The Baby 宝贝

 Blake Shelton 布雷克·谢尔顿

The Baby 宝贝

谢尔顿是美国著名乡村歌手，也是《美国好声音》的评委。25岁第一张唱片《奥斯丁》后，开始在世界走红。《奥斯丁》连续五周在美国乡村排行榜上排在第一。他的第二张专辑《梦想者》在2003年推出，里面的《宝贝》连续三周第一名。

谢尔顿在《宝贝》深情的演唱，让人印象深刻。歌曲表达了对妈妈的爱，他和几个兄弟长大成人后，各奔东西，平时忙于工作，但是有一天听到妈妈已经病入膏肓，已经为时已晚，甚至连说声再见的机会都没有。歌词非常口语化，短短几行，写出了一个开朗，爱孩子的美国妈妈。

My brother said that I 我哥说我小时候
was rotten to the core. 真是调皮坏透了
I was the youngest child, 我是家里最小的
so I got by with more.所以他们都疼爱我

I guess she was tired by 我想妈妈那时候累了
the time I came along. 她已经有那么多孩子
She'd laugh until she cried, 她每次总是笑到哭了
I could do no wrong.我不能做错任何事
She would always save me, 她总是解围我
because I was her baby.因为我是她的宝贝

I worked a factory in Ohio,然后我开始在一家工厂工作，在俄亥俄
a shrimp boat in the Bayou, 在海湾市捕过虾
I drove a truck in Birmingham. 在伯明翰开过卡车
Turned 21 in Cincinnati, 在辛辛那提一晃到了21岁
I called home to mom and daddy, 我打电话给爸爸和妈妈
I said "Your boy is now a man." 我说“你们的孩子已经长大了。”
She said "I don't care if you're 80, 妈妈说：你哪怕80岁了，依然是我儿子
you'll always be my baby." 你永远是我的小宝贝

She loved that photograph, 她爱那张照片
of our whole family. 是我们的全家福
She'd always point us out, 她总是拿出来
for all her friends to see. 给所有朋友看看

That's Greg he's doing great, 那个是格雷格，他表现不错
he really loves his job. 他非常爱自己工作
And Ronnie with his 2 kids, 这个是罗尼，他有二个孩子了
how 'bout that wife he's got. 这是他可爱的媳妇，现在不知怎样了
And that one's kinda crazy, 看看这个，这是我的小疯子
but that one is my baby. 他是我的小宝贝

I got a call in Alabama, 我接到阿拉巴马的电话
said come on home to Louisianna 说马上回家到路易斯安那
and come as fast as you can fly. 你飞过来吧，快点过去
Cause your momma really needs you, 因为妈妈非常需要你
and says she's got to see you, 她说她要看到你
she might not make it through the night. 她看样子过不了今晚了
The whole way I drove 80 我在高速始终开到80码
so she could see her baby. 因为妈妈着急在等我

She looked like she was sleepin' 她看上去已经睡去
and my family had been weepin' 一家人都在哭泣
by the time that I got to her side. 我到她旁边的时候
And I knew that she'd been taken, 上帝已经召她回去
and my heart it was breakin', 我的心都碎了
I never got to say goodbye. 我甚至都没有和她说再见

I softly kissed that lady 我轻轻吻了我的妈妈
and cried just like a baby. 就如小时候一样哭了