You Think You Know Somebody (你以为你了解别人) - Todd Snider // You think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 You think they know you 你以为人们了解你 You think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 But man you never do 但是 你从未了解过 Jackie used to live three blocks away from me Jackie过去住在离我三个街区之外 We used to throw the baseball 过去我们一起打棒球 And we'd climb his old oak tree 我们攀爬着那颗老橡树 You know we would sneak his old man's cigarettes 你知道我们会偷他爸爸的烟 Behind the picket fence 在篱笆后面 We swore that we would always be best of friends 我们发誓会永远做好朋友 We used to sit out on the curb 我们过去总是坐在路边 And talk on summer nights 在夏日的夜晚聊天 Until Jackie's dad would call him 直到Jackie的爸爸叫他回家 And he took off like a light 然后他像一道光一样消失 The Friday nights were all the same 周五的晚上总是相同的 Our high school senior year 我的高中毕业季 We hung out at the river 我们在河边散步 Drank black label beer 喝着黑啤 And we would listen to the Stones 我们听着滚石乐队 With all of our old friends 和我们所有的老朋友们 Maybe sneak a toke or two 也许还会偷着抽一两根烟 Down where the river bends 在河流弯曲的地方 Well I remember how I said 我记得自己是怎么说的 I'd drive him home on Friday night 我会在周五晚上送他回家 Well he said go on without out me 然而他说你先走吧 Buddy I'll be all right 伙计 我会没事的 We went off to college 我们上了大学 Start our freshman year 开始我们的第一年 Well I went off to school 我去了学校 About an hour away from here 离这里大概一小时的路程 But you know Jackie he took off 但是你知道Jackie他离开了 Went to college out of state 去了另一个国家的大学 He used to call me all the time 过去他总是给我打电话 He used to tell me it was great 他总是告诉我一切都很棒 He said I'm coming home for Christmas 他说圣诞节会回来 And I hope you'll do the same 我希望你会那么做 Well he'd say that he was coming 他说他会回来 But Jackie never came 但是Jackie从未回来 Ah you think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 You think they know you 你以为人们了解你 You think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 But man you never do 但是 你从未了解过 Well the night that he got married 他结婚的那晚 Well I was his best man 我是他的伴郎 He's moved back to town 他搬回了城里 And now we're neighbors again 现在我们又变成了邻居 I've since found myself a wife 我也给自己找了一个妻子 So now I'm married too 所以现在我也结婚了 Our families get together 我们的家人聚在一起 Every Sunday afternoon 在每周天下午 His boy and my boy 他的儿子和我的儿子 They sit out and talk at night 他们晚上坐在外面聊天 Until Jackie calls for his boy 直到Jackie叫他的儿子 And then he takes off like a light 然后他像一道光一样离开 Last night I saw the flashing lights 昨晚我看见闪电 I quickly ran outside 我快速地跑出去 A neighbor lady told me 一个邻居的女士告诉我 That Jackie's youngest boy had died Jackie的小儿子死了 And I was shocked to see the cops 我震惊了 看见很多警察 Had Jackie handcuffed in the car 给Jackie拷上手铐 Ã Til this morning's paper told me 直到今早我在报纸上看见 That Jackie had gone too far Jackie已经走得太远 And now they're saying Jackie 现在人们说Jackie He ain't the only one to blame 不是唯一该责怪的人 Cause battered children they almost always 因为受虐儿童 他们总是 Grow up to do the same 长大后做着相同的事情 You think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 You think they you know you 你以为他们了解你 You think you know somebody 你以为你了解某人 But man you never do 但是 你从未了解过