Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers

[00:00.88]Artist：kenny rogers
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[00:02.25]Songs Title：coward of the county
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[00:11.88]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
[00:17.46]每个人都说他是个懦夫
[00:17.46]He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
[00:24.11]他从没站出来告诉人们他们错了
[00:24.11]His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow
[00:31.02]他妈妈叫他托尼 别人都叫他黄种人
[00:31.02]But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
[00:37.98]但我总感觉人们看错他了
[00:37.98]He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
[00:44.44]他父亲死在狱中时他只有十岁
[00:44.44]Well I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son
[00:50.02]于是身为叔叔的我开始照顾他
[00:50.02]And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
[00:54.73]我仍记得兄弟临终前对他说的话
[00:54.73]＂Son my life is over but yours is just begun ＂
[01:04.89]儿子 我的生命结束了 你的才刚刚开始
[01:04.89]＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
[01:09.66]答应我 别像我一样犯错
[01:09.66]Walk away from trouble if you can
[01:14.729996]别自找麻烦
[01:14.729996]Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
[01:20.01]现在你低头并不代表你懦弱
[01:20.01]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
[01:25.28]我希望你能明白
[01:25.28]Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
[01:30.61]儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人
[01:30.61]There＇s someone for ev＇ryone Tommy＇s love was Becky
[01:35.93]每个人都有自己的另一半 托尼的女友是贝基
[01:35.93]In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man
[01:43.66]在她怀里 他不必证明自己是个男人
[01:43.66]One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇
[01:49.05]有一天当她在工作 加特林家的男孩叫他
[01:49.05]They took turns at Becky there was three of them
[01:57.2]他们三个人在欺负贝基
[01:57.2]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇
[02:03.62]托尼推开门 看见贝基在哭
[02:03.62]The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand
[02:09.95]裙子撕碎在地 他忍无可忍
[02:09.95]He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy＇s picture
[02:14.4]他冲到壁炉前取下父亲的遗照
[02:14.4]As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face he heard these words again
[02:23.29001]眼泪流到遗照上 他又听到父亲在说
[02:23.29001]＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
[02:28.58]答应我 别像我一样犯错
[02:28.58]Walk away from trouble if you can
[02:33.65]别自找麻烦
[02:33.65]Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
[02:38.91]现在你低头并不代表你懦弱
[02:38.91]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
[02:44.12]我希望你能明白
[02:44.12]Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
[02:49.63]儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人
[02:49.63]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom
[02:53.53]当他迈进酒吧 加特林家的孩子嘲笑他
[02:53.53]One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor
[03:02.5]其中一个站起来将他堵在过道
[03:02.5]Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂
[03:08.84]托尼转身离开 他们高呼黄种人走了
[03:08.84]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door
[03:16.04001]托尼止步并关上了门 酒吧里鸦雀无声
[03:16.04001]Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him
[03:22.31]二十多年的辱骂将他逼到极限
[03:22.31]He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all
[03:28.70999]他毫不留情 将愤怒悉数返还
[03:28.70999]When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇
[03:35.81]当他离开酒吧 他们都被打倒在地
[03:35.81]He said ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂ as he watched the last one fall
[03:40.5]当最后一人倒下时 他说这是为贝基报仇
[03:40.5]And I heard him say:
[03:41.77]我听到他说
[03:41.77]＂I promised you Dad not to do the things you＇ve done
[03:46.92]我答应过你不像你一样犯错
[03:46.92]I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can
[03:49.73]我也不会自找麻烦
[03:49.73]Now please don＇t think I＇m weak I couldn＇t turn the other cheek
[03:56.26]求你别认为我很懦弱 我无法忍受
[03:56.26]And papa I sure hope you understand:
[04:02.6]爸爸 我相信你明白
[04:02.6]Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂
[04:08.25]有时作为一个男人 你得为自己而战
[04:08.25]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
[04:13.025]每个人都曾以为他是个懦夫