Everyone considered him 每个人都认为他

The coward of the county 县的懦夫

He'd never stood one single time 他从来没有站在一个单一的时间

To prove the county wrong 为了证明县城错误

His mama named him Tommy 他妈妈给他取名汤米

But folks just called him yellow 但人们只称他为黄

Something always told me 事情总是告诉我

They were reading Tommy wrong 他们读错了汤米

   

He was only ten years old 他才10岁

When his daddy died in prison 当他的爸爸死在狱中

I looked after Tommy 我看了之后，汤米

'Cause he was my brother's son 因为他是我哥哥的儿子

I still recall the final words 我还记得最后的话

My brother said to Tommy 我的弟弟汤米说

Son my life is over 儿子我的生命已经结束

But yours has just begun 但你刚刚开始

   

Promise me, son 答应我，儿子

Not to do the things I've done 不能做的事情我已经做了

Walk away from trouble if you can 如果你可以从烦恼走开

Now it don't mean you're weak 现在，它并不意味着你是弱者

If you turn the other cheek 如果置之不理

And I hope you're old enough to understand 我希望你长大了，可以理解

Son, you don't have to fight to be a man 儿子，你不必拼做人

   

There's someone for everyone 有一个人给大家

And Tommy's love was Becky 和汤米的爱是贝基

In her arms he didn't have 在她的怀里，他没有

To prove he was a man 为了证明自己是个男人

One day while he was working 而他工作一天

The Gatlin boys came calling 加特林男孩打来电话

They took turns at Becky 他们轮流在贝基

N'there was three of them Nthere是他们三个

Tommy opened up the door 汤米打开了房门

And saw Becky crying 看到贝基哭

The torn dress, the shattered look 撕裂礼服，看起来破灭

Was more than he could stand 超过了他能忍受

He reached above the fireplace 他走到壁炉上方

Took down his daddy's picture 记下了他爸爸的照片

As his tears fell on his daddy's face 由于他的眼泪落在他爸爸的脸

I heard these words again 我又听到这些话

   

Promise me, son 答应我，儿子

Not to do the things I've done 不能做的事情我已经做了

Walk away from trouble if you can 如果你可以从烦恼走开

Now it don't mean you're weak 现在，它并不意味着你是弱者

If you turn the other cheek 如果置之不理

And I hope you're old enough to understand 我希望你长大了，可以理解

Son, you don't have to fight to be a man 儿子，你不必拼做人

   

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him 加特林男孩只是嘲笑他

When he walked into the barroom 当他走进酒吧间

One of them got up 其中一人站起身来

And met him half way cross the floor 迎接他的一半穿过地板

Tommy turned around they said 汤米转身他们说

Hey look, old yeller's leavin' 嗨，你看，老黄狗的要走了

You could've heard a pin drop 你可能已经听到针掉在地上

When Tommy stopped and locked the door 当汤米停下来，锁上了门

   

Twenty years of crawling 二十多年的爬行

Was bottled up inside him 装瓶里面他

He wasn't holding nothing back 他不持有任何回报

He let 'em have it all 他让我们让他们拥有了一切

Tommy left the bar room 汤米离开了酒吧客房

Not a Gatlin boy was standing 不是加特林男孩站在

He said, This one's for Becky 他说，这一个对贝基

As he watched the last one fall 当他看到最后一个秋天

N' I heard him say N我听他说

   

I promised you, Dad 我答应你，爸爸

Not to do the things you've done 不要做你做的事情

I walk away from trouble when I can 我是从麻烦时，我可以走开

Now please don't think I'm weak 现在，请你不要以为我软弱

I didn't turn the other cheek 我并没有置之不理

Papa, I should hope you understand 爸爸，我希望你明白

Sometimes you gotta fight 有时候，你得打

When you're a man 当你一个人

   

Everyone considered him 每个人都认为他

The coward of the county 县的懦夫