笨小笨Patches (Rerecorded)歌词由Clarence Carter演唱，出自专辑《100 Greatest 70s Hits》，下面是《Patches (Rerecorded)》完整版歌词！
Patches (Rerecorded)歌词完整版
Patches - Clarence Carter
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I was born and raised down in Alabama
我在阿拉巴马州出生长大
On a farm way back up in the woods
在一个农场回到树林里
I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches
我衣衫褴褛大家都叫我补丁包
Papa used to tease me about it
爸爸曾经拿这件事取笑我
'Cause deep down inside he was hurt
因为他内心深处很受伤
'Cause he'd done all he could
因为他已经竭尽所能
My papa was a great old man
我的爸爸是一位伟大的老人
I can see him with a shovel in his hands see
我看见他手里拿着铁锹
Education he never had
他从未接受过教育
He did wonders when the times got bad
他在艰难时期创造了奇迹
The little money from the crops he raised
他种庄稼挣到的一点钱
Barely paid the bills we made
我们几乎还不起账单
For life had kick him down to the ground
因为生活把他打倒在地
When he tried to get up
当他试图站起来时
Life would kick him back down
生活会将他击倒
One day Papa called me to his dyin' bed
有一天爸爸叫我去他奄奄一息的床前
Put his hands on my shoulders
他把手放在我的肩上
And in his tears he said
他流着泪说
He said Patches
他说补丁
I'm dependin' on you son
我指望着你孩子
To pull the family through
让家人度过难关
My son it's all left up to you
孩子一切都取决于你
Two days later Papa passed away and
两天后爸爸去世了
I became a man that day
那一天我变成了男子汉
So I told Mama I was gonna quit school but
所以我告诉妈妈我要辍学但是
She said that was Daddy's strictest rule
她说那是爸爸最严格的规矩
So ev'ry mornin' 'fore I went to school
所以每天早上去学校之前
I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too
我养鸡我砍柴
Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on
有时我觉得我无法继续下去
I wanted to leave just run away from home
我想离开逃离家乡
But I would remember what my daddy said
但我会记住我爸爸说的话
With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed
躺在奄奄一息的床上双眼含泪
He said Patches
他说补丁
I'm dependin' on you son
我指望着你孩子
I tried to do my best
我竭尽全力
It's up to you to do the rest
剩下的就看你自己了
Then one day a strong rain came
后来有一天下起了倾盆大雨
And washed all the crops away
冲走了所有的庄稼
And at the age of 13 I thought
在十三岁的时候我以为
I was carryin' the weight of the
我背负着巨大的压力
Whole world on my shoulders
我肩负整个世界
And you know Mama knew
你知道妈妈知道
What I was goin' through 'cause
我所经历的一切
Ev'ry day I had to work the fields
每一天我都得在地里干活
'Cause that's the only way we got our meals
因为这是我们吃饭的唯一方式
You see I was the oldest of the family
你看我是家里最大的孩子
And ev'rybody else depended on me
每个人都指望着我
Ev'ry night I heard my Mama pray
每天晚上我都听到妈妈祈祷
Lord give him the strength to face another day
上帝给他力量去面对新的一天
So years have passed and all the kids are grown
多年过去了孩子们都长大了
The angels took Mama to a brand new home
天使带妈妈去了一个新家
Lord knows people I shedded tears
上帝知道我流下了眼泪
But my daddy's voice kept me through the years
但我爸爸的声音让我支撑了这么多年
Patches I'm dependin' on you son
小子我指望着你
To pull the family through
让家人度过难关
It's all left up to you
一切都由你决定
Patches I'm dependin' on you son
小子我指望着你
I've tried to do my best
我已经竭尽全力
It's up to you to do the rest
剩下的就看你自己了
I can still hear Papa what he said
我依然能听到爸爸说的话
