歌词
Artist：kenny rogers
演唱：肯尼 罗杰斯
Songs Title：coward of the county
歌名：县城的懦夫
从前每个人都认为他是县城里的懦夫。
Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county.
他从未为自己辩护。
He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
妈妈给他取名汤米，人们却称他胆小鬼。（有时英语中“yellow”这个词像“chicken”一样，用于表达胆怯、胆小）
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,
但总有什么让我觉得人们不了解真正的汤米。
But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
他爸爸在监狱去世时他才十岁。
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
然后我来照看汤米，因为他是我兄弟的小孩。
Well, I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son.
我还记得我兄弟给汤米留下的最后几句话：
And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
“儿子，我快死了，但你的生命才刚刚开始。
＂Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.＂
答应我，儿子，别学我的样。
＂Promise me, son, not to do the things I＇ve done.
遇到麻烦赶快离得远远地。
Walk away from trouble if you can.
让你甘受屈辱不是说你很懦弱。
Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek.
我希望你足够懂事能够听明白。
I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
孩子，不一定要打架才会成为一个男人的。”
Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂
世上每个人都有另一个人为他存在，汤米钟爱的是贝基。
There＇s someone for ev＇ryone, Tommy＇s love was Becky.
在她的臂弯，汤米不用去证明自己很有男子气概。
In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man.
有一天他正在工作时，加特林的小伙伴们打来电话。
One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇.
三个王八蛋强暴了贝基！
They took turns at Becky, there was three of them!
汤米打开门，看见心爱的贝基在哭泣。
Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇.
被撕碎的衣服和贝基惶恐无助的表情让汤米难以承受。
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
他取下壁炉上面挂着的老爸的照片。
He reached above the fireplace, took down his daddy＇s picture.
当他的眼泪滴到照片上老爸的脸上时，他仿佛又听到了老爸的教诲：
As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face, he heard these words again.
“答应我，儿子，别学我的样。
＂Promise me son, not to do the things I＇ve done.
遇到麻烦赶快离得远远地。
Walk away from trouble if you can.
让你甘受屈辱不是说你很懦弱。
Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek.
我希望你足够懂事能够听明白。
I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
孩子，不一定要打架才会成为一个男人的。”
当他走进酒吧，加特林的小子们开始嘲笑他
Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂
一个家伙起身挡住他的路。
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
于是汤米转身离开，他们就打趣说：嘿，看啊胆小鬼要走了。
One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor.
可是当汤米停下来锁上门时，掉根针在地上你都听得见。
Then Tommy turned around they said, Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇.＂
二十年的卑微压抑在他心里。
But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
他再也忍不住了，全都发泄在那帮家伙身上。
Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him.
当汤米离开酒吧时，那帮家伙全被打趴下了。
He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all.
当他打倒最后一个时，说：“这个是为了贝基”
When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇.
后来我听到他说：
He said, ＂This one＇s for Becky.＂, as he watched the last one fall.
“老爸我答应过你，不学你的样。
And I heard him say:
我会尽量避开麻烦事。
＂I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you＇ve done.
现在不要认为我软弱了，我再也不会甘受屈辱了。
I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can.
相信你会明白的，老爸。
Now please don＇t think I＇m weak, I couldn＇t turn the other cheek,
作为一个男人有时你必须去抗争。”
And papa, I sure hope you understand:
从前每个人都认为他是县城里的懦夫...
Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man.＂
Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county...
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