《Vance》歌词

歌曲： Vance

所属专辑：Folk Is Goin’ On

歌手： Roger Miller

时长： 04:39

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Vance - Roger Miller[00:00:00]

Written by：Cam Mullins/Robert L Russell[00:00:00]

He was born one mornin' it was cold and it[00:00:00]

Was snowin'[00:00:03]

And from the start he never had a chance[00:00:06]

And though the doctors said he couldn't live his mama[00:00:11]

Had some faith to give[00:00:15]

And they brought him to her and his mama named[00:00:17]

Him vance[00:00:19]

He was sick a long time then I used to[00:00:25]

Sit by him[00:00:29]

I'd rub his head he would squeeze my hand[00:00:31]

But he never cried he'd grit his teeth and smile[00:00:37]

At me 'cause he couldn't speak[00:00:41]

And that's when I began to respect the little man[00:00:44]

And I think vance was three right about then[00:00:49]

He started school and one day he came home and[00:00:58]

At the doorway[00:01:02]

I could tell the little man didn't want to come[00:01:03]

Inside[00:01:05]

He'd met a girl but her boyfriend smitty[00:01:09]

Had caught him walkin' home with her and nearly killed[00:01:12]

Vance[00:01:14]

But then vance never cried and the only thing that[00:01:16]

Smitty hurt was pride[00:01:21]

And he said papa do you become a man when[00:01:24]

You're twenty one[00:01:31]

And I said age doesn't make a man a man[00:01:36]

My son[00:01:42]

He looked at me so puzzled with eyes so young[00:01:47]

And kind[00:01:49]

And I think vance was seven about that time[00:01:52]

I guess they say that first love is the very[00:02:07]

Best[00:02:10]

At least it was with vance 'cause he'd scratched becky[00:02:11]

On his desk[00:02:15]

But becky went with smitty and vance was very small[00:02:19]

And he used to dream what it'd be like to[00:02:24]

Be tall[00:02:27]

And then a few years later vance came in one day[00:02:31]

And told me and his mama that he had to[00:02:35]

Go away[00:02:37]

To be fitted for a uniform and though his mama[00:02:38]

Shed a tear[00:02:43]

He kissed her and said he'd see us in two[00:02:44]

Years[00:02:48]

And he looked at me and said papa I'm gonna[00:02:50]

Be a man[00:02:53]

Well two years to the day vance came walkin' in[00:03:03]

The driveway[00:03:06]

And I didn't recognize him from his size till he[00:03:08]

Got near[00:03:11]

He came in and he hugged his mama[00:03:14]

And said hey papa little man wanna go with me[00:03:16]

Somewhere and grab a beer[00:03:20]

So we're sittin' at this table when this fella at[00:03:25]

The bar started buggin' vance[00:03:28]

Callin' him soldier but vance kept his cool[00:03:30]

And he said papa that guy is smitty and he's[00:03:38]

To be pitied now[00:03:41]

'Cause that's the same guy that used to bully me[00:03:43]

In school[00:03:45]

Then smitty said the wrong thing when he brought up[00:03:49]

Becky's name[00:03:53]

And vance finally stood and said boy what did you say[00:03:55]

And it did my heart so much good when vance[00:04:02]

Hit ole smitty[00:04:05]

And it took two of smitty's friends to carry him away[00:04:06]

Well vance left the very next mornin' and it was[00:04:11]

Cold and it was snowin'[00:04:15]

And from the first life hadn't been much fun[00:04:18]

But he had finally made a stand and he'd become[00:04:22]

A self made man[00:04:26]

And incidentally he had just turned twenty one[00:04:27]