The Year That Clayton Delaney Died - Tom T. Hall

The Year That Clayton Delaney Died - Tom T. Hall

Written by：Tom T. Hall

I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
我记得克莱顿·德莱尼去世的那一年
They said for the last two weeks
他们说在最后的两周
That he suffered and cried
他饱受煎熬 痛哭流涕
It made a big impression on me
这让我印象十分深刻
Although I was a barefoot kid
虽然那时我还是个孩子
They said he got religion at the end
他们说他最后做了祷告
And I'm glad that he did
我很高兴他这么做了
Clayton was the best guitar picker in our town
克莱顿是我们镇上最棒的吉他手
I thought he was a hero and
我把他当作英雄
I used to follow Clayton around
曾紧紧跟随着他
I often wondered why Clayton
我经常想 为何克莱顿
Who seemed so good to me
似乎对我非常友好
Never took his guitar and made it down in tenn o see
他从未让他的吉他受到丝毫损伤
Well daddy said he drank a lot but
爸爸说他总是喝得烂醉
I could never understand
但我永远不明白为什么
I knew he used to pick up in Ohio
我知道他常常去俄亥俄州
With a five piece band
和他的五人乐队一起表演
Clayton used to tell me
克莱顿曾告诉过我
Son you better put that old guitar away
孩子 你最好把那把旧吉他丢掉
There ain't no money in it
玩吉他赚不到钱的
It'll lead you to an early grave
只会让你英年早逝
I guess if I'd admit it
我想我同意他说的话
Clayton taught me how to drink booze
克莱顿教我如何饮酒作乐
I can see him half stoned a pickin out
我看到他醉醺醺地弹奏起
The lovesick blues
相思成疾的蓝调
When Clayton died I made him a promise
当克莱顿逝去 我对他许下承诺
I was gonna carry on somehow
无论如何我都会坚持下去
I'd give a hundred dollars
如果他现在遇见我
If he could only see me now
我会给他一百美元
I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
我记得克莱顿·德莱尼去世的那一年
Nobody ever knew it but I went out in the woods
没有人知道 但我独自去森林里散步
And I cried
我失声痛哭
Well I know there's a lotta big preachers
我知道有许多伟大的牧师
That know a lot more than I do
比我知道更多的道理
But it could be that the good Lord
但可能善良的上帝
Likes a little pickin' too
也会有自己的喜好
Yeah I remember the year that Clayton Delaney died
我记得克莱顿·德莱尼去世的那一年