Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers (肯尼·罗杰斯) // Everyone considered him the coward of the county 每人都认为他是村里的懦夫 He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong 他却从来不单独站出来反驳 His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him Yellow 他母亲叫他汤米,村民们却叫他胆小鬼 Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong 有些事情提醒我,村民们并不了解汤米 He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison 他父亲死在监狱时,他才十岁 I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son 从那以后我一直照顾他,因为我是他叔叔 I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy 我还记得我哥哥去世前对汤米说的话 "Son my life is over but yours has just begun" 儿子,我的人生结束了,你的才刚开始 "Promise me son not to do the things I've done 答应我,儿子,不要走我的老路子 Walk away from trouble if you can 尽你所能远离麻烦 It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek 忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 I hope you're old enough to understand 我希望你能够理解这些 Son you don't have to fight to be a man" 儿子,你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky 有一个支持汤米的人,也是汤米所爱的人,贝基 In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man 和她拥抱在一起,汤米不会因嘲笑而生气 One day while he was working the Gatlin boys came calling 有一天他工作时，混小子们告诉他 They took turns at Becky an' there was three of them 他们轮番凌辱贝基，一共三人 Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying 汤米冲进房间看见了哭泣的贝基 The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand 那凌乱不堪的样子超过了他所能忍受的 He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture 他摸索着壁炉,取下了父亲的照片 As his tears fell on his daddy's face he heard these words again 他的眼泪落在了父亲的脸上,他似乎又一次听到了父亲在说 "Promise me Son not to do the things I've done 答应我,儿子,不要走我的老路子 Walk away from trouble if you can 尽你所能远离麻烦 It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek 忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 I hope you're old enough to understand 我希望你能够理解这些 Son you don't have to fight to be a man" 儿子,你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room 汤米进入酒吧,混小子们还在嘲笑他 One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor 又一个人半路截住了他 When Tommy turned around they said "Hey look Old Yellow's leaving" 当汤米转身,那个混小子喊,快看,胆小鬼要走了 But you could've heard a pin drop 然而当他们发现汤米只是把门锁死时 When Tommy stopped and locked the door 都鸦雀无声 Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him 他受够了二十年的忍耐 He wasn't holding nothing back he let 'em have it all 他抑制不住了,要让他们尝点苦头 When Tommy left the bar room not a Gatlin boy was standing 当汤米离开酒吧,没有一个小流氓是站着的 He said "This one's for Becky as he watched the last one fall 看着最后一个人倒下,他说,这仅仅报了贝基的仇 An I heard him say 我听到他说 "I promised you Dad not to do the things you've done 答应我，儿子，不要走我的老路子 I walk away from trouble when I can 尽你所能远离麻烦 Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek 忍气吞声不意味着你懦弱 And Papa I should hope you understand 我希望你能够理解这些 Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man" 儿子，你没必要用打架的方法来证明你是个爷们 404

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