(Spoken) Well there's always been groups of people that could never see eye to eye 总有些人,他们的看法永远不会一致 An' I always thought if they'd get the chance to sit down 我总会想,如果他们有机会能一起坐下来 And talk face to face they might realize they got a lot in common 面对面交流,他们可能会发现彼此有很多共同点 Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop just havin' a cup to pass the time 我坐在咖啡馆,喝着咖啡消磨时间 Swappin' rodeo stories with this ole cowboy friend of mine 我的牛仔朋友跟我讲着牛仔竞技的故事 When some motor-cycle riders started snickerin' in the back 就在这时,一些摩托车骑手在我们背后偷笑 Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat 他们嘲笑我朋友的帽子 One ole boy said hey Tex where'd you park your horse 一个男孩儿说,嘿,Tex,你让马停在哪了 My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ingnored 我的朋友把他的帽檐拉低,但还是能看到他们 One husky fellow said I think I'll rip that hat right off your head 一个声音沙哑的家伙说,我想我能把帽子从你头上拿下来 That's when my friend turned around and this is what he said 就在这时,我的朋友转过身去,他接着说道 You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky 你会乘着黑色的龙卷风,穿过西部的天空 Rope an ole blue norther and milk it till it's dry 你会用绳子套住强烈的北风,使其干涸 Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it's ears down flat 密西西比河的牛儿们,都把耳朵贴到地上 Long before you take this cowboy's hat 很久以前,你拿走了牛仔的帽子 Now partner this ole hat is better left alone 伙计,你最好不要动这顶帽子 She used to be my daddy's but last year he passed on 这帽子以前是我父亲的,但他去年去世了 My nephew skinned the Rattler that makes up this ole hatband 我的侄子剥了一条响尾蛇的皮,制成了这帽子的饰带 But back in 69 he died in Viet_Nam 早在六九年,他就死在了越南 Now the eagle feather was given to me by an indian friend of mine 现在,这根鹰的羽毛是一个印度朋友给我的 But someone ran him down somewheres round that Arizona line 但有人在亚利桑那州杀死了他 And a real special lady gave me this hat pin 一位非常特殊的女士给了我这个帽针 But I don't know if I'll ever see her again 但我不知道能否再见到她 You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky 你会乘着这黑色的龙卷风,穿过西部的天空 Rope an ole blue norther and Milk it till it's dry 你会用绳子套住这强烈的北风,使其干涸 Bull dawg the Mississippi pin it's ears down flat 密西西比河的牛儿们,都把耳朵贴到地上 Long before you take this cowboy's hat 很久以前,你拿走了牛仔的帽子 Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me 你的皮夹克对你来说意味着什么,我的帽子也如此 Then I guess we understand each other and we'll just let it be 我想我们就会了解彼此,我们就会冰释前嫌 But if you still think it's funny man you got my back up against the wall 但如果你仍认为这很搞笑,哥们儿,我就会忍无可忍 And if you touch my hat your gonna have to fight us all 如果你敢碰我的帽子,你就会跟我们所有人开战 Well right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes 我就会看到你们这群人眼里悲伤的神情 And he turned back t'wards the others and they all just sorta shuffled on outside 他转过身面对其他人,然后他们一起走了出去 But when my friend turned back t'wards me I noticed his old hat brim 但当我朋友转身面向我的时候,我发现了他那破旧的帽檐 Well it was turned up in a big ole texas grin 它被翻卷起来,就像是德克萨斯人的笑脸 You'll ride a black tornado cross't the western sky 你会乘着这黑色的龙卷风,穿过西部的天空 Rope an ole blue norther and Milk it till it's dry