Things He Handed Down

Yeah, I still got that pocket knife, that red Swiss army
我还留着那把小折刀，那支红色瑞士军队
The one that wore a hole in his blue jeans
蓝色牛仔裤上穿了个洞的那个
I still got that old guitar, that 60s model
我还留着那把60年代的旧吉他
The one with buckle scratches and rusted strings
带扣有划痕，绳子生锈的那个
Oh, but it just don't sound as good to me
但我觉得不太好
As him saying
像他说

Don't mix wine with whiskey, don't put Jesus in a box
不要把酒和威士忌混在一起，不要把耶稣放在盒子里
And never spend more money than you make
永远不要花的比赚的多
Don't burn a bridge that maybe one day you'll have to cross
不要过河拆桥，也许有一天你必须过河
Don't let a ball game ruin your Saturday
别让球赛毁了你的星期六
Yeah, those talks from that recliner
是啊，躺椅上的那些谈话
Those fishing boat one-liners
那些渔船的单杠
It's his words that mean most to me now
现在对我来说最重要的是他的话
Of the things he handed down, down, down, oh yeah
他传下来的东西，传下来，传下来，哦耶
The things he handed down
他传下来的东西

Yeah, I still got that bible, that leather-bound King James one
我还留着那本圣经，那本皮面的詹姆斯国王的
I swear, every verse, you've underlined
我发誓，你的每一节都画了下划线
Yeah, I kept that bottle, the one that we both finished
我还留着那瓶酒，我们一起喝完的那瓶
The night I said I think I met my wife
我说我遇到我妻子的那晚
And you shook my hand, and we both smiled
你握了我的手，我们都笑了
And you said
和你说的

Love ain't always roses, yeah, sometimes you get the thorns
爱情并不总是玫瑰，是的，有时你会得到刺
But buy a dozen every chance you get
但一有机会就买一打
Oh, and tell your friend you love 'em 'cause some day they could be gone
哦，告诉你的朋友你爱他们，因为有一天他们会离开
And try to live this life with no regrets
试着过无怨无悔的生活
Yeah, those talks from that recliner
是啊，躺椅上的那些谈话
Those fishing boat one-liners
那些渔船的单杠
It's his words that mean most to me now
现在对我来说最重要的是他的话
Of the things he handed down
他传下来的东西

I can hear him saying
我能听到他说

Don't mix wine with whiskey, don't put Jesus in a box
不要把酒和威士忌混在一起，不要把耶稣放在盒子里
And never spend more money than you make
永远不要花的比赚的多
Don't burn a bridge that maybe one day you'll have to cross
不要过河拆桥，也许有一天你必须过河
And don't worry 'bout what you can't change
不要担心你不能改变的事情
Those talks from that recliner
躺椅上的那些谈话
Those fishing boat one-liners
那些渔船的单杠
It's his words that mean most to me now
现在对我来说最重要的是他的话
Of the things he handed down, down, down, oh yeah
他传下来的东西，传下来，传下来，哦耶
The things he handed down
他传下来的东西