You Never Even Called Me By My Name - David Allan Coe
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It was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
我只能强忍泪水不让它滑落
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
有时坚持似乎毫无意义
You don't have to call me darlin' darlin'
你不必唤我亲爱的 亲爱的
You never even call me by my name
你甚至从未叫过我的名字
You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
你不必称我韦伦·詹宁斯
And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride
也不必叫我查理·普莱德
You don't have to call me Merle Haggard anymore
如今更不必称我梅尔·哈格德
Even though your on my fightin' side
即便你站在与我对立的那方
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
只要你允许 我就会一直守候身旁
And I never minded standin' in the rain
淋雨等待 我也从不放在心上
You don't have to call me darlin' darlin'
你不必唤我亲爱的 亲爱的
You never even call me by my name
你甚至从未叫过我的名字
I've heard my name a few times in your phone book
只在你的通讯录里 偶尔见过我的姓名
I've seen it on signs where I've laid
在我躺过的告示牌上 瞥见过它的痕迹
But the only time I know
但唯一能确定的时刻
I'll hear David Allan Coe
我会聆听大卫·艾伦·科的歌谣
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day
直到耶稣降临审判之日
So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
只要你允许 我就会一直守候
And I never minded standin' in the rain No
我从不介意在雨中等待 从不
You don't have to call me darlin' darlin'
你不必唤我亲爱的 亲爱的
You never even call me by my name
你甚至从未呼唤过我的名字
Well a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song
我有个叫史蒂夫·古德曼的朋友写了这首歌
And he told me it was the perfect country and western song
他说这是最完美的乡村与西部歌曲
I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect
我回信告诉他 这还称不上是完美的
Country and western song because he hadn't said anything about
乡村西部歌曲 因为他只字未提
Momma or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' drunk
母亲 火车 卡车 监狱 或是宿醉
Well he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and he sent
于是他坐下来重写了段歌词
It to me and after reading it
寄给我 当我读完
I realized that my friend had written
才明白我的朋友已创作出
The perfect country and western song
最完美的乡村西部歌曲
And I felt obliged to include it
我觉得有必要将它收录其中
On this album The last verse goes like this here:
Well I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison
那天母亲出狱时 我醉得不省人事
And I went to pick her up in the rain
冒雨开车去接她
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
可还没等我赶到车站
She got runned over by a damned old train
她就被那该死的火车撞倒
So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
只要你允许 我就会一直守候
And I never minded standin' in the rain No
我从不介意在雨中等待 从不
You don't have to call me darlin' darlin'
你不必唤我亲爱的 亲爱的
You never even call me I wonder why you don't call me
你从不曾来电 我不解你为何沉默
Why don't you ever call me by my name
为何你始终不愿唤我姓名