Busted Rope

My old man had some stories

老爹有一些故事

He told them all the time

他总是如数家珍

He was a wild bastard in a former life

他曾是个浪荡子

And it carried into mine

如今又带上了我

It broke my heart what he said to me

听到这些我难过

In a call in the middle of the night

午夜那一通电话

Said \"I hope you know I'm proud of you son

我为你感到骄傲

And by the way I'm running out of time\"

还有我时日不多

It was my birthday when I got the news

我生日收到讯息

A greyhound ticket and some orphan blues

车票和些许忧郁

Got my girl to feed the dog so I could go back home

女友顾家我回乡

The place was still a mess just like the day I left

房间仍杂乱无章

Only difference being him not around now to leave it alone

只是他已经不在

There was a half cup of coffee and some hot rod magazines

半杯咖啡 杂志

That shitty little radio on oldies 93

怀旧频道的广播

I put on a suit and combed my hair

穿上西装梳头发

Bought a bottle of whiskey and made my way there

买瓶威士忌上路

To pay my respects to that sweet old bastard of mine

祭奠我可爱老爹

Saw some busted rope on an apple tree

苹果树上缠着绳

Just a vague idea of what it used to be

只是个模糊念头

Blowing free in the cemetery breeze

墓地微风吹着树

I held my distance from the sad eyed crowd

和他人保持距离

And the box that just carried somebody now

棺材里装着老爹

While my old man's ghost was having a drink somewhere

灵魂在别处喝酒

My mama blew town when I was 3

我三岁时妈妈亡

And he did his best to stick around for me

他尽全力照料我

I hope he knows I love him for that

希望他知我爱他

Giving up that wild life for me

为我收起浪子心