You Think You Know Somebody - Todd Snider

You Think You Know Somebody - Todd Snider

You think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
You think they know you
你以为人们了解你
You think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
But man you never do
但是 你从未了解过
Jackie used to live three blocks away from me
Jackie过去住在离我三个街区之外
We used to throw the baseball
过去我们一起打棒球
And we'd climb his old oak tree
我们攀爬着那颗老橡树
You know we would sneak his old man's cigarettes
你知道我们会偷他爸爸的烟
Behind the picket fence
在篱笆后面
We swore that we would always be best of friends
我们发誓会永远做好朋友
We used to sit out on the curb
我们过去总是坐在路边
And talk on summer nights
在夏日的夜晚聊天
Until Jackie's dad would call him
直到Jackie的爸爸叫他回家
And he took off like a light
然后他像一道光一样消失
The Friday nights were all the same
周五的晚上总是相同的
Our high school senior year
我的高中毕业季
We hung out at the river
我们在河边散步
Drank black label beer
喝着黑啤
And we would listen to the Stones
我们听着滚石乐队
With all of our old friends
和我们所有的老朋友们
Maybe sneak a toke or two
也许还会偷着抽一两根烟
Down where the river bends
在河流弯曲的地方
Well I remember how I said
我记得自己是怎么说的
I'd drive him home on Friday night
我会在周五晚上送他回家
Well he said go on without out me
然而他说你先走吧
Buddy I'll be all right
伙计 我会没事的
We went off to college
我们上了大学
Start our freshman year
开始我们的第一年
Well I went off to school
我去了学校
About an hour away from here
离这里大概一小时的路程
But you know Jackie he took off
但是你知道Jackie他离开了
Went to college out of state
去了另一个国家的大学
He used to call me all the time
过去他总是给我打电话
He used to tell me it was great
他总是告诉我一切都很棒
He said I'm coming home for Christmas
他说圣诞节会回来
And I hope you'll do the same
我希望你会那么做
Well he'd say that he was coming
他说他会回来
But Jackie never came
但是Jackie从未回来
Ah you think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
You think they know you
你以为人们了解你
You think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
But man you never do
但是 你从未了解过
Well the night that he got married
他结婚的那晚
Well I was his best man
我是他的伴郎
He's moved back to town
他搬回了城里
And now we're neighbors again
现在我们又变成了邻居
I've since found myself a wife
我也给自己找了一个妻子
So now I'm married too
所以现在我也结婚了
Our families get together
我们的家人聚在一起
Every Sunday afternoon
在每周天下午
His boy and my boy
他的儿子和我的儿子
They sit out and talk at night
他们晚上坐在外面聊天
Until Jackie calls for his boy
直到Jackie叫他的儿子
And then he takes off like a light
然后他像一道光一样离开
Last night I saw the flashing lights
昨晚我看见闪电
I quickly ran outside
我快速地跑出去
A neighbor lady told me
一个邻居的女士告诉我
That Jackie's youngest boy had died
Jackie的小儿子死了
And I was shocked to see the cops
我震惊了 看见很多警察
Had Jackie handcuffed in the car
给Jackie拷上手铐
à Til this morning's paper told me
直到今早我在报纸上看见
That Jackie had gone too far
Jackie已经走得太远
And now they're saying Jackie
现在人们说Jackie
He ain't the only one to blame
不是唯一该责怪的人
Cause battered children they almost always
因为受虐儿童 他们总是
Grow up to do the same
长大后做着相同的事情
You think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
You think they you know you
你以为他们了解你
You think you know somebody
你以为你了解某人
But man you never do
但是 你从未了解过
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