He was Tougher Than Leather, 他是更严厉的比皮革，

And he didn't care whether, 他并不在乎是否

The sun shined or not. 阳光照射与否。

When a young kid from Cow Town, 当从牛镇一个年轻的孩子，

Wanted a showdown, 想要一决高下，

And he was careless or just maybe forgot. 他是不小心还是只是也许忘了。

   

But he died in the gunfight, 但他在枪战死了，

Blinded by sunlight... 阳光当头...

Never draw when you're facin' the sun. 从来没有当你facin “太阳战平。

And old Tougher Than Leather, 老更严厉的比皮革，

Just carved one more notch on his gun. 刚刻多了一个缺口了他的枪。

   

And when he turned to go, 而当他转身要走，

The beautiful maiden knelt down, 美丽的少女跪了下来，

Where her dead sweetheart lay. 在那里她死去的爱人打好。

And on his breast, placed a rose, 并在胸前，放在玫瑰，

While the townspeople stared in dismay. 虽然乡民瞪着惊愕。

   

And old Tougher Than Leather, 老更严厉的比皮革，

Should've known better, 我应该就知道，

But he picked up the rose in his hand. 但他拿起玫瑰拿在手里。

And the townspeople froze, 和乡民僵住了，

When his hands crushed the rose, 当他的手粉碎了玫瑰，

And the rose petals fell in the sand. 和玫瑰花瓣倒在了沙滩上。

   

And old Tougher Than Leather, 老更严厉的比皮革，

Was a full-time go-getter. 是一个全职的拼命三郎。

The grass never grew beneath his feet. 草永远长不大在他的脚下。

From one town to another, 从一个城镇到另一个城镇，

He would ride like the wind, 他会骑象风一样，

But his mind kept going back to the street. 但他心中一直回到街上。

   

Where a young cowboy died, 一个年轻的牛仔死了，

And a young maiden cried, 和一个年轻的少女哭了，

And rose petals fell in the sand. 和玫瑰花瓣倒在沙滩上。

And his heart had been softened, 他的心脏已经软化，

By the beautiful maid, 在美丽的女仆，

And he knew he must see her again. 他知道他必须再见到她。

   

Well he went back to the town, 嗯，他又回到了城里，

Where it all had come down, 在那里所有的走了下来，

And he searched but his search was in vain. 他搜查，但他的搜索是徒劳的。

He had wanted to find her, 他原本想去找她，

And say he was sorry, 并说他很抱歉，

For causing her heart so much pain. 为了使她的心脏这么多的痛苦。

   

But one night he died, 但有一天晚上，他死了，

From a poison inside, 从毒内，

Brought on by the wrong he had done. 由错误的，他做了带来的。

And old Tougher Than Leather, 老更严厉的比皮革，

Had carved his last notch on his gun. 刻了他最后的缺口了他的枪。

   

Well he was burried in Cow Town, 好吧，他被安葬在牛镇，

Along about sundown, 沿着约日落，

Lookin' good in his new store-bought clothes. 看着他在他的新商店买来的衣服不错。

When the young maiden came over, 当年轻的少女走了过来，

And knelt down beside him, 跪在他身旁，

And on his lapel placed a rose. 而在他的翻领放置一朵玫瑰。

   

There's a bird in the sky, 有一个在空中的鸟，

Flying high, flying high, 越飞越高，越飞越高，

To a place from a place, 从一个地方一个地方，

Changing skies, changing skies. 改变的天空，天空不断变化。