barstool

Artist：gary jules
Songs Title：barstool
Old man on a barstool watching TV
坐在高腳凳看電視的老人
Got up and came over to sit closer to me
突然站起來過來靠近我
He said You look familiar to someone I knew
他說：“我認識的人都知道你
But when were your age we were older than you
我們比你大
Jimmy was twenty and I seventeen
吉米20歲我17歲
And to us there was nothing but girls and machines
對我們來說除了女孩和工作沒有什麼了
Jimmy got married and I went to war
吉米結婚了我去打仗了
I still dont know what we were doing it for
我始終不知道我們這麼做是為了什麼
But if youll buy me a drink--turkey on ice
但如果你能請我吃---冰上火雞
Then I could give you some advice
那麼我可以給你一些建議
You just stay in the bar
你就待在酒吧里
For as long as you can
做些你可以做的
As long as youre drinking
只要喝幾杯
Then youve got the world in your hand
你就掌控了這個世界
Theres no shame in hanging your world by a string
把你的世界捆起來也不是羞恥的
And you know theres no harm in not thinking a thing
你知道不去多慮根本沒有壞處
But trying to find a place for yourself in this world
但想在這世界上為自己找塊地
Is like trying to make a wife of an American girl
就像要娶一個美國女孩做妻子
If youll trade me a drink for a story or two
如果你用一杯酒換一兩個故事
Then youll know what you need to do
那你就知道你需要做什麼了
You just stay in the bar
你就待在酒吧里
For as long as you can
做些你可以做的
You know love is for sissies
你知道愛是為了我們
Its whiskey that makes you a man
是威士忌讓你成為男人”

老人站了起來跌跌撞撞地朝街上走去
Now the old man got up and stumbled out in the street
他一整天都在喝酒把他的酒水賬單給了我
Hed been drinking all day and left his bar tab with me
我付不起這些錢
I didnt have the money to cover his bill
但我發現有個男人比我年輕些長得像我
But I found me a man who looked like me, younger still
然後我說：“請我喝一杯，我給你講個故事
And said, Buy me a drink and Ill tell you a tale
關於那個教我怎麼做的老人
About the old man who taught me so well
你儘管待在酒吧里
You just stay in the bar
做些你可以做的
For as long as you can
我知道你是朋友
Hell I know youre a friend
我從你微顫的手看出來的
I can tell by the shakes in your hand
你就待在酒吧裡
You just stay in the bar
只要你敢
For as long as you dare
你給點小費
As long as youre tipping
那你就有個很好的朋友了”
Then youve got a good friend somewhere