《Vance》歌词

[00:00:00] Vance - Roger Miller

[00:00:00] Written by：Cam Mullins/Robert L Russell

[00:00:00] He was born one mornin' it was cold and it

[00:00:03] Was snowin'

[00:00:06] And from the start he never had a chance

[00:00:11] And though the doctors said he couldn't live his mama

[00:00:15] Had some faith to give

[00:00:17] And they brought him to her and his mama named

[00:00:19] Him vance

[00:00:25] He was sick a long time then I used to

[00:00:29] Sit by him

[00:00:31] I'd rub his head he would squeeze my hand

[00:00:37] But he never cried he'd grit his teeth and smile

[00:00:41] At me 'cause he couldn't speak

[00:00:44] And that's when I began to respect the little man

[00:00:49] And I think vance was three right about then

[00:00:58] He started school and one day he came home and

[00:01:02] At the doorway

[00:01:03] I could tell the little man didn't want to come

[00:01:05] Inside

[00:01:09] He'd met a girl but her boyfriend smitty

[00:01:12] Had caught him walkin' home with her and nearly killed

[00:01:14] Vance

[00:01:16] But then vance never cried and the only thing that

[00:01:21] Smitty hurt was pride

[00:01:24] And he said papa do you become a man when

[00:01:31] You're twenty one

[00:01:36] And I said age doesn't make a man a man

[00:01:42] My son

[00:01:47] He looked at me so puzzled with eyes so young

[00:01:49] And kind

[00:01:52] And I think vance was seven about that time

[00:02:07] I guess they say that first love is the very

[00:02:10] Best

[00:02:11] At least it was with vance 'cause he'd scratched becky

[00:02:15] On his desk

[00:02:19] But becky went with smitty and vance was very small

[00:02:24] And he used to dream what it'd be like to

[00:02:27] Be tall

[00:02:31] And then a few years later vance came in one day

[00:02:35] And told me and his mama that he had to

[00:02:37] Go away

[00:02:38] To be fitted for a uniform and though his mama

[00:02:43] Shed a tear

[00:02:44] He kissed her and said he'd see us in two

[00:02:48] Years

[00:02:50] And he looked at me and said papa I'm gonna

[00:02:53] Be a man

[00:03:03] Well two years to the day vance came walkin' in

[00:03:06] The driveway

[00:03:08] And I didn't recognize him from his size till he

[00:03:11] Got near

[00:03:14] He came in and he hugged his mama

[00:03:16] And said hey papa little man wanna go with me

[00:03:20] Somewhere and grab a beer

[00:03:25] So we're sittin' at this table when this fella at

[00:03:28] The bar started buggin' vance

[00:03:30] Callin' him soldier but vance kept his cool

[00:03:38] And he said papa that guy is smitty and he's

[00:03:41] To be pitied now

[00:03:43] 'Cause that's the same guy that used to bully me

[00:03:45] In school

[00:03:49] Then smitty said the wrong thing when he brought up

[00:03:53] Becky's name

[00:03:55] And vance finally stood and said boy what did you say

[00:04:02] And it did my heart so much good when vance

[00:04:05] Hit ole smitty

[00:04:06] And it took two of smitty's friends to carry him away

[00:04:11] Well vance left the very next mornin' and it was

[00:04:15] Cold and it was snowin'

[00:04:18] And from the first life hadn't been much fun

[00:04:22] But he had finally made a stand and he'd become

[00:04:26] A self made man

[00:04:27] And incidentally he had just turned twenty one