This Old Guitar And Me

這把老吉他和我

歌手:Vince Gill文斯吉爾

This old guitar and me
我和這把老吉他

And the things that we've been through
一同經歷了那些風風雨雨

C.F. Martin built him
C.F.Martin製作了他

Back in nineteen fourty-two
在那遙遠的１９４２年

I remember when we met
記得我們初次見面時

I was only seventeen

我還只有17歲
I spent all my college money
我把所有的學費

On a half a dozen strings

都花在了那六根弦上
I thought my folks would kill me
我覺得周圍的人會為此殺了我

I found out I was wrong
發現自己似乎做錯了什麼

They said your future's written on your face
他們都說我的將來已經顯而易見

When you sing those travelin' songs
只要我還繼續唱著那些歌

So we headed for Kentucky
我們動身前往肯塔基

With a suitcase full of dreams
帶著一只滿載夢想的皮箱

My rough-out books, a few t-shirts
幾本草稿本，幾件T-shirts

A worn out pair of jeans
一條破牛仔

This old guitar and me
我和這把老吉他

We spent a lot of nights alone
一起挨過了無數個寂寞的夜晚

Well, sometimes we'd get lucky
難得我們也能交上好運氣

And take bar made home
酒吧成了我們臨時的居所

One night stands for breakfast
一晚的的忙碌只為了次日的早飯

Two strangers with the blues
兩個憂鬱的傢伙唱著憂鬱的歌謠

We'd wake up in the morning
第二天一早醒來

And both feel a little used

意識到自己還有些用武之地

Well, home was just a highway
公路的某處可能就是我們的家

We'd roam from town to town
徘徊於一個個城鎮間

Just me and that old flattop
我和那把老吉他

Not caring where we're bound
永遠不知道下一站會是哪裡

From Maine to California
從緬因州到加利福尼亞

With a five piece travelin' band
跟著一支五人樂隊

Singin' songs about the hard times
唱著講述艱辛生活的歌謠

That face the common man
迎合著那些平凡的人們

This old guitar and me
我和這把老吉他

Lord, we did the best we could
上帝，我們已經盡了全力

One was born a sinner
一個為贖罪而生的人
And one a piece of wood
再加上一塊木頭

God sent a wooden angel
你派來的這位木頭天使

To guide me on my way
一路上為我指明了方向

We were meant to be together
我們將會永遠陪伴在彼此身邊

Until my dyin' day

直到我走完人生的旅程

Well, now my dearest old companion
現在我這位最親愛的老搭檔

Lies underneath my bed
正安靜地躺在我的床下

Well, our travelin' days are over
雖然我們四海為家的日子已經過去

Man, but the memories fill my head
老兄，那些記憶依舊停泊在我的腦海之中
 

Well, I've settled with my family
我和我的家人正過著平靜的生活

Here in the hills of Tennessee
就在田納西州的群山之中

To teach my children's children
給我孩子的孩子

'Bout this old guitar and me
講述著我與這把老吉他的故事．．．