Silence On The Line

Took my last fall in San Diego
圣地亚哥 最后一次跌倒
Bus headed north one headed south
长途车有的朝北走 有的朝南
I call a farm in Colorado
给科罗拉多的农场 打个电话
And I lift a dusty pay phone to my mouth
举起满是尘土的话机到嘴边
She says hello I say it's me hon
她说你好 我说是我 亲爱的
Sorry I stayed away so long
抱歉 我在外面这么久
Tell the kids thier old man's through with playin' rodeo
告诉孩子们 老爹已经赛完了马
Cause if it's alright with you I'm comin' home
要是你没意见 我就回家了
Well there's silence on the line
电话线里 一阵沉默
She says you sure did take your time
她说 你确实在马上太久时间
But I still need a man for the things a man is good for
可我还是需要个能干活的汉子
You know how it is raisin' crops and raisin' kids
你知道种庄稼养孩子有多难
Demands a man at least as fit as you are
我需要个像你一样适合这些活计的人
So come on git on home there's hay that needs a mowin'
那就回家吧 有干草要割
A boy that needs a whippin' and a hundred things to do
还有个男孩要揍 一百件事情要做
I hope you've finally found your mind
希望你最终知道自己要的是啥
To leave that rodeo behind
离开赛马跑道
I've spent half my life just waitin' here for you
我已经等了你半辈子了
I guess that nows the time I'd better tell her
我觉得该告诉她实情了
Hon I've got this old friend that's here with me
亲爱的 我身边有个老朋友
He used to be a cowboy and a good one so they say
他曾是个牛仔 人人都说他很棒
But now his legs are crippled he can't walk you see
可现在 他瘸了 不能走路
But hon you ought to hear him tell his stories
亲爱的 你该听听他的故事
Sing the old songs play the guitar too
听他 弹着吉他 唱老歌
I'd really like to show him Colorado
我很想带他去科罗拉多咱们家里
But I thought I'd better leave it up to you
可我还是觉得这事该由你决定
Well there's silence on the line
电话线里 又一阵沉默
And now I hear her sayin'
我又听到她说
Babe I only need a man for the things a man is good for
宝贝 我只想要个干男人活儿的汉子
And you know how it is a place just half this big
你明白这地方没那么大
Demands a man at least as fit as you are
只需要个有你那么壮的男人
Put yourself in his place it'd awful hard to face
你要是他 你也会难以面对
All the chores and work and nothing he could do
所有零活大事 他都干不了
If you want to know my mind leave that rodeo bum behind
要是你想了解我的想法 就把那个赛马的流浪汉扔在那儿吧
Don't waste our time I'm waitin' here for you
别浪费时间了 我在这儿等你
Well cryin's just for kids I put down the phone
为了孩子 流着泪 我放下听筒
Fumble with my crutches movin' slow
摸索着拐杖 慢慢离开
I wish that I was on the bus that's Colorado bound
梦想自己在科罗拉多的长途车上
And I hope the weather's nice in Mexico
又希望墨西哥有个好天气