《Stranger with the Melodies》歌词

[00:00:06] Stranger With The Melodies - Harry Chapin

[00:00:33] It was my first night in that rooming house

[00:00:37] In the last room down the hall

[00:00:40] I heard a hoarse voice and an old guitar

[00:00:45] Coming through the paper thin walls

[00:00:49] A crazy nonsense nursery rhyme

[00:00:52] That did not mean a thing

[00:00:55] But for the first of what was to be a thousand times

[00:00:59] This is what I hear him sing

[00:01:02] Hold that D chord on the old guitar

[00:01:07] ＇Til I found the G

[00:01:10] Drop it down to old E minor

[00:01:14] ＇Til the A chord rolls back home around to D

[00:01:25] I had to lay there listening

[00:01:29] It seemed he was in the room

[00:01:32] This stranger with his melody

[00:01:36] Singing there in the gloom

[00:01:39] And he repeated it over and over again

[00:01:43] Such a soft and sinkin＇ sound

[00:01:47] It was kind of like a music box that was slowly winding down

[00:01:54] You see he sang it he hummed it

[00:01:58] Whistled it and he strummed it

[00:02:02] He laughed it and he cried it

[00:02:05] He did everything but hide it

[00:02:11] And he sang

[00:02:12] Hold that D chord on the old guitar

[00:02:17] ＇Til I found the G

[00:02:20] Drop it down to old E minor

[00:02:24] ＇Til the A chord rolls back home around for me

[00:02:35] So I lay there in that lumpy bed

[00:02:39] Countin＇ choruses instead of sheep

[00:02:42] ＇Til I banged on the wall and out I called

[00:02:46] ＂Hey bub I need some sleep ＂

[00:02:51] The sudden void of silence then I heard that hoarse voice say

[00:02:58] ＂It weren＇t so long ago boy they paid me to play ＂

[00:03:10] I said ＂It＇s kind of late for music sir

[00:03:14] Two hours til it＇s daylight＂

[00:03:17] He answered ＂I need my music most

[00:03:21] In these dark hours of the night

[00:03:25] You see I＇ve tried gettin＇ high on something son

[00:03:29] But it only brings me down

[00:03:32] Staying dry don＇t work out better boy

[00:03:36] ＇Cause my eyes get wet and I drown

[00:03:40] Won＇t you please let me continue

[00:03:44] And I＇ll be in your debt

[00:03:47] You see I＇m not singing to remember son

[00:03:51] I＇m just singing to forget＂

[00:03:57] And he sang

[00:03:58] Hold that D chord on the old guitar

[00:04:03] ＇Til I found the G

[00:04:06] Drop it down to old E minor

[00:04:10] ＇Til the A chord rolls back home around for me

[00:04:21] That＇s when I said

[00:04:23] ＂If I＇m supposed to listen to you sir

[00:04:26] Just one quick question then

[00:04:29] Why in the hell do you sing one song

[00:04:33] Over and over again ＂

[00:04:38] And this is what he said

[00:04:48] He said ＂I gave her the music son

[00:04:53] She gave me the words

[00:04:56] Together we＇d write the kind of songs

[00:04:59] The angels must have heard

[00:05:04] Of course we＇d fight like cats and dogs

[00:05:07] But life ain＇t no rosebud dream

[00:05:11] Still whatever we＇d do everybody knew

[00:05:15] We truly were a team

[00:05:18] I can＇t remember now if I done her wrong

[00:05:22] Or if she done wrong to me

[00:05:26] But all I know that when I let her go

[00:05:30] That it did not set me free＇＇

[00:05:33] That＇s when I said ＂You sound like what＇s-his-name＂

[00:05:38] He said ＂That＇s who I am

[00:05:42] But you can＇t wrap a name around you boy

[00:05:45] ＇Cause it really don＇t mean a damn

[00:05:48] You see a song don＇t have much meaning

[00:05:52] When it dan＇t have nothing to say

[00:05:56] What she could do was magic son

[00:06:00] All I could do was play＂

[00:06:07] He started singing again

[00:06:10] That＇s when I drifted off

[00:06:12] Maybe I dreamed what I heard

[00:06:20] Who＇d gone and lost the words

[00:06:24] Hold that D chord on the old guitar

[00:06:30] ＇Til I found the G

[00:06:34] Drop it down to old E minor

[00:06:38] ＇Til the A chord rolls back home around to D