Long Time Gone
Daddy sits on a' front porch swinging
爸爸坐在门廊的秋千上
Looking out on a vacant field
看着那些空旷的田野
Used to be filled with burley tobacca
那里曾种植着烟草
Now he knows it never will
他现在知道，永远不会这样了
My Brothers found work in Indiana
我的哥哥在印第安纳找了份工作
My Sisters a nurse at the old folks home
我的姐姐是个老家的护士
Mama still cooking too much for supper
妈妈的晚饭仍旧做的很多
And me I've been a long time gone
而我已经离家很久
Been a long time gone
离开很久
No, I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
不，我还未找到方向，我已经
Long time gone
离开很久
And it ain't coming back again
而那些失去的都不会再回来了
达莉亚弹奏着教堂的老钢琴
Deliah plays that old church piano
坐在她爸爸的农场里
Sitting out on her daddy's farm
她总是在想我们会在一起
She always thought that we'd be together
上帝，我从未想过要伤害她
Lord I never meant to do her harm
说她能听见我在合唱团里唱歌
Said she could hear me singin' in the choir
我听到了另一首歌
Me, I heard another song
我随着风在路上奔跑着
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
上帝，我已经离开这里很久了
And Lord, I've been a long time gone
离开很久
Been a long time gone
上帝，不知何时开始我就从未祈祷过了
Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
离开很久
Long time gone
它们也不会回来了
And it ain't comin' back again
现在我去往纳什维尔
试着去做笔大生意
Now me, I went to Nashville,
在百老汇玩耍
Tryin' to beat the big deal
用最困难的方式到达那里
Playin' down on Broadway
在小屋里蜗居
Gettin' there the hard way
睡在汽车里
Living from a tip jar
抱着我的吉他
Sleeping in my car
耶，我会成为明星的
Hocking my guitar
现在我和达莉亚每个周日都会唱歌
Yeah I'm gonna be a star
看着孩子们和植物慢慢成长
Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday
我们听着收音机里的音乐
Watching the children and the garden grow
但音乐不能没有灵魂
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin’
现在他们听起来很疲惫，但并不憔悴
But the music ain't got no soul
他们有钱，但没有现金
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
他们有青春，但并不强壮
They've got money but they don't have Cash
我想，我想，我想
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
剩下的时间会很长
I think, I think, I think
不，曾几何时我就不知道天高地厚了
The rest is a long time gone
离开很久
No, I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
不会回来的
Long time gone
我说我已离开很久
And it ain't coming back
我已经很久没按过喇叭了
I said a long time gone
离开很久
No, I ain't honked the horn since I don't know when
而那些失去的都不会再回来了
Long time gone
我说我已离开很久，离开很久
And it ain't coming back again
已经很长时间了
离开很久，离开很久
I said a long time, long time, long time gone
哦，我已经离开很久了
Well it's been a long time
离开很久，离开很久
Long time, long time, long time gone
Oh, it's been a long time gone
Long time, long time, long time gone
Yeah yeah