《Mr. Tanner(Live; 1975)》歌词

[00:00:00] Mr. Tanner [Live 1975 Version

[00:00:35] Mister Tanner was a cleaner from

[00:00:37] A town in the midwest

[00:00:40] And of all the cleaning shops around

[00:00:42] He'd made his the best

[00:00:45] But he also was a baritone who sang

[00:00:47] While hanging clothes

[00:00:49] He practiced scales while pressing tails

[00:00:52] And sang at local shows

[00:00:55] His friends and neighbors praised the voice

[00:00:58] That poured out from his throat

[00:01:00] They said that he should use his gift instead

[00:01:03] Of cleaning coats

[00:01:10] But music was his life it was not his livelihood

[00:01:14] And it made him feel so happy and

[00:01:17] It made him feel so good

[00:01:19] And he sang from his heart and

[00:01:22] He sang from his soul

[00:01:24] He did not know how well he sang;

[00:01:27] It just made him whole

[00:01:37] His friends kept working on him

[00:01:39] To try music out full time

[00:01:42] A big debut and rave reviews

[00:01:44] A great career to climb

[00:01:47] Finally they got to him he would take the fling

[00:01:51] A concert agent in New York

[00:01:54] Agreed to have him sing

[00:01:56] And there were plane tickets

[00:01:59] Phone calls money spent to rent the hall

[00:02:02] It took most of his savings but he

[00:02:05] Gladly used them all

[00:02:12] But music was his life

[00:02:14] It was not his livelihood

[00:02:16] And it made him feel so happy

[00:02:19] And it made him feel so good

[00:02:22] And he sang from his heart and

[00:02:24] He sang from his soul

[00:02:26] He did not know how well he sang;

[00:02:29] It just made him whole

[00:02:39] The evening came he took the stage

[00:02:42] His face set in a smile

[00:02:44] And in the half filled hall the critics

[00:02:45] Sat watching on the aisle

[00:02:48] But the concert was a blur to him

[00:02:50] Spatters of applause

[00:02:53] He did not know how well he sang

[00:02:55] He only heard the flaws

[00:02:58] But the critics were concise

[00:03:01] It only took four lines

[00:03:03] But no one could accuse them

[00:03:05] Of being over kind

[00:03:11] Mr Martin Tanner Baritone

[00:03:13] Of Dayton Ohio made his

[00:03:14] Town Hall debut last night

[00:03:16] He came well prepared but unfortunately

[00:03:18] His presentation was not up to

[00:03:20] Contemporary professional standards

[00:03:22] His voice lacks the range of tonal color

[00:03:25] Necessary to make it

[00:03:26] Consistently interesting

[00:03:29] Full time consideration of another

[00:03:31] Endeavor might be in order

[00:03:46] He came home to Dayton and was

[00:03:48] Questioned by his friends

[00:03:51] Then he smiled and just said nothing

[00:03:53] And he never sang again

[00:04:00] Excepting very late at night when the

[00:04:03] Shop was dark and closed

[00:04:08] He sang softly to himself as he sorted

[00:04:12] Through the clothes

[00:04:25] Music was his life it was not his livelihood

[00:04:33] And it made him feel so happy and it

[00:04:38] Made him feel so good

[00:04:43] And he sang from his heart and he

[00:04:48] Sang from his soul

[00:04:53] And he did not know how well he sang;

[00:04:59] It just made him whole