Billy Currington—《People Are Crazy》
This old man and me, were at the bar and we
与一位老人，坐在酒吧
Were having us some beers and swaping I don't cares
喝着啤酒，谈天说地
Talking politics, blonde and red-head chicks
聊到政治，提及女人
Old dogs and new tricks and habits we ain't kicked
老朋友，新把戏，以及仍未改掉的积习
We talked about Gods grace and all the hell we raised
聊到上帝的仁慈与人们的罪行
Then I heard the ol' man say;
我听到老人说
God is great, beer is good and people are crazy
主很仁慈，啤酒很好喝，人们却很疯狂
He said "I fought two wars,
他说“我打过两次仗
Been married and divorced"
结过离过婚
What brings you to Ohio?
你为何来到俄亥俄？
He said "Damned if I know"
天啊，若我知道
We talked an hour or two
聊了一两小时
about every girl we knew
提及我们所知道的每个女子
What all we put them through
和我们与她们的经历
Like two old boys will do
就像每两个老男孩一样
We pondered life and death
思量着生死
He light a cigarette
他点燃一支烟
He said "These damn things will kill me yet;
说：“这东西迟早会要我的命
But God is great, beer is good and people are crazy"
可主很英明，啤酒很鲜，人们却那么疯狂
Last call its 2am,
在凌晨两点
I said goodbye to him
我与他道别
I never talk to him again
再没与他聊天
Then one sunny day,
知道一个大晴天
I saw the old mans face
我看见他的脸
Front page Obituary,
出现在讣告封面
he was a millionaree
他是个百万富翁
he left his fortune to
却把遗产留给
some guy he barely knew,
一个他几乎不认识的人
his kids were mad as hell
他的孩子无比抓狂
But me, I'm doing well
可我，感觉很好
And I drop by today,
今天顺道拜访
to just say thanks and pray,
为他祈祷，表示感谢
I left a six-pack right there on his grave
在他墓上留了6瓶装的啤酒
and i said; God is great,
我说：我主英明
beer is good, and people are crazy.
啤酒是好东西，可人们却那么疯狂
God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.
主很英明，啤酒那么鲜美，可人们却那么疯狂
God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.
主很英明，啤酒那么鲜美，可人们却那么疯狂
一首挺有意思的乡村小品，旋律清新，叙事简单。这首歌的主题应是提醒我们平常简单的对话却可以打动人心。理解这首歌的一个核心问题就是some guy he barely knew其实暗指作者自己。