Briefcase (feat. Lori McKenna)

I hated when dad picked up his briefcase
我讨厌父亲拿起他的包
'Cause that meant that he was leavin'
因为这意味着他要去工作
But I loved the sound that his keychain made
但是我还是喜欢他晚上回家
When he got home in the evenin'
开门的声音
I was always sad, mom was always mad
然而很多时候父亲回来得很晚时
Most nights he showed up late
我总是很失落，母亲也总是很生气
Set his briefcase down like it didn't weigh a pound
他把的公文包放下来的时候好像它很轻
No, I never understood the weight
但我从来都没理解这个重量意义
But momma always left him a plate
虽然父亲回来的晚，但母亲还是会为他留晚饭
Eighteen, said I'ma be anythin'
在我自说可以做任何事的18岁
But just like my old man
就像我父亲一样
Sellin' houses to all those families
卖房子给其他家庭
While his family sat at home missin' him
而自己的家人却坐在家里挂念着我
Got sick of playin' ball games watchin'
当别人的父亲厌倦了看球赛时
All the other dads watch their kids
都会看着陪伴他们的孩子
So I picked up a guitar case 'cause it wasn't square like his
但我只能拿起吉他，因为我的父亲不会像其他父亲一样
Now, I sound like him, and I look like him
而现在，我的声音像他，样貌像他
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
走路像他，说话也像他
And I try to make my wife laugh
我也会努力哄自己生气的妻子高兴
When she's mad 'cause I love my job like him
因为我就像他一样，热爱自己的工作
Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
现在，我明白了，这是在兼顾
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase
陪伴家人和追逐梦想的意义
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from a briefcase
我猜这是吉他和公文包一样，都承载着的重量
Well, momma cleaned, and daddy worked
母亲在打扫卫生，父亲在工作
And I learned to play the guitar
而我在学习吉他
On McGregor Court, that's how we coped with all our broken hearts
我们就像这样在法院应对我们破碎的家
I know I held it against him
我知道我一直在恨他
Throwin' that baseball against his steps
把棒球扔到他的门前
But daddy never held it against me
但父亲从来没有因此对我怀恨在心
'Cause I wasn't a father yet, not yet
只因为我还不是一名父亲
Now, I sound like him, and I look like him
而现在，我的声音像他，样貌像他
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
走路像他，说话也像他
And I try to make my kids laugh
我也会努力哄自己沮丧的孩子开心
When they're sad and it's all my fault like him
因为我就像他一样，没能一直陪伴孩子
Now, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
现在，我明白了，这是在兼顾
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase
陪伴家人和追逐梦想的意义
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from a briefcase
我猜这是吉他和公文包一样，都承载着的重量
It's a blessing and a curse in this case I carry around
这对我来说既是祝福也是诅咒
Every time I pick it up, my kids say, "Daddy put it down"
每次我拿起吉他，我的孩子们都说“爸爸，把它放下”时
And I see me in them, and I feel him in me
我都会在他们身上看到我，在我身上感受到父亲的影子
Like the cats in the cradle and the apples in the trees
就像摇篮里的猫和树上的苹果
And I just smile when somebody says
我只能对着他们笑一笑
That I sound like him, and I look like him
现在我的声音像我的父亲，样貌也像他
And I walk like him, and I talk like him
走路像他，说话也像他
And I run to the father when I hate nothin' at all like him
而且我会跑去找他，因为现在我一点也不恨他了
Yeah, I get it dad, it's a jugglin' act
我终于明白了，这是在兼顾
Between feedin' the kids and feedin' the dreams we chase
陪伴家人和追逐梦想的意义
I guess a guitar doesn't fall too far from the briefcase
我猜这是吉他和公文包一样，都承载着的重量