英文乡村歌曲：Long Time Gone—Dixie Chicks

daddy sits on the front porch¹ swingin'
look in' out on a bacon field
used to be filled with burning tobacco
now he knows it never will
my brother found work in indiana
sisters a nurse at the old folks home
momma still cooking too much for supper
and me i've been a long time gone
[chorus]
baby long time gone
no i aint hoed² a row since i don't know when
long time gone
and i aint comin' back again
amilia plays that old church piano
sittin' out on her daddy's farm
she always thought that we'd be together
lord i never meant to do her harm
said she could her me singin in the choir³
me i heard another song
i caught wind and hit the road runnin'
and lord i've been long time gone
[chorus]
baby long time gone
lord i aint had a purse since i don't know when
long time gone
and it aint commin' back again
now me i went to nashville
trying to beat the big deal
playing down to broadway
getin' in the ahrd way
livin' from a tip jar
sleepin' in mah car
huggin' my guitar ya im gonna be a staaaar
now me until your singin' every sunday
watchin' the children in the garden grove⁴
listen to the radio to hear what's cookin'
but the music aint got....no soul!
now they sound tired but they don't sound haggard
they got money but they don;t got cash
they got junior but they don;t got hank
i thank i thank i thank the rest is....
[chorus]
long time gone
no i aint hit the roof since i don't know when
long time gone
and it aint commin' back
i said long time gone
no i aint parked a ford⁵ since i don't know when
long time gone
and it aint commin' back agaiiiin
i said a long time, long time, long time gone
oh it's been a long time
long time, long time, long time gooooone
oh it's been a long
tiiiiime
gooooone
long time, long time, long time gone... yea yea!

1 porch   

n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊

参考例句：

• There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
• The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。

2 hoed   

锄( hoe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoed up weeds from about the flowers. 他锄去了花旁边的杂草。
• The old woman hoed and weeded with utmost care. 老妇人精心松土，除草。

3 choir   

n.唱诗班，唱诗班的席位，合唱团，舞蹈团；v.合唱

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

4 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。