Bronco Bill's Lament (Live/1973)-Don McLean

[00:00.000] 作词 : Don McLean [00:00.028] 作曲 : Don McLean [00:00.56]Bronco Bill's Lament [00:01.24]I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be, [00:05.98]But a cowboy's life was the only life for me. [00:11.79]It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free, [00:16.28]But strong men often fail [00:20.46]Where shrewd men can prevail, [00:23.83]I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say, [00:29.94]But oh god how I worked my youth away. [00:37.06]Well you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star, [00:43.24]A cowboy hero known both near and far. [00:49.11]I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar, [00:55.03]But the studio of course, [00:57.84]owned my saddle and my horse, [01:00.83]But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me, [01:07.08]Oh god I can't live a memory. [01:14.01]You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again, [01:20.74]And point that gun at all the prideful men. [01:26.30]All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen, [01:30.85]And put you where they choose, [01:35.22]With the language that they use, [01:38.53]And enslave you till you work your youth away, [01:44.57]Oh god how I worked my youth away. [01:50.88]Whoopee ty yioh [01:53.19]Whoopee ty yi ay, [01:56.19]One man's work is another man's play [02:00.86]Oh God how I worked my youth away. [02:07.17]You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fighting crime, [02:14.72]This photograph was taken in my prime, [02:20.27]I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time, [02:25.40]But the singin' was a ball [02:29.27]'Cause I'm not musical at all, [02:31.08]I moved my lips to someone else's voice. [02:36.01] [02:50.17]I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be, [02:56.29]But a cowboy's life was the only life for me. [03:02.28]It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free, [03:08.08]But strong men often fail [03:11.20]Where shrewd men can prevail, [03:14.69]I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say, [03:21.00]But oh god how I worked my youth away