When Leonard finally came to California 当伦纳德终于来到加州

He was twenty-one years old as I recall 他二十一岁，我记得

He loved to write a song and pick the guitar 他喜欢写一首歌，拿起吉他

And he came to hang a gold one on the wall. 他来到挂金1在墙壁上。

   

The town in which he lived is not important 在他居住的小镇并不重要

But you'll know which town I mean by the time I'm thru 但你知道我的意思的时候，我这通镇

He soon became a famous entertainer 他很快就成为了著名的艺人

But Leonard was a name he never used 但伦纳德是他从来没有使用过的名称

   

He was on his way to having what he wanted 他是在他的途中有他想要的东西

Just about as close as one could be 只是尽可能接近1可能是

Hey! once he even followed Elvis Presley 嘿！有一次，他甚至跟着猫王

And he wrote a lot of country songs for me. 他写了很多乡村歌曲对我来说。

   

But he laid it all aside to follow Jesus 但他把它抛开一切跟随耶稣

For years he chose to let his music go 多年来，他选择了让他的音乐去

But preaching wasn't really meant for LEONARD 但说教是不是真的意味着LEONARD

But how in the hell was Leonard s'posed to know. 但是，如何在地狱是伦纳德sposed就知道了。

   

Well, life began to twist its way around him 好了，生活开始扭动它的方式在他周围

And I wondered how he carried such a load 我想知道他是如何完成这样的负载

He came back again to try his luck in music 他回来再碰碰运气音乐

And lost his wife and family on the road. 而失去了他的妻子和家人在路上。

   

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After that he seemed to bog down even deeper 在那之后，他似乎陷入瘫痪，甚至更深

And I saw what booze and pills could really do 我看到了酒和药能真正做到

And I wondered if I'd ever see him sober 我想知道如果我再也看不到他的清醒

But I forgot about a Friend that Leonard knew. 但我忘了朋友伦纳德知道。

   

Well, Leonard gave me lots of inspiration 好吧，伦纳德给了我很多灵感

He helped teach me how to write a country song 他帮助教我如何写一个乡村歌曲

And he even brought around a bag of groceries 他甚至围绕着袋子蔬菜带来的

Hey! back before Muskogee came along. 嘿！回马斯科吉前走了过来。

   

Really I'm not trying to hide his showname 真的我并不想掩饰自己的showname

Or the town in which this episode began 或城镇中，这个情节开始

   

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Somehow I had to write a song for old Tommy 不知怎的，我不得不写一首歌老汤米

If just to see the smilin' faces in the band. 如果只是看到微笑面临的乐队。

   

When Leonard finally came to California 当伦纳德终于来到加州

He was twenty-one years old as I recall 他二十一岁，我记得

And he loved to write a song and pick the guitar 他爱写一首歌，拿起吉他

And he came to hang a Gold one on the wall... 他来到挂金一上墙...