You Had to Be There

He sat down, picked up the phone
男人坐下拿起電話
Said Boy, Im your old man
說孩子我是你老爸

男人觸摸著隔斷兩人的玻璃
He touched the glass between the two
像要和兒子握手
As if to shake his hand
男孩一動不動

甚至沒有多眨眼
The boy, he didnt budge
男人說孩子請原諒我

遲點總好過沒有不是嗎
Not even so much as a blink.
男人說我讀了報紙

不敢相信你已經二十一歲
The man said Oh come on, boy
更不敢相信我的兒子

能做出這樣的事來
Better late than never, dont you think?
他像那些英雄一樣
He said I read it in the paper,
飛去拯救世界
Cant believe your twenty-one.
男孩說如果你在那兒

指引我正路不過太遲了
And I cant believe some son of mine
可你本該在那兒
Could do the things I hear youve done.
從第一天我就這樣講
He went on like some big hero
那是男人第一次

通過監獄的玻璃和陌生的兒子談話
Who flew in to save the day.
你該回到我九歲的時候

教我如何成長
And the boy said If youre here
因為即使媽媽有空閒
To steer me right , man, its too late.
也不會陪我玩擲球
You had to be there
我九歲應該去學釣魚

而不是學抽煙
And Im talking from day one.
那時如果你在並且激勵我

我不會覺得釣魚是笑話
Thats the only time a man
男孩說有時做壞事的想法很強
Should talk through glass to his new son
強過任何一個媽媽的祈禱
And youd have to go back
你應該在那兒

男人說孩子你這樣恨我
And teach me how when I was nine
我覺得很對不起你啊

男孩說擦乾眼淚
Cause my momma couldnt throw a ball
我們的談話不針對你
Even if she had the time.
是關於一個青春期的女孩對抗世界
But I should been learning how to fish
之後被眾人晾在那的故事

是關於一個孩子應該自己成長起來
Instead of learning how to smoke.
之後擁有非常美好的人生
I bet if youd whooped my tail
可你應該在那兒

從第一天我就這樣講
Id never thought it was a joke.
那是男人第一次
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong
通過監獄的玻璃和陌生的兒子談話
Is way too strong for any mommas prayers.
你該回到我九歲的時候

教我如何成長
You had to be there.
因為媽媽即使有空閒

也不會陪我擲球
The man said Boy Im sorry
我九歲應該去學釣魚
That you hate me like you do.
而不是學抽煙

那時如果你在並且激勵我
The boy said Dry it up man.
我不會覺得釣魚是笑話
We aint making this bout you.
男孩說有時做壞事的想法很強
Its bout a teenage girl against the world
強過任何一個媽媽的祈禱
Who was left there high and dry.
你應該在那兒

男孩掛掉電話前站起來
About a kid who might have stood .
說道他們說我時間到了

男人如夢初醒恍惚地
A whole lot better shot at life.
哦天哪兒子我也是
But you had to be there

And Im talking from day one.

Thats the only time a man
Should talk through glass to new his son
And youd have to go back

And teach me how when I was nine
Cause my momma couldnt throw a ball

Even if she had the time.
I should been learning how to fish

Instead of learning how to smoke.

I bet if youd whooped my tail
Id never thought it was a joke .
He said sometimes the will for doing wrong
Is way too strong for any mommas prayers.

You had to be there.

The boy stood up, hung phone up the
He said They say Im out of time.

And it hit the man, right then and there

My God, son, so am I.