the way i talk
It's got a touch of the town where I grew up
也許是因為我從小在這里長大
Something in it them California girls love
加州的姑娘們甚是喜歡我這樣
Some people like to make a little fun of
然而總有人喜歡開我的玩笑
The way I talk
取笑我說話的方式
It gets slower after three or four cold beers
三四杯冰啤酒下肚我說話會遲緩不少
And gets louder when I'm cheerin' on the Volunteers
當我為志願者隊吶喊助威時聲音十分嘹亮
Folks know I'm country , when they hear
行家都知道我是個村夫
The way I talk
因為我這樣說話
It sounds a little bit like my daddy
我說話有點像我爸爸
It don't cuss around my mama
我從不敢在我媽邊上罵人
Got some words you've never heard
你總不會從沒聽過誰這樣說話吧
Unless you come from down yonder
除非你來自那遙遠的地方
The man upstairs gets it
我心裡知道上帝聽得懂我的話
So I ain't tryna fix it
所以我不會做出改變
No I can't hide it, I don't fight it, I just roll with it
我不會掩藏無法抗拒只能操著這一口濃厚的口音
Oh, kinda slow like the Mississippi rolls
尾音拖長就像密西西比河一樣蜿蜒曲折
It's the only way I know
我只會這樣說話啊
Man it ain't my fault
兄弟這又不是我的錯
I just live the way I talk
我只是像我說話一樣自由地活著罷了
Yeah it's, 'Yes sir, no ma'am, y'all come back, now'
平日里我總是“是先生,不女士,你們會回來的,現在”(y'all為帶有美國南部口音的you或you all的誇張念法)
Fighting words if you run my last name down
如果你敢罵我家裡的人我就要跟你吵架了(fighting words為吵架用語,run down意指批判)
I ain't ashamed, matter of fact I'm damn proud
我一點也不羞愧說實話我還很自豪
Of the way I talk, y'all
因為我這樣說話你們聽好了
It sounds a little bit like my daddy
我說話有點像我爸爸
It don't cuss around my mama
我從不敢在我媽邊上罵人
Got some words you've never heard
你總不會從沒聽過誰這樣說話吧
Unless you come from down yonder
除非你來自那遙遠的地方
The man upstairs gets it
我心裡知道上帝聽得懂我的話
So I ain't tryna fix it
所以我不會做出改變
No I can't hide itI don't fight it, I just roll with it
我不會掩藏無法抗拒只能操著這一口濃厚的口音
Oh, kinda slow like the Mississippi rolls
尾音拖長就像密西西比河一樣蜿蜒曲折
It's the only way I know
我只會這樣說話啊
Man it ain't my fault
兄弟這又不是我的錯
I just live the way I talk
我只是像我說話一樣自由地活著罷了
Slow, like a Sunday morning service back home
不慢不急就像故鄉週日清晨的教堂禮拜(Sunday morning service意指上教堂做禮拜)
And kinda sweet when I got a girl to love on
如果我找到了個我愛的女孩我的話語中也會帶著點甜味
If you know me, you know
如果你懂我你就會明白
I sound a little bit like my daddy
我說話有點像我爸爸
I don't cuss around my mama
我從不敢在我媽邊上罵人
Got some words you've never heard
你總不會從沒聽過誰這樣說話吧
Unless you come from down yonder
除非你來自那遙遠的地方
The man upstairs gets it
我心裡知道上帝聽得懂我的話
So I ain't tryna fix it
所以我不會做出改變
No I can't hide it, I don't fight it , I just roll with it
我不會掩藏無法抗拒只能操著這一口濃厚的口音
Oh, kinda slow like the Mississippi rolls
尾音拖長就像密西西比河一樣蜿蜒曲折
It's the only way I know
我只會這樣說話啊
Man it ain't my fault
兄弟這又不是我的錯
I just live the way I talk
我只是像我說話一樣自由地活著罷了
The way I talk
我只是像我說話一樣自由地活著罷了