所属专辑:Rough Harvest
歌手: John Mellencamp
时长: 04:21
Minutes To Memories (1997/Live In Bellmont Mall Studios) - John Mellencamp[00:00:00]
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On a greyhound thirty miles beyond jamestown[00:00:23]
在离詹姆斯敦三十英里的地方[00:00:28]
He saw the sun set on the tennessee line[00:00:28]
他看到了夕阳落在田纳西州的海岸线上[00:00:32]
He looked at the young man who was riding beside him[00:00:32]
他看着和他并驾齐驱的年轻男子[00:00:37]
He said I'm old kind of worn out inside[00:00:37]
他说我已经身心俱疲[00:00:50]
I worked my whole life in the steel mills of gary[00:00:50]
一生在炼钢场中工作[00:00:55]
And my father before me I helped build this land[00:00:55]
我父亲帮我创建了这一切[00:00:59]
Now I'm seventy-seven and with God as my witness[00:00:59]
如今我已经白发苍苍 上帝见证[00:01:03]
I earned every dollar that passed through my hands[00:01:03]
我用自己的双手挣下每一份血汗钱[00:01:08]
My family and friends are the best thing I've known[00:01:08]
而我的家人和朋友是我一生最重要的财富[00:01:13]
Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home[00:01:13]
我要保护他们[00:01:27]
The rain hit the old dog in the twilights last gleaming[00:01:27]
在微弱的晨光中 雨点打在那只老狗身上[00:01:31]
He said son it sounds like rattling old bones[00:01:31]
他感叹道 这声音就像是老骨头在沙沙作响[00:01:36]
This highway is long but I know[00:01:36]
公路虽长但我知道[00:01:37]
Some that are longer[00:01:37]
以后的路还会更长[00:01:40]
By sunup tomorrow I guess I'll be home[00:01:40]
我想明天太阳出来前我就能到家了[00:01:45]
Through the hills of kentucky cross the ohio river[00:01:45]
翻过肯塔基州的大山 驶过俄亥俄州的河流[00:01:49]
The old man kept talking bout his life and his times[00:01:49]
那老人一直在谈论着他的一生[00:01:54]
He fell asleep with his head against the window[00:01:54]
逐渐地他靠在窗边睡去了[00:01:58]
He said an honest mans pillow is[00:01:58]
他说 当一个诚实的人入睡时[00:02:00]
His peace of mind[00:02:00]
那便是他心灵得到宁静的时刻[00:02:02]
This world offers riches and riches[00:02:02]
世界给我们提供财富[00:02:05]
Will grow wings[00:02:05]
但它们都长了翅膀留不住[00:02:07]
I don't take stock in those uncertain things[00:02:07]
我不信那些不确定的事[00:02:11]
Days turn to minutes[00:02:11]
当时间被拆散成分钟计算[00:02:13]
And minutes to memories[00:02:13]
每一分钟都是我们的回忆[00:02:16]
Life sweeps away the dreams[00:02:16]
随着时光的流逝[00:02:18]
That we have planned[00:02:18]
那些我们曾经的梦想也随之流逝[00:02:21]
You are young and you are the future[00:02:21]
如果你还年轻 那就朝着你的未来奋斗[00:02:25]
So suck it up and tough it out[00:02:25]
要隐忍坚持[00:02:27]
And be the best you can[00:02:27]
做最好的自己[00:02:48]
The old man had a vision but it was hard[00:02:48]
老人细细诉说着他的故事[00:02:50]
For me to follow[00:02:50]
但是其中的道理 我已难以捉摸[00:02:52]
I do things my way and I pay a high price[00:02:52]
我用我的方式来处理一切问题 为此我付出代价[00:02:57]
When I think back on the old man and the bus ride[00:02:57]
回想起老人在车上的话[00:03:01]
Now that I'm older I can see he was right[00:03:01]
年岁渐长我才看清其中的道理[00:03:06]
Another hot one out on highway eleven[00:03:06]
突然又有一个身影出现了[00:03:10]
This is my life it's what I've chosen to do[00:03:10]
这是我自己选择的路[00:03:15]
There are no free rides no one said it'd be easy[00:03:15]
人生不易 没有永远的顺风车可搭[00:03:19]
The old man told me this my son[00:03:19]
老人告诉我 孩子 [00:03:21]
I'm telling it to you[00:03:21]
我告诉你[00:03:33]
Days turn to minutes[00:03:33]
当时间被拆散成分钟计算[00:03:35]
And minutes to memories[00:03:35]
每一分钟都是我们的回忆[00:03:37]
Life sweeps away the dreams[00:03:37]
随着时光的流逝[00:03:39]
That we have planned[00:03:39]
那些我们曾经的梦想也随之远去[00:03:42]
You are young and you are the future[00:03:42]
如果你还年轻 那就朝着你的未来奋斗[00:03:46]
So suck it up and tough it out[00:03:46]
要隐忍坚持[00:03:48]
And be the best you can[00:03:48]
做最好的自己[00:03:53]