Coward Of The County - Dickie Rock

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Everyone considered him

每个人都认为他

The coward of the county

这个县的懦夫

He'd never stood one single time

他从来没有站起来过

To prove the county wrong

证明整个县都错了

His mama named him Tommy

他妈妈给他取名叫Tommy

But folks just called him yellow

但大家都叫他黄毛

Something always told me

总有一种感觉告诉我

They were reading Tommy wrong

他们误解了Tommy的意思

He was only ten years old

他只有十岁

When his daddy died in prison

当他的父亲在监狱里死去时

I looked after Tommy

我照顾Tommy

Cause he was my brother's son

因为他是我兄弟的儿子

I still recall the final words

我依然记得最后的话语

My brother said to Tommy

我的兄弟对Tommy说

Son my life is over

孩子我的人生完蛋了

But yours has just begun

但你的爱才刚刚开始

Promise me son

答应我孩子

Not to do the things I've done

不要做我做过的事情

Walk away from trouble if you can

如果你可以的话远离麻烦

It won't mean you're weak

这并不意味着你脆弱不堪

If you turn the other cheek

如果你转过脸去

I hope you're old enough to understand

我希望你长大了能明白

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

孩子你不必为了成为男子汉而拼命抗争

There's someone for everyone

每个人心中都有一个人

And Tammy's love was Becky

塔米的爱是贝奇

In her arms he didn't have to

躺在她的怀里他不需要这样做

Prove he was a man

证明他是个男子汉

One day while he was working

有一天他正在工作

The Gatling boys came calling

加特林兄弟来找我

They took turns at Becky an

他们轮番Becky

There was three of them

有三个人

Tommy opened up the door

Tommy把门打开

And saw his Becky crying

看见他的Becky在哭泣

The torn dress

破旧的裙子

The shattered look was more

支离破碎的样子

Than he could stand

超过他的承受能力

He reached above the fireplace

他把手伸向壁炉上方

And took down his daddy's picture

摘下他爸爸的照片

As his tears fell on his daddy's face

当他的泪水落在他爸爸的脸上

He heard these words again

他再次听到这些话

Promise me son

答应我孩子

Not to do the things I've done

不要做我做过的事情

Walk away from trouble if you can

如果你可以的话远离麻烦

It won't mean you're weak

这并不意味着你脆弱不堪

If you turn the other cheek

如果你转过脸去

I hope you're old enough to understand

我希望你长大了能明白

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

孩子你不必为了成为男子汉而拼命抗争

The Gatling boys just laughed at him

加特林兄弟嘲笑他

When he walked into the bar room

当他走进酒吧房间

One of them got up and met him

其中一个站起来迎接他

Half way cross the floor

在舞池里尽情摇摆

When Tommy turned around they said

当Tommy转过身他们说

Hey look old yellow's leaving

嘿看起来苍老黄要走了

But you could have heard a pin drop

但你可以听见针掉在地上的声音

When Tommy stopped and locked the door

当Tommy停下脚步锁上房门

Twenty years of crawling were

二十年的摸爬滚打

Bottled up inside him

压抑在他心底

He wasn't holding nothing back

他毫无保留

He let em have it all

他让他们拥有一切

When Tommy left the bar room

当Tommy离开酒吧时

Not a Gatling boy was standing

站在那里的不是普通人

He said this one's for Becky

他说这首歌献给Becky

As he watched the last one fall

当他看着最后一个人倒下

An I heard him say

我听到他说

I promised you dad

我答应过你爸爸

Not to do the things you've done

不要做你做过的事

I walk away from trouble when I can

我会尽量远离麻烦

Now please don't think I'm weak

现在请不要觉得我脆弱

I didn't turn the other cheek

我不会对你视而不见

And papa I should hope you understand

爸爸我希望你能明白

Sometimes you gotta fight

有时你必须抗争

When you're a man

当你是个男人

Everyone considered him

每个人都认为他

The coward of the county

这个县的懦夫