The Obvious Child - Paul Simon

The Obvious Child - Paul Simon (保罗·西蒙)

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride
我习惯了一帆风顺
Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost it's bite
可能我是只失去了牙齿的狗
I don't expect to be treated like
我不希望被当成
A fool no more
一个傻子对待 不要再这样
I don't expect to sleep through the night
我不希望一整晚睡觉
Some people say
一些人说
"A lie's a lie a lie"
谎言就是谎言
But I say why
但是为什么
"Why deny the obvious child
为什么要否定小孩
Why deny the obvious child "
为什么要否定小孩
And in rememberin' a road sign
想起一个路标
I am rememberin' a girl
想着一个女孩
When I was young
当我年轻的时候
And we said "These songs are true
我们说 这是真实的歌
These days are ours
这些时光是我们的
These tears are free"
这些眼泪是自由的
And hey now
现在
The cross is in the ballpark
神所说的一切都是真实的
The cross is in the ballpark
神所说的一切都是真实的
We had a lot of fun
我们有很多欢乐
We had a lot of money
我们有很多钞票
We had a little son and we thought
我们有一个小孩
We'd call him Sonny
我们想叫他Sonny
Sonny gets married and moves away
Sonny结婚了搬走了
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
Sonny有个小孩 有账单要付
Sonny gets sunnier
Sonny变得更阳光
Day by day by day by day
日复一日
I've been wakin' up at sunrise
我曾在日出时醒来
I've been followin' the light across
我曾跟着光亮
My room
穿过我的房间
Well I watch the night receive
好吧 我看着夜晚来临
The room of my day
来到我白天的房间
Some people say
一些人说
"The sky is just the sky"
天空就是天空
But I say
但是为什么
"Why deny the obvious child "
为什么要否定小孩
"Why deny the obvious child "
为什么要否定小孩
Sonny sits by his window
Sonny在窗边坐着
And he thinks to himself
自己思索
How it's strange that some rooms
好奇怪啊 有些房间
Are like cages
就像鸟笼
Sonny's yearbook from high school
Sonny的高中年鉴
Is down from the shelf
从书架上掉下来
And he idly thumbs through the pages
他懒散地翻阅着书籍
Some have died
有些已经死了
Some have fled from themselves
有些已经告别过去
Or struggled from here to get there
或者努力去别的地方
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
Sonny游荡到墙的另一边
He runs his hands through
他把手穿过
His thinning brown hair
他薄薄的棕色头发
Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride
好吧 我习惯了一帆风顺
Or maybe I'm a dog that's lost his bite
可能我是只失去了牙齿的狗
I don't expect to be treated like
我不希望被当成
A fool no more
一个傻子对待 不要再这样
I don't expect to sleep through
我不希望睡觉
The night
睡一整晚
Some people say
一些人说
"A lie's just a lie"
谎言就是谎言
But I say "The cross is in the ballpark
但是我说 神所说的一切都是真实的
Why deny the obvious child "
为什么要否定小孩