The River Just Knows

4 a.m. comes awful early
凌晨4点来得可真早
And I was dead on my feet
我的脚快累死了
But if you're gonna catch the biggest fish
但是如果你要钓到最大的鱼
You gotta lose a little sleep
你就得少睡一会儿
I packed my gear and a couple beers
我收拾好行装，喝了几杯啤酒
And I headed for my favorite spot
便朝我最喜欢的地方走去
But I cursed my luck
但我诅咒我的运气不好
When I saw his truck
当我看到他的卡车
Right where
就在那里
I pulled off
我下车的地方
Was hopin' to have the river to myself that day
希望哪天能有一条属于自己的河流
Cause the river don't talk
因为河水不会说话
The river don't care
河水不会在乎
Where you've been
你去了哪里
What you've done
你做了什么事
Or why it is you're standin' there
或者是你为什么站在那里
It just rolls on by
它就这样滚滚而过
Whisperin' to your soul
对着你的灵魂低语
It's gonna be alright
一切都会好起来的
The river just knows
河流知道一切
The way the sun bounced off the water
太阳光被水反射回来
I could hardly make him out
我几乎看不出他是谁
But I could see he had a fish on
但我看得出他有一条鱼
A big ol' rainbow trout
一条大的彩虹鳟鱼
The fight went on forever
竞争永远继续着
And as they headed down my way
当他们朝我走来的时候
I saw his military haircut
我看到他的军人发型
And the new scars on his face
还有他脸上的新伤疤
Right then
就在那时
I knew What brought him to this place
我知道是什么把他带到这里来的
You know the river don't talk
要知道河流不会说话
The river don't care
河水不会在乎
Where you've been
你去了哪里
What you've done
你做了什么事
Or why it is you're standin' there
或者你为什么站在那里
It just rolls on by
它就这样滚滚而过
Whisperin' to your soul
对着你的灵魂低语
It's gonna be alright
一切都会好起来的
The river just knows
河流知道一切
He held the fish down in the water
他把鱼放到水里
And he coaxed it back to life
让它重新恢复了过来
He said ‘I'll help you get your wind back
他说:“我会帮助你的
Cause you helped me get mine'
因为你帮助我得到了属于我的
And all I could think to say was ‘
我所能想到的就是
Welcome home'
欢迎回家
But I think that river said it best on its own ‘
但我认为这条河最能说明问题
Cause the river don't talk
因为河流不会说话
You know the river don't care
河水不会在乎
Where you've been
你去了哪里
What you've done
你做了什么事
Or why it is you're standin' there
或者你为什么站在那里
It just rolls on by
它就这样滚滚而过
Whisperin' to your soul
对着你的灵魂低语
It's gonna be alright
一切都会好起来的
The river just knows
河流知道一切
Just knows…
河流知道一切