所属专辑:Good Guys
歌手: Bucky Covington
时长: 03:20
A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) - Bucky Covington[00:00:00]
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For the longest time I guess I thought[00:00:11]
一直以来我都这么想[00:00:13]
He didn't give a damn[00:00:13]
他从来不在乎[00:00:16]
Hard to read hard to please[00:00:16]
难以理解 难以取悦[00:00:18]
Yeah that was my old man[00:00:18]
那就是我的老爹[00:00:21]
On the day I left for college[00:00:21]
我离家上大学那天[00:00:24]
It was nothing new[00:00:24]
也没什么不同[00:00:27]
We never had that heart-to-heart[00:00:27]
我们从未谈过心[00:00:29]
He had too much to do[00:00:29]
他总是有太多事要做[00:00:33]
He checked the air in my tires[00:00:33]
他检查了我的汽车轮胎[00:00:36]
The belts and all the spark plug wires[00:00:36]
安全带和火花塞线[00:00:39]
Said "When the hell's the last time[00:00:39]
说 你上次换汽油[00:00:41]
You had this oil changed "[00:00:41]
究竟是什么时候了[00:00:44]
And as I pulled out the drive[00:00:44]
当我把车倒出来[00:00:46]
He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"[00:00:46]
他说 别忘了偶尔给妈妈打个电话[00:00:49]
And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now[00:00:49]
当时我没听出而现在却明白了[00:00:54]
He was saying "I love you"[00:00:54]
他是在说 我爱你[00:00:59]
The only way he knew how[00:00:59]
那是他唯一的表达方式[00:01:11]
120 000 miles[00:01:11]
120, 000英里[00:01:13]
Six years down the road[00:01:13]
六年之后[00:01:16]
A brand new life and a brand new wife[00:01:16]
我有了崭新的生活和新的妻子[00:01:19]
We'd just bought our first home[00:01:19]
我们刚刚买下了第一个家[00:01:21]
When he finally came to visit[00:01:21]
当他终于来探望[00:01:24]
I thought he'd be so proud[00:01:24]
我本以为他会为我骄傲[00:01:26]
He never said he liked the place[00:01:26]
他却绝口不提喜欢这个地方[00:01:29]
He just got his tool belt out[00:01:29]
他只是默默拿出工具包[00:01:33]
And put new locks on the doors[00:01:33]
给大门换上新锁[00:01:35]
Went back and forth to the hardware store[00:01:35]
往返于五金店[00:01:38]
Said "Come and hold this flashlight"[00:01:38]
说 过来拿着手电筒[00:01:41]
As he crawled beneath the sink[00:01:41]
当他在下水道匍匐前进[00:01:43]
And these old wires ain't up to code[00:01:43]
老旧的电线不符合规定[00:01:46]
And that circuit box is gonna overload[00:01:46]
电箱早已超负荷[00:01:49]
And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now[00:01:49]
当时我没听出而现在却明白了[00:01:54]
He was saying "I love you"[00:01:54]
他是在说 我爱你[00:01:58]
The only way he knew how[00:01:58]
那是他唯一的表达方式[00:02:02]
Last Sunday we all gathered[00:02:02]
上周日 我们聚在一起[00:02:05]
For his 65th birthday[00:02:05]
庆祝他65岁生日[00:02:08]
And I knew he'd stiffen up[00:02:08]
我知道他会不自在[00:02:10]
But I hugged him anyway[00:02:10]
但还是拥抱了他[00:02:13]
When it was finally time to say goodbye[00:02:13]
当最后告别时[00:02:16]
I knew what was next[00:02:16]
我知道接下来会发生什么[00:02:19]
Just like he always does[00:02:19]
就像他一直以来做的[00:02:21]
Right before we left[00:02:21]
就在我们离开之前[00:02:25]
He checked the air in my tires[00:02:25]
他检查了我的汽车轮胎[00:02:28]
The belts and all the spark plug wires[00:02:28]
安全带和火花塞线[00:02:31]
Said "When the hell's the last time[00:02:31]
说 你上次换汽油[00:02:33]
You had this oil changed "[00:02:33]
究竟是什么时候了[00:02:35]
And as I pulled out the drive[00:02:35]
当我把车倒出来[00:02:38]
He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"[00:02:38]
他说 别忘了偶尔给妈妈打个电话[00:02:41]
And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now[00:02:41]
当时我没听出而现在却明白了[00:02:46]
He was saying "I love you"[00:02:46]
他是在说 我爱你[00:02:51]
He was saying "I love you"[00:02:51]
他是在说 我爱你[00:02:56]
The only way he knew how[00:02:56]
那是他唯一的表达方式[00:03:01]