1941 - Harry Nilsson (哈利·尼尔森)
Well in 1941 a happy father had a son
一九四一年 一个幸福的父亲迎来了自己儿子的出生
And by 1944
直到一九四四年
Father walks right out the door
父亲离开了这个家
And in '45 the mom and son were still alive
在四五年时 母亲和儿子依然活着
But who could tell in '46
但是没有人知道四六年
If the two were to survive
他们是否还能活下来
Well the years were passing quickly
岁月流逝得很快
But not fast enough for him
但这对于他来说不够快
So he close his eyes through '55
所以他闭上双眼度过了五十五岁之后
Then he opened them up again
又睁开了眼睛
When he looked around
当他环顾四周
He saw a clown and the clown seemed very gay
他看见一个小丑 小丑似乎很快乐
And he set that night to join
第二天晚上他就和
That circus clown and run away
马戏团里的小丑一起逃走了
Well
好吧
He followed every railroad track
他追随着铁路
And every highway sign
和公路的路标
And he had a girl in each new town
在他暂留的每个镇子
And the towns he left behind
都交往过一个女孩
And the open road was the only road he knew
这条不羁之路是他唯一知道的路
But the color of his dreams were slowly turning into blue
当他的梦渐渐变成蓝色
The he met a girl
然后他遇到了
The kind of girl he wanted all his life
自己想相伴一生的女孩
She was soft and kind
她很温柔善良
And good to him so he took her for his wife
对他很好 所以他娶了她为妻
And they got a house not far from town
他们在镇子的不远处
And in a little while
有了一个家
The girl had seen the doctor
女孩去看医生
And she came home with a smile
并且带着笑容回家
Now in 1961 a happy father had a son
一九六一年 一个幸福的父亲迎来了自己儿子的出生
And by 1964 the father walks right out the door
直到一九六四年 父亲离开了这个家
And in '65 the mom and son were still around
在六五年时 母亲和儿子依然活着
But what will happen to the boy
但是当马戏团来到小镇的时候
When the circus comes to town
这个男孩会怎样呢