《Stranger with the Melodies》歌词

歌曲： Stranger with the Melodies

所属专辑：Legends of the Lost and Found / New Greatest Stories Live

歌手： HARRY CHAPIN

时长： 07:05

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Stranger With The Melodies - Harry Chapin[00:00:06]

It was my first night in that rooming house [00:00:33]

In the last room down the hall[00:00:37]

I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar[00:00:40]

Coming through the paper thin walls [00:00:45]

A crazy nonsense nursery rhyme[00:00:49]

That did not mean a thing [00:00:52]

But for the first of what was to be a thousand times [00:00:55]

This is what I hear him sing [00:00:59]

Hold that D chord on the old guitar [00:01:02]

＇Til I found the G [00:01:07]

Drop it down to old E minor[00:01:10]

＇Til the A chord rolls back home around to D [00:01:14]

I had to lay there listening [00:01:25]

It seemed he was in the room [00:01:29]

This stranger with his melody [00:01:32]

Singing there in the gloom [00:01:36]

And he repeated it over and over again [00:01:39]

Such a soft and sinkin＇ sound [00:01:43]

It was kind of like a music box that was slowly winding down [00:01:47]

You see he sang it he hummed it [00:01:54]

Whistled it and he strummed it [00:01:58]

He laughed it and he cried it [00:02:02]

He did everything but hide it [00:02:05]

And he sang [00:02:11]

Hold that D chord on the old guitar[00:02:12]

＇Til I found the G[00:02:17]

Drop it down to old E minor[00:02:20]

＇Til the A chord rolls back home around for me[00:02:24]

So I lay there in that lumpy bed [00:02:35]

Countin＇ choruses instead of sheep [00:02:39]

＇Til I banged on the wall and out I called [00:02:42]

＂Hey bub I need some sleep ＂[00:02:46]

The sudden void of silence then I heard that hoarse voice say [00:02:51]

＂It weren＇t so long ago boy they paid me to play ＂[00:02:58]

I said ＂It＇s kind of late for music sir [00:03:10]

Two hours til it＇s daylight＂[00:03:14]

He answered ＂I need my music most[00:03:17]

In these dark hours of the night [00:03:21]

You see I＇ve tried gettin＇ high on something son [00:03:25]

But it only brings me down [00:03:29]

Staying dry don＇t work out better boy [00:03:32]

＇Cause my eyes get wet and I drown [00:03:36]

Won＇t you please let me continue[00:03:40]

And I＇ll be in your debt [00:03:44]

You see I＇m not singing to remember son [00:03:47]

I＇m just singing to forget＂[00:03:51]

And he sang [00:03:57]

Hold that D chord on the old guitar[00:03:58]

＇Til I found the G[00:04:03]

Drop it down to old E minor[00:04:06]

＇Til the A chord rolls back home around for me [00:04:10]

That＇s when I said [00:04:21]

＂If I＇m supposed to listen to you sir [00:04:23]

Just one quick question then [00:04:26]

Why in the hell do you sing one song[00:04:29]

Over and over again ＂[00:04:33]

And this is what he said [00:04:38]

He said ＂I gave her the music son [00:04:48]

She gave me the words [00:04:53]

Together we＇d write the kind of songs[00:04:56]

The angels must have heard [00:04:59]

Of course we＇d fight like cats and dogs [00:05:04]

But life ain＇t no rosebud dream [00:05:07]

Still whatever we＇d do everybody knew[00:05:11]

We truly were a team [00:05:15]

I can＇t remember now if I done her wrong[00:05:18]

Or if she done wrong to me[00:05:22]

But all I know that when I let her go[00:05:26]

That it did not set me free＇＇[00:05:30]

That＇s when I said ＂You sound like what＇s-his-name＂[00:05:33]

He said ＂That＇s who I am [00:05:38]

But you can＇t wrap a name around you boy [00:05:42]

＇Cause it really don＇t mean a damn [00:05:45]

You see a song don＇t have much meaning[00:05:48]

When it dan＇t have nothing to say [00:05:52]

What she could do was magic son [00:05:56]

All I could do was play＂[00:06:00]

He started singing again [00:06:07]

That＇s when I drifted off[00:06:10]

Maybe I dreamed what I heard[00:06:12]

Who＇d gone and lost the words [00:06:20]

Hold that D chord on the old guitar[00:06:24]

＇Til I found the G[00:06:30]

Drop it down to old E minor[00:06:34]

＇Til the A chord rolls back home around to D[00:06:38]