With skin as tough as a burlap sack he had his second heart attack last summer 皮肤一样坚韧的麻袋，他有他的第二心脏发作，去年夏天

But he's still goin' 但他仍然布莱恩

There's a melancholy in his eyes, for all of you who care enough to wonder why 有一个在他眼里的忧郁，为大家谁关心不够想知道为什么

Let me tell you 让我告诉你

It all started back in 1957 when ole Walt Disney took him by surprise 这一切都始于1957年，当OLE迪士尼拉着他的惊奇

Thats the day Old Yeller died 那一天老黄狗死了

Well that twelve year old became a man eleven years to soon in Vietnam 嗯，这十二岁的越南成了一个男人11年很快

With his best friend Tommy 与他最好的朋友汤米

They were tough as nails and southern born and awfully proud to wear that uniform 他们是艰难的指甲和南部出生，傲气十足穿了制服

Then things got scary 然后，事情变得可怕

On April 4th, Tommy left for heaven the same year the world was taken by surprise 4月4日，汤米离开天堂同年的世界是措手不及

That's the day Martin Luther died 这一天马丁路德死亡

So before you judge him you need to know there's more to that old man 你判断他，所以之前你需要了解还有更多的老男人

Then what you see there on that barstool with the bourbon on his hand 那么你看到那里的高脚凳上他的手波本威士忌

You heard about his younger years but don't leave now theres more to hear 你听说过他的年轻岁月，但不离开，现在那里有更多的听

That might explain the pain in that old man 这或许可以解释疼痛的老头

How quick America forgot about the only war they'd lost and life goes on 美国快怎么忘了唯一的战争，他们会失去了生活下去

That's what they tell ya 这就是他们告诉你

No ticker tape no reason why, might have never seen the end of that chapter in his life 没有股票磁带没有理由，可能从来没有见过这一章的结尾在他的生命

If he hadn't met Betty 如果他没有遇到贝蒂

They married in December 1980, no doubt it was the best day of his life 他们结婚了1980年12月，毫无疑问这是他一生中最美好的一天

Two days before John Lennon died 前两天，约翰·列侬逝世

So before you judge him you need to know there's more to that old man 你判断他，所以之前你需要了解还有更多的老男人

Than what you see there on the barstool with the bourbon in his hand 比你看到那里的高脚凳，手里的威士忌

Now we've covered chapter two I can almost see a change in you 现在，我们已经介绍了第二章，我几乎可以看到你的改变

There's still alot of life in that old man 还是有很多生活的那个老头

He hadn't had a drink in at least a year, to tell the truth I'm shocked he's here 他没有喝过酒中至少一年，告诉我震惊的真相，他在这里

But as long as he wants'em I'm gonna pour'em 但只要他wantsem我要pourem

Before you came in I asked him why, he raised his fragile head and wiped his eyes 在你进来我问他为什么，他抬起头脆弱的擦了擦眼睛

Then he told me 然后他告诉我

I've seen so much in my life I've never questioned, this time the good Lord took me by surprise 我见过这么多在我的生活中，我从来没有质疑，这个时候，好耶让我惊讶

Yesterday my Betty died 昨天我的贝蒂去世

With skin as tough as a burlap sack he had his second heartattack last summer 皮肤一样坚韧的麻袋，他有他的第二个得心脏病，去年夏天

But he's still goin' 但他仍然布莱恩