Riding To New York

Well, I met him in Minnesota,
我在明尼蘇達州遇到了他
He was dark and overcast.
他膚色黝黑，面容惆悵
With long, grey hair and eyes that stared
灰蓬蓬的長發
Through me like I was glass.
視我為無物
I asked 'Where are you going to?
我問：“你要去哪裡？
He said, 'Im the wind Im just blowing through.
我不過是經過的一陣風。
He lit up a cigarette and began to talk.
他點起一支煙，開始談起
Said:'The doctors told me that my body wont hold me,
他說：“醫生說，我沒多少日子了。
My lungs are turning black.
我的肺已經污黑不堪。
Been a lucky strikes fool since I was at school and there aint no turning back.
自讀書起我就走上歧路，現已不能回頭。
They cant tell me how long Ive got,
他們也不知道我能撐多少天，
Maybe months but maybe not,
也許幾個月，也可能撐不到。
So Im taking this bike and riding to New York.
所以，我打算騎這自行車，去紐約。
Cause I wanna see my grand-daughter one last time,
因為，我想再見上我孫女最後一面，
Wanna hold her close and feel her tiny heartbeat next to mine.
我想抱住她，感受她的心跳。
Wanna see my son and the man hes become,
想看看我那已長大成人的兒子，
Tell him Im sorry for the things Ive done,
為我過去做的一切，對他說聲抱歉。
And Id do it if I had to walk.
哪怕要長途跋涉，我亦無怨無悔。
Oh, Im taking this bike and riding to New York
所以，我打算騎這自行車，去紐約。
Through the forests of Wisconsin that I knew as a boy,
穿過我兒時看過的那片威斯康星州的密林，
Past the sky line of Chicago,
沿著芝加哥的地平線，
Round the lakes of Illinois.
路經那伊利諾斯州的湖泊，
I lay my head in a motel bed where my back is sore and my eyes turn red,
在汽車旅館裡棲身，腰酸背痛，眼泛血絲。
Listen to the trucks roll past my door.
聽著路過門前的卡車疾馳而去。
Through the fields of Ohio as the sunshine paints them gold.
橫越俄亥俄州那片被暮光抹上金輝的土地，
I run just like a river runs, rapid, quick and cold.
像是河流一般飛奔，急湍冷冽，
And fly through Pennsylvania and the Jersey turnpike tolls.
匆忙劃過賓州和新澤西的關卡，
And I wont stop till I get to New York.
不到紐約，我絕不停下。
Cause I wanna see my grand-son one last time.
因為，我想再見上我孫子最後一面，
Wanna see his eyes sparkling and stare back into mine.
想看看他那凝視我的閃亮明眸。
Now my time is shorter,
我的生命已在倒數，
I wanna see my daughter,
我要見見我的女兒，
Tell her Im sorry for the things I taught her
為我做過的壞榜樣，對她說聲抱歉。
And Id do it if I had to walk.
哪怕要長途跋涉，我亦無怨無悔。
Oh, Im taking this bike and riding to New York.
所以，我打算騎這自行車，去紐約。
And Id go up to the churchyard one last time,
我還要去一趟教堂後的墓地，
Lay flowers down for the woman who gave me the best years of my life,
為那個給了我生命最美好的時光的女人，獻上一束花。
And Id do it if I had to walk.
哪怕要長途跋涉，我亦無怨無悔。
Yeah, Id do it if I had to walk.
哪怕要長途跋涉，我亦無怨無悔。
Im taking this bike and riding to New York.
所以，我打算騎這自行車，去紐約。