Babysitter(LP版) - Harry Chapin

Babysitter (LP版) - Harry Chapin
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Written by：Harry Chapin

When I rearrange the pieces of the puzzle of my
当我重新拼凑过去的记忆碎片
Past
过去
I sigh at the heartaches relive the laughs
我叹息着那些心痛，重温那些欢笑
And I think about the moments that have left their
我思考着那些留下印记的时刻
Mark
印记
And the too few faces that shine a little light
还有那些在黑暗中闪耀的少数面孔
In the dark
在黑暗中
If you don't mind I'm gonna tell you a story
如果你不介意，我想给你讲个故事
And I think that it won't bore you
我想这不会让你感到无聊
For it's a tale that I've never told
因为这是一个我从未讲述过的故事
To anyone before you 'cause it's for you
在遇见你之前，我从未向任何人提起，因为这是为你而写的
The sun of sixteen Summers had put halos in your
十六个夏日的阳光在你的发间闪耀
Hair
仿佛光环环绕
If anything was in my head twelve winters put it
如果我的脑海中有什么，那是十二个冬天的寒冷留下的印记
There
深深烙印在那里
A dollar an hour is what mama paid you to
妈妈付你一小时一美元
Come and mind her kids
来照看她的孩子
But no one could really pay you enough for what
但没人能真正付够你应得的
You really did
为你真正所做的
Many happy things keep happening on my journey through this
在我穿越这个世界的旅程中
World
许多快乐的事情不断发生
And in ways that I will never understand
以我永远无法理解的方式
I was much too late to be the first to
我来得太晚，未能成为第一个
Make you a woman
让你成为女人的人
But you were the one who made my mother's son
但你是那个让我母亲的儿子
A man
成为男人的人
You know I used to read myself to sleep when
你知道我曾经在睡前
I went to bed
读书直到入睡
I guess I was a dreamer then who lived inside
我想那时我是个活在
My head
自己脑海中的梦想家
But the nights you came you talked of things I
但那些夜晚 你与我交谈
Found I had a friend
让我发现我有了朋友
You brought my fears of people to a sure and
你将我对人的恐惧
Gentle end
温柔地化解
Many happy things keep happening on my journey through this
在我穿越这个世界的旅程中
World
许多快乐的事情不断发生
And in ways that I will never understand
以我永远无法理解的方式
I was much too late to be the first to
我来得太晚，未能成为第一个
Make you a woman
让你成为女人的人
But you are the one who made my mother's son
但你是那个让我母亲的儿子
A man
成为男人的人
Do you remember the night when you turned out the
你还记得那个夜晚，当你关掉
Light
灯
And you said to me please hold me
并对我说请抱住我
I did not know which way to go
我不知道该往哪里走
So I did just what you told me please hold
所以我只是按照你说的做，请抱住我
Me
我
When I think about you now it's not that my
当我如今想起你 并非我的
Memory fails
记忆模糊
There's just no need for graphic telling of all the
只是无需再细述那些
Details
细节
Let's just say you taught me something that brought me
只需说你教会了我一些事 让我
From my shell
走出自我
You gave to me that first sweet taste of the
你给了我那最初的甜蜜体验
Heaven here in this hell
在这地狱中找到了天堂
Many happy things keep happening on my journey through this
在我穿越这个世界的旅程中
World
许多快乐的事情不断发生
And in ways that I will never understand
以我永远无法理解的方式
I was much too late to be the first to
我来得太晚，未能成为第一个
Make you a woman
让你成为女人的人
But you were the one who made my mother's son
但你是那个让我母亲的儿子
A man
成为男人的人