I Came Here To Live - Trace Adkins

I Came Here to Live - Trace Adkins
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I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette
我在一个以强悍为荣的小镇长大
And a souped up car on a county road
改装车在乡间小路上飞驰
Nothin' much to do back then
那时没什么可做的
So we'd make bets
所以我们打赌
On how much drink a guy could hold
看谁能喝得最多
And I held my own
而我也不甘示弱
Learn to hold my own
学会了自立自强
Daddy works some dead-end job at the concrete plant
爸爸在混凝土厂做着毫无前途的工作
Mama taught the Sunday bible class
妈妈则在周日教授圣经课
For eighteen years I remember thinkin'
十八年来，我一直在想
There was more to life than that
生活应该不止如此
So I ran the streets to beat the Devil
所以我拼命在街头奔跑，试图战胜魔鬼
Goin' just as fast as I could fly
飞驰如风，竭尽全力
'Cause I came here to live
因为我来到这里是为了生活
I didn't come here to die
而不是为了死亡
Mama used to wait for me with the porch light on
妈妈总会点亮门廊的灯 等我回家
Worried about her little boy 'til I got home
担心她的小男孩 直到我平安归来
Daddy he'd say listen son
爸爸会说 听我说 儿子
But back then there wasn't much
但那时候 我总觉得
That I didn't already know
没什么是我不知道的
I reckon I was doing close to 80
我记得当时车速接近80
When I felt the tire slip out from under me
突然感觉轮胎失去了控制
And I never set out lookin' for Jesus
而我从未刻意寻找过耶稣
So I guess Jesus come lookin' for me
我想是耶稣来找我了
And He found me upset down in a ditch
他发现我沮丧地躺在沟里
Smokin' gas in my eyes
烟雾刺痛了我的眼睛
And He said son you came here to live
他说，孩子，你来这里是为了生活
You didn't come here to die
不是为了死在这里
Sunday morning I got up and I went to church
周日早上我起床去了教堂
That summer I got a job and I went to work
那个夏天我找到了一份工作并开始工作
Met a girl in town put some money down
在镇上遇到了一个女孩，付了一些定金
On a little house with a yard
在一座带院子的小屋里
Our little boy was due in September
我们的儿子本应在九月出生
But he came early in July
但他却在七月提前到来
For eighteen days all I remember
那十八天里，我唯一记得的
Was settin' there at his side
就是守在他的身旁
Sayin' son open up your eyes
轻声呼唤着：“儿子，睁开你的眼睛”
Just open up your eyes
快睁开你的眼睛
'Cause you came here to live
因为你来到这个世界是为了生活
You didn't come here to die
不是为了死在这里
Son you came here to live
孩子，你来到这个世界是为了活出自我