歌曲:If Wishes Were Horses

歌手:Lucinda Williams

专辑:Little Honey

发行年份:2008

If Wishes Were Horses-不想走

一向很喜欢慵懒的调子,若再加上略带沙哑的女声则更加喜爱。第一次听到这首歌便从众多中紧紧吸引住了我。

不止慵懒,颓废,还带点鼻音,甚至略有点绝望

像是一个漆黑的空房间,一个头发凌乱,一手夹着烟

一手抓着威士忌,烟熏妆被泪水冲得花了脸的女人。

带着干涸的泪痕在那吟唱。对着你吟唱,诉说,说她想再来过,说他为何离去。

一遍又一遍地

“come on and give me, come on and give me another chance”

 

查了下资料才发现,女歌手是著名的乡村摇滚歌手。而发这张专辑的时候已经55岁了。

然而我脑海中的画面并没有改变,依然是那个略带绝望的女人,在黑暗中吟唱,大概是三十岁。

看看这姥姥级别的摇滚范儿:

If Wishes Were Horses-不想走

附加资料,俚语解释:

"If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" is an English language proverb and nursery rhyme, originating in the 16th century, which is usually used to suggest that it is useless to wish and that better results will be achieved through action. (from wikipedia)

 

 

歌词:

Lucinda Williams - If Wishes Were Horses

Why’d I turn on you and say those things?
I didn’t mean ‘em
Wish you were bringin’ your love back to me
Instead of leavin’

But if
Wishes were horses, I’d have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance

Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

We used to drive through the canyons
Down to where
the land meets the sea
I never knew what I had back there
Till you went away from me

But if
Wishes were horses, I’d have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance

Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

I was scared of standing on the edge
Darkness lookin’ in
I hurt you bad and now I wish
We could begin again

But if
Wishes were horses, I’d have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance

Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

Wish I could turn a sad and blue, blue day
Into something good
Wish I could somehow make it go away
I wish you understood.

Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance