Maps

Make this part look rugged
把這塊塗得崎嶇
Mmm-mmm
嗯...嗯...
Allegheny plateau
阿勒格尼高原
This dark shaded stripe
這個黑影條紋
Bum bum bum
嘭嘭嘭
Is the front
在前方
Paint the long ridges
畫出長長的山脈
And valleys below
和下面的山谷
Mmm-mmm
嗯...嗯...
Our town is this dot
這個點是我們的城鎮

快速的線條標出地域的邊界
Quick dashes mark the property ends
小溪灘
Beach creek
道路蜿蜒又迴轉
A road that turns and bends
小方塊是房屋
Little squares for houses
栓在路旁
Strung along roads
土地變形
The land transfigured
成為地圖上的代碼
Into topographic codes
地圖展現的簡單又真實
Maps show you what is simple and true
試著鳥瞰整張圖
Try laying out a bird's eye view
不是他所講
Not what he told you
只是你所見
Just what you see
你怎麼知道
What do you know
那不是你爸爸的故事集
That's not your dad's mythology
爸爸出生在農場
Dad was born on this farm
這是我們家
Here's our house
這是他死的地方
Here's the spot where he died
我能畫一個圈
I can draw a circle
他活在裡面
His whole life fits inside
離我們家門四英里
Four miles from our door
80號公路從岸邊走到岸邊
I-80 ran from shore to shore
從卡斯特羅
On its way from the Castro
到克里斯托弗大街
To Christopher Street
那條未選擇的路
The road not taken
離我們家門只有四英里
Just four miles from our door
你出生在農場
You were born on this farm
這是我們家
Here's our house
這是你死的地方
Here's the spot where you died
我能畫一個圈
I can draw a circle
我能畫一個圈
I can draw a circle
你一生活在裡面
You lived your life inside