[00:00:00] Artist:kenny rogers [00:00:02] // [00:00:02] Songs Title:coward of the county [00:00:11] // [00:00:11] Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county [00:00:17] 每个人都说他是个懦夫 [00:00:17] He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong [00:00:24] 他从没站出来告诉人们他们错了 [00:00:24] His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow [00:00:31] 他妈妈叫他托尼 别人都叫他黄种人 [00:00:31] But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong [00:00:37] 但我总感觉人们看错他了 [00:00:37] He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison [00:00:44] 他父亲死在狱中时他只有十岁 [00:00:44] Well I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son [00:00:50] 于是身为叔叔的我开始照顾他 [00:00:50] And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy: [00:00:54] 我仍记得兄弟临终前对他说的话 [00:00:54] "Son my life is over but yours is just begun " [00:01:04] 儿子 我的生命结束了 你的才刚刚开始 [00:01:04] "Promise me son not to do the things I've done [00:01:09] 答应我 别像我一样犯错 [00:01:09] Walk away from trouble if you can [00:01:14] 别自找麻烦 [00:01:14] Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek [00:01:20] 现在你低头并不代表你懦弱 [00:01:20] I hope you're old enough to understand: [00:01:25] 我希望你能明白 [00:01:25] Son you don't have to fight to be a man " [00:01:30] 儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人 [00:01:30] There's someone for ev'ryone Tommy's love was Becky [00:01:35] 每个人都有自己的另一半 托尼的女友是贝基 [00:01:35] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man [00:01:43] 在她怀里 他不必证明自己是个男人 [00:01:43] One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came callin' [00:01:49] 有一天当她在工作 加特林家的男孩叫他 [00:01:49] They took turns at Becky there was three of them [00:01:57] 他们三个人在欺负贝基 [00:01:57] Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin' [00:02:03] 托尼推开门 看见贝基在哭 [00:02:03] The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand [00:02:09] 裙子撕碎在地 他忍无可忍 [00:02:09] He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy's picture [00:02:14] 他冲到壁炉前取下父亲的遗照 [00:02:14] As the tears fell on his daddy's face he heard these words again [00:02:23] 眼泪流到遗照上 他又听到父亲在说 [00:02:23] "Promise me son not to do the things I've done [00:02:28] 答应我 别像我一样犯错 [00:02:28] Walk away from trouble if you can [00:02:33] 别自找麻烦 [00:02:33] Now it don't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek [00:02:38] 现在你低头并不代表你懦弱 [00:02:38] I hope you're old enough to understand: [00:02:44] 我希望你能明白 [00:02:44] Son you don't have to fight to be a man " [00:02:49] 儿子 你不必刻意证明你是个男人 [00:02:49] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom [00:02:53] 当他迈进酒吧 加特林家的孩子嘲笑他 [00:02:53] One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor [00:03:02] 其中一个站起来将他堵在过道 [00:03:02] Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin' " [00:03:08] 托尼转身离开 他们高呼黄种人走了 [00:03:08] But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door [00:03:16] 托尼止步并关上了门 酒吧里鸦雀无声 [00:03:16] Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him [00:03:22] 二十多年的辱骂将他逼到极限 [00:03:22] He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it all [00:03:28] 他毫不留情 将愤怒悉数返还 [00:03:28] When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin' [00:03:35] 当他离开酒吧 他们都被打倒在地 [00:03:35] He said "This one's for Becky " as he watched the last one fall [00:03:40] 当最后一人倒下时 他说这是为贝基报仇