That’s Me Trying - William Shatner

That's Me Trying - William Shatner
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Nick Hornby

I got your address from
我从电话簿里找到了你的地址
The phone book at the library
就在图书馆的那本黄页中
Wandered in looked you up and you were there
漫步入内 翻找许久 终于发现你的踪迹
Weird that you've been living maybe
真不可思议 你或许就住在
2 miles away for the best part of 20 years
两英里外 已有二十载光阴
You must be what in your early forties now
你现在应该四十出头了吧
If I remember
如果我没记错的话
You were born in June or was it May
你是六月出生 还是五月来着
Eisenhower was the president
艾森豪威尔当政的年代
Although it may have been JFK
虽然也可能是肯尼迪时期
Years of silence
多年的沉默
Not enough who could blame us giving up
放弃也情有可原
Above the quiet there's a buzz
寂静之上有细微声响
That's me trying
那是我在努力靠近
You still working in that store on ventura
你还在文图拉那家店工作吗
You still going with no that's not fair
你依然独自前行 这不公平
I know I haven't been the very best of dads
我深知自己并非称职的父亲
I'll hold my hand up there
我愿坦然承认过错
The reason that I'm
此刻提笔
Writing is that I'd like for us to meet
只为期盼与你重逢
Get a little daughter dad action going soon
重启父女间的温情时光
We can put things behind us
让往事随风而去
Eat some pizza drink some beer
共享披萨与啤酒
You still see your sister Lemli
你妹妹莱米仍常提起你
Bring her too
带她一起来吧
Years of silence not enough
多年的沉默仍嫌不够
Who could blame us giving up
谁能责怪我们选择放弃
Above the quiet there's a buzz
寂静之上有细微声响
That's me trying
那是我在努力靠近
But I don't want to talk
但我不愿提及
About any of that bad stuff
任何那些伤心往事
Why I missed out on your
为何我错过了你的
Wedding and your high school graduation
婚礼和高中毕业典礼
I'd like to explain but I can't
我想解释却无从说起
So let's keep things neutral
让我们保持平和吧
Stick to topics that won't bug us
只聊些不会刺痛彼此的话题
How 'bout this
不如这样
Let's choose a book
我们选一本书
And we'll read it before we meet
在见面之前一起读完它
Then we can sit down at a restaurant
我们可以找家餐厅坐下
Have a look at the menu
一起翻看菜单
And talk about it while we eat
边吃边聊这些话题
See if we never had a problem
假装我们从未有过隔阂
Then that's what life would be like
那样的人生该有多美好
Easy
简单
Uncomplicated
纯粹
Cool

So let's just pretend that the past didn't happen
让我们假装过去从未发生
I don't really like thriller as well
其实我也不太喜欢惊悚片
I don't want to know if I've got grandchildren
不想知道我是否已当上祖父
No need to tell me where I went wrong
不必告诉我哪里做错了
I don't want to know
我不想知道
What happened in your thirties
你三十多岁时经历了什么
You wanna try 'cold mountain'
要不要试试读《冷山》
Or is that too long
还是说这太久远
Years of silence not enough
多年的沉默仍嫌不够
Who could blame us giving up
谁能责怪我们选择放弃
Above the quiet there's a buzz
寂静之上有细微声响
That's me trying it's me trying
那是我在尝试 是我在努力
That's me trying
那是我在努力靠近
Above the quiet there's a buzz
寂静之上有细微声响