***Good Ole Boys Like Me***
***我這樣頑皮的男孩***
When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed
當我還是個孩子的時候,雷莫斯叔叔把我放在床上
With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head
在我的頭頂放了壹張Stonewall Jackson的照片
Then daddy came in to kiss his little man
然後爸爸走進來,吻了他的小男子漢
With gin on his breath and a Bible in his hand
他的手中拿著壹本聖經,呼吸中還帶著酒味
He talked about honor and things I should know
他談論著榮譽以及壹些我應該懂得的事情
Then he staggered a little as he went out the door
他走出門的時候步履蹣跚
I can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees
我依稀聽見橡樹林裏柔和的南風
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
漢克,還有田納西,那些威廉姆斯的男孩對我來說非同尋常
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
我想我們終將成就我們的夢想
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
對於象我這樣調皮的男孩們,妳還能做些什麽?
Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does
沒有什麽會在晚上發出風壹般的聲音
But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was
但妳若像我壹樣經過鮮血的洗理,妳就不會害怕
The smell of Cape Jasmine (梔子) through the window screen
梔子花的氣息透過紗窗飄進來
John R and the wolfman kept me company
約翰R和沃夫曼與我相伴
By the light of the radio by my bed with Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head
在床頭收音機的柔聲中,Thomas Wolfe在我耳邊低語
I can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street
上學的時候,我和壹個孩子在大街上瘋奔
And I watched him burn himself up on Bourbon(美國產波旁威士忌)and speed
我看著他喝完威士忌後發瘋似地飛奔
But I was smarter than most and I could choose
但是我聰明過人,我可以選擇
Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news
學著六點鐘新聞裏的那個男人的樣子說話
When I was eighteen Lord I hit the road but it really dodn't matter how far I go
上帝啊,當我18歲時就開始流浪,但是我真的不在意我走了多遠
I can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees
And those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me Hank and Tennessee
I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be
So what do you do with good ole boys like me
Yeah what do you do with good ole boys like me