I was once a broken man 我曾经是一个坏男人

I was once a broken fool 我曾经是一个破碎的傻瓜

Lost my wife and children 失去了我的妻子和孩子

To one basic broken rule 一个基本的规则断

Now I live my life in silence 现在，我过我的生活中沉默

Though I'm not quite in a shell 虽然我不是很壳

I drink and listen to that song 我喝，听这首歌

A whiter shade of pale 淡较白灯罩

Oh, a whiter shade of pale 苍白的哦，更白灯罩

   

I was a good shade tree mechanic 我是大树好乘凉技工

So I sent myself to school 所以我送自己上学

They smoothed out my rough edges 他们理顺我的粗糙的边缘

In my hands they put new tools 在我的手里，他们提出了新的工具

The instructor once he told me 教练有一次他告诉我，

I could work on any line 我可以工作在任何行

I could tune and make a diesel sing 我可以调整，使柴油唱

Just like Patsy Cline 就像懦夫Cline

Oh, just like Patsy Cline 呵呵，就像懦夫Cline

   

Well, I met my wife to be 好吧，我遇到了我的妻子是

Through my mother's best friend son 通过我母亲最好的朋友的儿子

She'd been a barroom singer 她是一个酒吧间歌手

She was as good as anyone 她是不如人

But I asked her to stop singing 不过，我问她要唱歌

And the girl she did not flinch 和那个女孩，她没有退缩

   

Next day she went and bought that man 第二天，她去了，买了的人

A brand new crescent wrench 一个全新的月牙扳手

Oh, a brand new crescent wrench 呵呵，一个全新的月牙扳手

   

Well, we had three fine children 好了，我们有三精儿童

As eight years went on by 在八年前就由

I learned to supervise a line 我学会了监管行

My knuckles stayed bone dry 我的指关节骨留干

   

But after supper I kept hearing her 但是晚饭后，我一直听到她的

By the kitchen radio 通过厨房的收音机

Singing sweet but desperate harmony 歌声甜美，但绝望的和声

A little bit too low 有一点太低

Oh, a little bit too low 呵呵，有点太低

   

She left three months later 她离开三个月后

I'd just come home for lunch 我只是回家吃午饭

The note said easy come hard go 该报告中称来得快去难

But still love you much 但还是爱你多

   

She said I don't know if I'll be back 她说，我不知道我是否会回来

Or if you'll want me if I come 或者，如果你想我，如果我来了

But if and when that happens, dear 但是，如果当这种情况发生，亲爱的

You better let my sweet dream run 你最好让我的美梦运行

Oh, let my sweet dream run 哦，让我的美梦运行

   

I was a good shade tree mechanic 我是大树好乘凉技工

So I sent myself to school 所以我送自己上学

They smoothed out my rough edges 他们理顺我的粗糙的边缘

In my hands they put new tools 在我的手里，他们提出了新的工具

The instructor once he told me 教练有一次他告诉我，

I could work on any line 我可以工作在任何行

But now a diesel ain't the only thing 但现在柴油是不是唯一的东西

Can sing like Patsy Cline 可以唱像懦夫Cline

Oh, can sing like Patsy Cline 呵呵，可以唱像懦夫Cline

   

I was once a broken man 我曾经是一个坏男人

I was once a broken fool 我曾经是一个破碎的傻瓜

Lost my wife and children 失去了我的妻子和孩子

To one basic broken rule 一个基本的规则断

Now I live my life in silence 现在，我过我的生活中沉默

Though I'm not quite in a shell 虽然我不是很壳

I drink and listen to that song 我喝，听这首歌

A whiter shade of pale 淡较白灯罩

Oh, a whiter shade of pale 苍白的哦，更白灯罩