Papa Was a Rodeo
爸爸曾是个竞技表演员
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
Mike，我喜欢你性格中的小偏激

I like your questioning eyebrows
我喜欢你眉宇间混浊不清的怀疑

You've made it pretty clear what you like
关于你想要的，你已经表达得很清晰

It's only fair to tell you now
作为交换，我将告诉你我的秘密

that I leave early in the morning
清晨我将离开

and I won't be back till next year
明年再回来

I see that kiss-me pucker forming
你撅起嘴想索一个吻

but maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause
或许，你应该把啤酒瓶塞在嘴里,因为——

Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
我爸爸是一个杂技演员，妈妈是一个摇滚歌手

I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
在我还不会走路前，我就学会了弹吉他和玩套绳

Home was anywhere with diesel gas –
汽车引擎开启，海角天涯便是家

Love was a trucker's hand
爱是紧握方向盘的手

Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
从不曾为露水之情过多停留

Before you kiss me you should know
所以，在你吻我前，你应该知道，

Papa was a rodeo
我爸爸曾是个竞技表演员

The light reflecting off the mirror ball
舞台灯反射出的光芒

looks like a thousand swirling eyes
犹如一千只旋转的眼眸

They make me think I shouldn't be here at all
它们让我觉得我根本不该来这里

You know, every minute someone dies
不是吗，每一分钟，世界上都有人死去

What are we doing in this dive bar
我们在这个潜水酒吧干嘛呢，

How can you live in a place like this
你怎会生活在这样一个地方？

Why don't you just get into my car
为何不坐上我的车呢？

and I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but
让我把你带走，让我接受你的吻吧，可是——

(boy) Papa was a rodeo...
（孩子）我爸爸是个竞技表演员……

And now it's 55 years later
55年过去了

We've had the romance of the century
我们谱写过这个世纪的传奇

After all these years wrestling gators
经历了这么多年的竞技表演生涯

I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me
每当想起你当初说的话，我依然会有想哭的冲动

Papa was a rodeo...
爸爸曾是个竞技表演员……

Before you kiss me you should know - Papa was a rodeo
在你吻我前，你该知道——我爸爸曾是个竞技表演员

What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too
真巧，你爸爸也曾是个竞技表演员