drive (for daddy Gene)

It was painted red the stripe was white
船身上塗著紅白色的條紋
It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light
這是一隻18英寸長的小船
Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta
爸爸從一個亞特蘭大的商人手裡買來的二手貨
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her
我和他騎馬一同去取這艘小船
We put on a shine put on a motor
我們將它擦的錚亮，裝上發動機
Built out of love and made for the water
傾注進我們的愛，為了讓它能在水中前行
Ran her for years til＇ the transom got rotten
幾年後船尾舢板已變得腐爛不堪
A piece of my childhood will never be forgoten
但那份童年的美好記憶卻永遠難以忘懷
It was just an old plywood boat
這只是一隻破舊的膠合板小船
With a 75 Johnson with electric choke
裝載著75年的約翰遜牌阻氣門
A young boy two hands on the wheel
小男孩雙手握緊方向盤
I can＇t replace the way it made me feel
過往的感受如此獨一無二
And I would turn her sharp
當我駕駛著它，極速前行
And I would make it whine
汽笛嗚嗚作響
He＇d say ＇＇You can＇t beat the way a old wood boat rides ＇ ＇
“你可不能這樣對待一隻小破船啊”父親說
Just a little lake cross the Alabama line
這只是阿拉巴馬河道裡一片小小的湖
But I was king of the ocean
可我感覺自己像是海洋之王
When Daddy let me drive
當父親讓我開著這艘小船時
Just an old half ton short bed Ford
這只是一輛半噸重的老福特車
My Uncle bought new in 64
64年時叔叔買下它時還嶄新
Daddy got it right ＇cause the engine was smoking
爸爸修好這輛引擎冒煙、
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
幾個閥門燒壞了的舊車，讓它又奔馳起來
He＇d let me drive her when we haul off a load
他讓我坐在駕駛位，當我們載著一車重物
Down a dirt strip where we＇d dump trash off of Thickpen Road
在去西格彭路倒垃圾的那條泥路上
I＇d sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels
我坐在座椅上，努力伸腳踩著踏板
Smiling like a hero who just received his medal
開心的像一位正在領獎的英雄
It was just an old hand me down Ford
這只是一輛老舊的二手福特車
With 3 speed on the column and a dent in the door
只有三檔變速，坑坑洼窪的車門
A young boy two hands on the wheel
小男孩雙手握著方向盤
I can＇t replace the way it made me feel and
過往的感受如此獨一無二
I would press that clutch
當我踩下離合器
And I would keep it right
平穩的保持前行
He would say a little slower son
“慢一點，孩子“”
Your doing just fine
你開的不錯，父親說
Just a dirt road with trash on each side
這只是一條兩旁堆滿廢品的土路
But I was Mario Andretti
可我覺得自己如同賽車之王
When Daddy let me drive
當父親讓我駕駛著這輛車時
I＇m grown up now
如今我早已長大成人
Three daughters of my own
有了自己的三個女兒
I let them drive my old jeep
我讓她們開著我的舊吉普車
Across the pasture at our home
穿過家門前的農場
Maybe one day they＇ll reach back in their file
或許有天當回憶的火花
And pull out that old memory
讓兒時的美好回憶浮現腦中
And think of me and smile
想到我時也會微笑
And say
說到
It was just an old worn out jeep
那隻是一輛破舊的吉普車
Rusty old floor boards
生鏽的車地板
Hot on my feet
燙的我的腳生痛
A young girl two hands on the wheel
小女孩雙手握住方向盤
I can＇t replace the way it made me feel
過往的感受如此獨一無二
And he＇d say
爸爸說
＇＇Turn it left and steer it right
“向左轉，再向右回過來”
Straighten up girl now you＇re doing just fine ＇＇
“保持直行，你做的不錯，小丫頭”
Just a little valley by the river where we＇d ride
這只是河邊的一個小小山谷
But I was high on a mountain
可我卻覺得自己翱翔在群山之上
When Daddy let me drive
當爸爸讓我駕駛它時
Daddy let me drive
當爸爸讓我駕駛它時
Oh he let me drive
哦，當爸爸讓我駕駛它時
It ＇s just an old plywood boat
這只是一隻破舊的膠合板小船
With a 75 johnson
裝載著一約翰遜牌
And electric choke
75年的阻氣門