Coward Of The County-Kenny Rogers

[00:00.88]Artist：kenny rogers
演唱：肯尼 罗杰斯 [00:02.25]Songs Title：coward of the county
歌名：县城的懦夫 [00:05.25] [00:11.88]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county.
从前每个人都认为他是县城里的懦夫。 [00:17.46]He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
他从未为自己辩护。 [00:24.11]His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,
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） [00:31.02]But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
但总有什么让我觉得人们不了解真正的汤米。 [00:37.98]He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.
他爸爸在监狱去世时他才十岁。 [00:44.44]Well, I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son.
然后我来照看汤米，因为他是我兄弟的小孩。 [00:50.02]And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
我还记得我兄弟给汤米留下的最后几句话： [00:54.73]＂Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.＂
“儿子，我快死了，但你的生命才刚刚开始。 [01:04.89]＂Promise me, son, not to do the things I＇ve done.
答应我，儿子，别学我的样。 [01:09.66]Walk away from trouble if you can.
遇到麻烦赶快离得远远地。 [01:14.73]Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek.
让你甘受屈辱不是说你很懦弱。 [01:20.01]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
我希望你足够懂事能够听明白。 [01:25.28]Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂
孩子，不一定要打架才会成为一个男人的。” [01:30.61]There＇s someone for ev＇ryone, Tommy＇s love was Becky.
世上每个人都有另一个人为他存在，汤米钟爱的是贝基。 [01:35.93]In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man.
在她的臂弯，汤米不用去证明自己很有男子气概。 [01:43.66]One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇.
有一天他正在工作时，加特林的小伙伴们打来电话。 [01:49.05]They took turns at Becky, there was three of them!
三个王八蛋强暴了贝基！ [01:57.20]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇.
汤米打开门，看见心爱的贝基在哭泣。 [02:03.62]The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
被撕碎的衣服和贝基惶恐无助的表情让汤米难以承受。 [02:09.95]He reached above the fireplace, took down his daddy＇s picture.
他取下壁炉上面挂着的老爸的照片。 [02:14.40]As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face, he heard these words again.
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： [02:23.29]＂Promise me son, not to do the things I＇ve done.
“答应我，儿子，别学我的样。 [02:28.58]Walk away from trouble if you can.
遇到麻烦赶快离得远远地。 [02:33.65]Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek.
让你甘受屈辱不是说你很懦弱。 [02:38.91]I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
我希望你足够懂事能够听明白。 [02:41.55] [02:44.12]Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂
孩子，不一定要打架才会成为一个男人的。” [02:49.63]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
当他走进酒吧，加特林的小子们开始嘲笑他 [02:53.53]One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor.
一个家伙起身挡住他的路。 [03:02.50]Then Tommy turned around they said, Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇.＂
于是汤米转身离开，他们就打趣说：嘿，看啊胆小鬼要走了。 [03:08.84]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
可是当汤米停下来锁上门时，掉根针在地上你都听得见。 [03:16.04]Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him.
二十年的卑微压抑在他心里。 [03:22.31]He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all.
他再也忍不住了，全都发泄在那帮家伙身上。 [03:28.71]When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇.
当汤米离开酒吧时，那帮家伙全被打趴下了。 [03:35.81]He said, ＂This one＇s for Becky.＂, as he watched the last one fall.
当他打倒最后一个时，说：“这个是为了贝基” [03:40.50]And I heard him say:
后来我听到他说： [03:41.77]＂I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you＇ve done.
“老爸我答应过你，不学你的样。 [03:46.92]I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can.
我会尽量避开麻烦事。 [03:49.73]Now please don＇t think I＇m weak, I couldn＇t turn the other cheek,
现在不要认为我软弱了，我再也不会甘受屈辱了。 [03:56.26]And papa, I sure hope you understand:
相信你会明白的，老爸。 [04:02.60]Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man.＂
作为一个男人有时你必须去抗争。” [04:08.25]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county...
从前每个人都认为他是县城里的懦夫...