silence on the line

Took my last fall in San Diego
聖地亞哥最後一次跌倒
Bus headed north one headed south
長途車有的朝北走有的朝南
I call a farm in Colorado
給科羅拉多的農場打個電話
And I lift a dusty pay phone to my mouth
舉起滿是塵土的話機到嘴邊
She says hello I say it's me hon
她說你好我說是我親愛的
Sorry I stayed away so long
抱歉我在外面這麼久
Tell the kids thier old man's through with playin' rodeo
告訴孩子們老爹已經賽完了馬
Cause if it's alright with you I'm comin' home
要是你沒意見我就回家了
Well there's silence on the line
電話線裡一陣沉默
She says you sure did take your time
她說你確實在馬上太久時間
But I still need a man for the things a man is good for
可我還是需要個能幹活的漢子
You know how it is raisin' crops and raisin' kids
你知道種莊稼養孩子有多難
Demands a man at least as fit as you are
我需要個像你一樣適合這些活計的人
So come on git on home there's hay that needs a mowin'
那就回家吧有乾草要割
A boy that needs a whippin' and a hundred things to do
還有個男孩要揍一百件事情要做
I hope you've finally found your mind
希望你最終知道自己要的是啥
To leave that rodeo behind
離開賽馬跑道
I've spent half my life just waitin' here for you
我已經等了你半輩子了
I guess that nows the time I'd better tell her
我覺得該告訴她實情了
Hon I've got this old friend that's here with me
親愛的我身邊有個老朋友
He used to be a cowboy and a good one so they say
他曾是個牛仔人人都說他很棒
But now his legs are crippled he can't walk you see
可現在他瘸了不能走路
But hon you ought to hear him tell his stories
親愛的你該聽聽他的故事
Sing the old songs play the guitar too
聽他彈著吉他唱老歌
I'd really like to show him Colorado
我很想帶他去科羅拉多咱們家裡
But I thought I'd better leave it up to you
可我還是覺得這事該由你決定
Well there's silence on the line
電話線裡又一陣沉默
And now I hear her sayin'
我又聽到她說
Babe I only need a man for the things a man is good for
寶貝我只想要個乾男人活兒的漢子
And you know how it is a place just half this big
你明白這地方沒那麼大
Demands a man at least as fit as you are
只需要個有你那麼壯的男人
Put yourself in his place it'd awful hard to face
你要是他你也會難以面對
All the chores and work and nothing he could do
所有零活大事他都乾不了
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個賽馬的流浪漢扔在那兒吧
Don't waste our time I'm waitin' here for you
別浪費時間了我在這兒等你
Well cryin's just for kids I put down the phone
為了孩子流著淚我放下聽筒
Fumble with my crutches movin' slow
摸索著拐杖慢慢離開
I wish that I was on the bus that's Colorado bound
夢想自己在科羅拉多的長途車上
And I hope the weather's nice in Mexico
又希望墨西哥有個好天氣