That's My Job - Richard Marx (理查德.马克斯)
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I woke up crying late one night
一天深夜我哭着醒来
When I was very young
在我很小的时候
I had dreamed my father
我梦见了我的父亲
Had passed away and gone
已经离开人世
My world revolved around him
我的世界都围着他转
I couldn't lay there anymore
我再也不能躺在那里
So I made my way
所以我勇往直前
Down the mirrored hall
在镜面般的大厅里
And tapped upon his door
轻叩他的房门
I said Daddy
我说爸爸
I'm so afraid
我好害怕
How will I go on with you gone that way
你离我而去我该如何继续下去
Don't wanna cry anymore
不想再哭泣
So may I stay with you
所以我能否留在你身边
He said
他说
That's my job
那是我的工作
That's what I do
这就是我的作风
Everything I do
我所做的一切
Is because of you
都是因为你
To keep you safe with me
让你在我身边安然无恙
That's my job you see
这就是我的工作你看
Later we barely got along
后来我们勉强相处
This teenage boy and he
这个十几岁的男孩
Most of the fights it seems
似乎大部分的争吵
Were over different dreams
都是为了不同的梦想
We each held for me
我们每个人都支持着我
He wanted knowledge and learning
他渴望知识和学习
And I wanted to fly out west
我想飞往西部
Said I could make it out there
我说我可以出人头地
If I just had the fare
如果我有车费
I got half will you loan me the rest
我有一半剩下的你能否借给我
And I said Daddy I'm so afraid
我说爸爸我好害怕
There's no guarantees in these plans I've made
我制定的这些计划无法保证
And if I should fail
如果我失败了
Who will pay my way back home
谁会为我回家的路付出代价
And he said
他说
That's my job
那是我的工作
That's what I do
这就是我的作风
Everything I do is because of you
我所做的一切都是因为你
To keep you safe with me
让你在我身边安然无恙
That's my job you see
这就是我的工作你看
Every person carves his spot
每个人都有自己的位置
And he fills the hole with light
他用光芒填补空洞
And I pray someday I might
我希望有一天我可以
Light as bright as he
光芒就像他一样耀眼
I woke up early one bright fall day
在一个明媚的秋日我早起
To spread the tragic news
传播悲惨的消息
After all my travels I settled down
旅行之后我终于安定下来
Within a mile or two
一两英里以内
I make my living with words and rhyme
我靠着歌词和韵律谋生
And all this tragedy
所有的悲剧
Should go into my head
应该印刻在我的脑海里
And out instead
然后离开
As bits of poetry
就像一首首小诗
And I say Daddy I'm so afraid
我说爸爸我好害怕
How will I go on with you gone this way
你走了这条路我该如何继续下去
How can I come up with a song to say
我该如何创作一首歌来表达我的心意
I love you
我爱你
That's my job
那是我的工作
That's what I do
这就是我的作风
Everything I do is because of you
我所做的一切都是因为你
To keep you safe with me
让你在我身边安然无恙
That's my job you see
这就是我的工作你看
And everything I do is because of you
我所做的一切都是因为你
To keep you safe with me
让你在我身边安然无恙
That's my job you see
这就是我的工作你看