My ol' man was a contradiction 我的醇人是一对矛盾

A real hard man to figure 一个真正努力的人图

He'd read the King James Bible 他读过的国王詹姆斯圣经

While sippin' on corn liquor 而玉米酒啜饮着

He'd get drunk, and he'd get to preachin' 他会喝醉，他会去preachin “

Right out on the porch 正确的门廊上

Alternatin' between cussin' and a prayin' Alternatin 之间cussin “和祈祷”

Spittin' and a praisin' the Lord 吐口水和praisin “主

   

No doubt about it 毫无疑问的是

He was a man of both extremes 他是两个极端的人

He had his share of demons 他有他的份额恶魔

But on Jesus he would lean 但耶稣，他会瘦

   

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He'd say, "Fly high like the angels 他会说：“飞高像天使

Run wild like the devil 像魔鬼横行

We're all tryin' to find the middle 我们都试着找到中间

Between saint and sinner, wrong and right 圣人和罪人，错误的，正确的

Sunday morning and saturday night." 周日上午和周六晚上。 “

   

Well, I have sung "Amazing Grace," hymnal in my hand 嗯，我已经唱过“奇异恩典”，赞美诗在我手中

Played "Stairway To Heaven" in a three piece pick up band 在三片拿起乐队开始演奏“天国的阶梯”

I know the straight and narrow is the path that I should take 我所知道的笔直，狭窄，是我应该采取的路径

But out here in the fast lane, you tend to get a little sideways 但是在这里，在快车道上，你会得到一个小横盘

   

I still hear him preachin' 我还听到他preachin “

Slurrin' his words a bit Slurrin “他的话有点

Sayin' the thing about temptation 言谈关于诱惑的东西

Is it's so hard to resist 是它是如此难以抗拒

   

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Back then I didn't realize 那时候我不知道

The wisdom in the sermon 在布道的智慧

It took a while to understand 过了好一会儿，了解

The lesson I'm still learnin' 这个教训我还在设计学习“

   

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Saint and sinner, wrong and right 圣人和罪人，错误的，正确的

Sunday morning and Saturday night 周日上午和周六晚

   

He said, "Fly high like the angels." 他说： “飞高像天使。 ”