A Better Place to Be - Harry Chapin

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It was an early morning bar room

那是一个清晨的酒吧房间

And the place just opened up

这个地方刚刚开放

And the little man come in so fast and it

这个小家伙来得好快

Started at his cups

开始喝他的杯子

And the broad who served the whiskey

那个端威士忌的姑娘

She was a big old friendly girl

她是个又大又好相处的女孩

And tried to fight her empty nights

试着抗拒她空虚的夜晚

By smilin' at the world

对这世界微笑

And she said Hey Bub It's been awhile

她说嘿兄弟好久不见

Since you been around

自从你出现在我身边

Where the hell you been hidin'

你到底藏在哪里

And why you look so down

为何你看起来如此失落

The little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound

这个小个子坐在那里好像他从未听到过任何声音

The waitress she gave out with a cough

女服务员咳嗽一声就晕了过去

Acting not the least put off

一点都不冷漠

She spoke once again

她再次开口

She said I don't want to bother you

她说我不想打扰你

Consider it's understood

我想大家都明白

I know I'm not no beauty queen

我知道我不是选美皇后

But I sure can listen good

但我可以认真聆听

And the little man took his drink in his hand

小个子男人手里端起酒杯

And he raised it to his lips

他把酒送到唇边

He took a couple of sips

他喝了几口酒

And he told that waitress this story

他把这个故事告诉了那个女服务员

I am the midnight watchman down at Miller's Tool and Die

我是米勒商店的午夜守护者

And I watch the metal rusting I watch the time go by

我看着金属生锈我看着时间流逝

A week ago at the Diner I stopped to get a bite

一周前我在餐厅吃了点东西

And this here lovely lady she sat two seats from my right

这位可爱的女士坐在我右边两个位置

And Lord Lord Lord

上帝啊

She was alright

她很好

She was so damned beautiful she could warm a winter's frost

But she looked long past lonely and well nigh kinda lost

但她看起来早就不孤单了还有点迷茫

Now I'm not much of a mover or a pick-em-up easy guy

现在我不是一个有影响力的人也不是个容易惹的人

But I decided to glide on over and give her one good try

但我决定悄悄过去给她一次机会

And Lord Lord Lord

上帝啊

She was worth a try

她值得一试

Tongued tied like a school boy

张口结舌就像小学生

I stammered out some words

我结结巴巴地说了几句话

It did not seem to matter much 'cause I don't think she heard

似乎没什么关系因为我觉得她没有听到

She just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head

她一眼就能看穿我的心思让我回味无穷

And it shamed me into silence as quietly she said

她轻声说道让我感到羞愧沉默不语

If you want me to come with you that's all right with me

如果你想要我跟你走那我也没关系

Cause I know I'm going nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be

因为我知道我无处可去任何地方都有更好的归宿

Anywhere's a better place to be

哪里都是更好的归宿

When I drove her to my boarding house and I took her up to my room

当我开车送她去我的公寓我带她回房间

And I went to turn on the only light to brighten up the gloom

我打开唯一的一盏灯照亮黑暗

But she said Please leave the light off oh I don't mind the dark

但她说请关掉灯我不介意黑暗

And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her I could hear my heart

当她的衣服在身上翻滚时我听到了我的心跳声

The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed

月光洒在她身上她躺在我的床上

It was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head

那种场景我只能在脑海里想象

I just could not believe it to think that she was real

一想到她是真的我就不敢相信

And as I tried to tell her she said I know just how you feel

当我告诉她时她说我知道你的感受

And if you want to come here with me that's all right with me

如果你想和我一起来我没关系

'Cause I've been oh so lonely lovin' someone is a better way to be

因为我一直很孤单爱一个人是更好的选择

Anywhere's a better way to be

哪里都是更好的选择

When the morning came so swiftly I held her in my arms

清晨匆匆来临我把她拥入怀里

She slept like a baby snug and safe from harm

她像婴儿一样酣然入睡没有受到伤害

I did not want to share her or dare to break the mood

我不想和她分享也不敢破坏心情

So before she woke I went out to buy us both some food

所以在她醒来之前我出去给我俩买了点吃的

I came back with my paper bag to find that she was gone

我拿着纸袋回来发现她已经走了

She'd left a six word letter saying It's time that I moved on

她留下一封六个字的信说是时候放下过去了

You know the waitress took her bar rag

你知道女服务员拿着她的酒吧方巾

And she wiped it across her eyes

她轻轻拂过眼眸

And as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh

当她说话时她的声音听起来像叹息

She said I wish that I was beautiful or that you were halfway blind

And I wish I weren't so goddamned fat I wish that you were mine

And I wish that you'd come with me when I leave for home

我希望当我踏上归途时你能与我同行

For we both know all about emptiness and livin' all alone

因为我们都知道空虚寂寞的滋味

And the little man

那个小个子

Looked at the empty glass in his hand

看着他手里的空杯子

And he smiled a crooked grin

他露出狡黠的笑容

He said I guess I'm out of gin

他说我想我没有杜松子酒了

And I know we both have been so lonely

我知道我们都很孤单

And if you want me to come with you that's all right with me

如果你想要我跟你走我也没关系

Cause I know I'm goin' nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be

因为我知道我哪也去不了哪里都有更好的归宿