SILENCE ON THE LINE
Bus headed north one headed south 有一辆公共汽车即将向北方行驶 另一辆则朝向南方
I call a farm in Colorado 我拨通了科罗拉多农场的电话
And I lift a dusty pay phone to my mouth 拿起积满尘土的投币电话听筒
She says hello I say it's me hon 听到她在电话那头问候
Sorry I stayed away so long 我说亲爱的是我抱歉我已离家太久
Tell the kids thier old man's through with playin' rodeo 请转告孩子们他们的父亲已经完成了竞技生涯
Well there's silence on the line 电话那头静默无声
She says you sure did take your time 她告诉我不要过于着急
But I still need a man for the things a man is good for 但她仍然需要一个会安排一切的男人
You know how it is raisin' crops and raisin' kids 懂得照料农作物和孩子
Demands a man at least as fit as you are 需要一个至少象你这样的男人
So come on git on home there's hay that needs a mowin' 还是回家吧这里的草在等着你去清除
A boy that needs a whippin' and a hundred things to do孩子们需要你的教导无数的事情在等着你去操作
I hope you've finally found your mind我希望你这次真地打定了主意
To leave that rodeo behind离开你那竞技生活
I've spent half my life just waitin' here for you因为有人已经在这里等待了你大半生
I guess that nows the time I'd better tell her我想现在最好还是这样告诉她
Hon I've got this old friend that's here with me在这里我已经交了个朋友
He used to be a cowboy and a good one so they say人们说他曾是一个不错的牛仔
But now his legs are crippled he can't walk you see但是现在他的双腿残废已经不能行走
But hon you ought to hear him tell his stories你应该听听他讲述的那些关于自己的故事
Sing the old songs play the guitar too以及他弹着吉他吟唱的那些老歌
I'd really like to show him Colorado我非常愿意带他到科罗拉多四处走走
But I thought I'd better leave it up to you但我认为还最好还是由你决定
Well there's silence on the line电话那头静默无声
And now I hear her sayin'现在我终于听到她的声音
Babe I only need a man for the things a man is good for亲爱的，我只是需要一个会安排一切的男人
And you know how it is a place just half this big你也可以想象如果我们的家
Demands a man at least as fit as you are 只有一半那该是什么样子
Put yourself in his place it'd awful hard to face如果让他取代你的位置叫人难以面对
All the chores and work and nothing he could do不做任何家务和工作 什么也做不了
If you want to know my mind leave that rodeo bum behind如果你想听我的意见那就抛弃你的牛仔朋友
Don't waste our time I'm waitin' here for you不要浪费我们的时间 我在这里苦苦等你
Well cryin's just for kids I put down the phone唉，为孩子们伤心之后我挂上了电话
Fumble with my crutches movin' slow手持拐杖缓慢的摸索着
I wish that I was on the bus that's Colorado bound我真希望我已经在开往科罗拉多的汽车上
And I hope the weather's nice in Mexico真希望墨西哥的天气风和日丽
