Matthew

Had an uncle named Matthew
我有個叔叔叫馬修
He was his fathers only boy
他是他父親唯一的兒子
Born just south of Colby, Kansas
出生在堪薩斯州科爾比南部
Was his mothers pride and joy
是他母親的驕傲和喜悅
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，快樂正是他成長的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
愛是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪薩斯翻滾的麥浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
藍色，只是堪薩斯州夏天的天空
And all the stories that he told me
他告訴所有故事
Back when I was just a lad
當我還是個孩子的時候
And all the memories that he gave me
還有他給我的所有記憶
And all the good times that he had
還有他所有的美好時光
Growing up a Kansas farm boy
堪薩斯州農場男孩的成長
Life was mostly having fun
生活主要是玩樂
Riding on his Daddys shoulders
騎在他爸爸的肩膀上
Behind a mule, beneath the sun
在騾子後面，在太陽下面。
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，快樂正是他成長的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
愛是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪薩斯翻滾的麥浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
藍色，只是堪薩斯州夏天的天空
Well, I guess there were some hard times
嗯，我想有一些困難時期
And Im told some years were lean
我聽說有些年頭很清閒
They had a storm in forty-seven
他在四十七歲時遇到一場風暴
A twister came and stripped them clean
旋風過去，帶走一切
He lost the farm and lost his family
他失去了農場和家庭
He lost the wheat and lost his home
他失去了麥子和房子
But he found the family Bible
但他發現家庭的真諦
Faith as solid as a stone
信心如石
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快樂正是他成長的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
愛是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪薩斯翻滾的麥浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
藍色，只是堪薩斯州夏天的天空
So he came to live at our house
所以他就來我們家住了
And he came to work the land
他和我們耕種土地
He came to ease my Daddys burden
他減輕我爸爸的負擔
And he came to be my friend
然後他就成了我的朋友
So I wrote this down for Matthew
所以我寫下這些給馬修
And its for him the song is sung
這首歌是為他而唱的
Riding on his Daddys shoulders
騎在他爸爸的肩膀上
Behind a Mule, beneath the sun
在騾子後面，在太陽下面。
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快樂正是他成長的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
愛是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪薩斯翻滾的麥浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
藍色，只是堪薩斯州夏天的天空
Yes, and joy was just the thing he was raised on
是的，而快樂正是他成長的源泉。
Love was just the way to live and die
愛是一生之道
Gold was just a windy Kansas wheat field
金色是堪薩斯翻滾的麥浪。
Blue, just a Kansas summer sky
藍色，只是堪薩斯州夏天的天空