的灯 驱散满室昏暗
But she said Please leave the light off oh I don't mind the dark
她却说请别开灯 黑暗正合我意
And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her I could hear my heart
当她衣衫散落一地 我听见心跳的声音
The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed
月光轻抚她躺在我床上的身影
It was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head
这般场景曾只存在于我的幻想里
I just could not believe it to think that she was real
难以置信她竟是真实存在的梦境
And as I tried to tell her she said I know just how you feel
当我试图倾诉 她说我懂你的心情
And if you want to come here with me that's all right with me
若你愿随我同行 我亦不会抗拒
'Cause I've been oh so lonely lovin' someone is a better way to be
因寂寞噬骨太久 相爱才是救赎的路径
Anywhere's a better way to be
无论去往何方 总好过独自飘零
When the morning came so swiftly I held her in my arms
当晨光倏忽而至 我将她拥入怀中
She slept like a baby snug and safe from harm
她安睡如婴孩 温暖远离伤害
I did not want to share her or dare to break the mood
我不愿与人分享 更不敢打破这氛围
So before she woke I went out to buy us both some food
于是在她醒来前 出门为我们买些食物
I came back with my paper bag to find that she was gone
当我提着纸袋归来 发现她已离去
She'd left a six word letter saying It's time that I moved on
只留下六字短笺 写着"我该继续前行"
You know the waitress took her bar rag
只见那女侍应拿起抹布
And she wiped it across her eyes
轻轻拭过湿润的眼角
And as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh
她轻叹着诉说 声音如同叹息般飘散
She said I wish that I was beautiful or that you were halfway blind
她说多希望自己美丽动人 或你眼神朦胧
And I wish I weren't so goddamned fat I wish that you were mine
多恨这臃肿身躯 多盼能与你相拥
And I wish that you'd come with me when I leave for home
多愿你随我归去 当离去的钟声敲响
For we both know all about emptiness and livin' all alone
因我们都懂 空荡房间与独活的荒凉
And the little man
而那个小个子男人
Looked at the empty glass in his hand
凝视着手中空荡的酒杯
And he smiled a crooked grin
他歪着嘴露出苦笑
He said I guess I'm out of gin
说我的金酒已喝光
And I know we both have been so lonely
我们都曾如此孤独彷徨
And if you want me to come with you that's all right with me
若你愿带我同行 我亦无妨
Cause I know I'm goin' nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be
反正我无处可去 哪里都比这里强