Old man on a barstool watching TV 老头高脚凳上看电视

Got up and came over to sit closer to me 起身走了过来，坐在我更近些

He said "You look familiar to someone I knew 他说：“你看起来很熟悉的人，我知道

But when were your age we were older than you 但是，当人的年龄，我们是比你大

Jimmy was twenty and I seventeen 吉米是20 ，我17

And to us there was nothing but girls and machines 和我们有什么，但女孩和机

Jimmy got married and I went to war 吉米结婚了，我去打仗

I still don't know what we were doing it for 我还是不知道我们在做什么它

But if you'll buy me a drink--turkey on ice 但是，如果你请我喝一杯 - 土耳其冰

Then I could give you some advice 然后，我可以给你一些建议

   

"You just stay in the bar “你只是停留在酒吧

For as long as you can 只要你能

As long as you're drinking 只要你喝

Then you've got the world in your hand 然后，你已经得到了世界在你手中

   

"There's no shame in hanging your world by a string “有在用绳子吊你的世界没有羞耻

And you know there's no harm in not thinking a thing 你知道有一个在没有想到的事情没有坏处

But trying to find a place for yourself in this world 但是，试图找到自己的地方在这个世界上

Is like trying to make a wife of an American girl 就像是试图使一个美国女孩为妻

If you'll trade me a drink for a story or two 如果你换我喝了一个故事，两个

Then you'll know what you need to do 然后你就会知道什么是你需要做的

   

"You just stay in the bar “你只是停留在酒吧

For as long as you can 只要你能

You know love is for sissies 你知道爱是胆小鬼

It's whiskey that makes you a man" 这是威士忌，让你一个人“

   

Now the old man got up and stumbled out in the street 现在，老人站了起来，跌跌撞撞地在大街上

He'd been drinking all day and left his bar tab with me 他一直喝了一整天，并留下了自己的标签栏与我

I didn't have the money to cover his bill 我没有足够的钱支付他的账单

But I found me a man who looked like me, younger still 但是我发现我一个人谁看了我一样，依然年轻

And said, "Buy me a drink and I'll tell you a tale 并说：“请我喝一杯，我会告诉你一个故事

About the old man who taught me so well 关于老男人谁教我这么好

   

You just stay in the bar 你只是停留在酒吧

For as long as you can 只要你能

Hell I know you're a friend 地狱我知道你的朋友

I can tell by the shakes in your hand 我可以用你的手的抖动告诉

You just stay in the bar 你只是停留在酒吧

For as long as you dare 只要你敢

As long as you're tipping 只要你小费

Then you've got a good friend somewhere 那么你已经有了一个很好的朋友的地方