That Old King James

Preacher gave it to him when he was eight
传教士在他八岁的时候把它给了他
That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church
那个星期天的早晨，他在那个小教堂里得救了
Grandaddy totted it to Bible school
爷爷把它蹒跚着带到了神学院
I bet back then it looked brand new, not a faded word
我敢打赌那时候它看起来是全新的，而不是一个褪色的
Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James
现在封面破了，皮也破了...就如同那个老国王詹姆斯
He took it with him overseas, England, France and Germany
他把它带到了海外，英国，法国和德国
Right there in the middle of hell
带到了罪恶的中央
Said he read it every night, he swore that it'd saved his life
他说他每天晚上都读这本书，他发誓说这本书救了他的命
His only hope when there was no hope left
当没有希望的时候，他唯一的希望
Was in that Old King James
就在那本褪色的书里

在他去世的那天他把它传给了妈妈
Passed it down to Momma on the day he died
我坐在那里很长时间，想着尘归尘土归土
Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust
当生活时不时出现不如意的时候
But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then
她会开始想念他，我会看到她把它拿起来
And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up
现在封面破了，皮也破了...就如同那个老国王詹姆斯
Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn.... on that Old King James
你会发现每隔一页都有黄线或泪滴的痕迹
You'll find on every other page, yellow lines or tear drop stains
在那本好书的每一章
Every chapter of that good book
经历了癌症、战争和疯狂的孩子，所有我做过的蠢事
Been through cancer, war and crazy kids, all the stupids things I did
可能永远都不会知道我付出了多少代价...她和那本褪色的书
I may never know the toll I took... on her and that Old King James
现在我才是现在拥有它的人

她说当你情绪低落的时候就读一下，我说好的，女士
Yeah I'm the one who's got it now
那本书封面破了，皮也破了...就如同那个老国王詹姆斯
She said read it when you're feeling down and I said Yes Ma'am
Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James.