40 Years

父亲2018年去世后，我写了这首歌，讲述了他离开家乡肯塔基州在印第安纳州工作后的生活。 《 40 Years》通过他的故事描绘了美国中西部工厂工人和周末音乐家的生活。这些人一生都在努力争取退休金，并等待那一天的到来。但是，从另外一个意义上讲，这首歌想说，当你真的退休，家人也离开之后，你感到的可能是孤独和失望。

In the days following my father’s passing in 2018, I wrote this song about his life after leaving his home state of Kentucky to seek work in Indiana. 40 Years depicts the life of factory workers and weekend musicians in the American midwest through his story. These are people who work toward a pension their entire lives waiting for their day to come. However, in a darker sense, 40 Years is a reminder about the loneliness and disappointment the elderly can be left with once they retire and their family has gone away.

40 Years 四十年。
From the album entitled Eric Allen. 这张LP 唱片Eric Allen 的所有歌曲的版权许可获得于2020年.
Songwriter (作词作曲) - Eric Allen.
Vocals & Guitar (演唱和吉他) - Eric Allen.
Cello (大提琴) - Joy Stuhr.

Lyrics: (歌词):

Up in the break room
在休息室
Playin’ cards
和工友们
Passin’ time
打牌
with the boys
消磨时光
‘til 1:30 rolls around
等着半夜1:30的班开工
See in the paper
翻看报纸
What’s on
关心一下
What’s goin’ on
家乡那边
down home
有啥新事
‘til 1:30 rolls around
等着1:30的班开工

Stood this line for 40 years
站在这条组装线
40 years I clocked my time
我打卡四十年
Waitin’ for my day to come
等待那吉日的到来
40 years and I’m alone
四十年后，却孤独一人

Blue grass dry
肯塔基经济萧条
Headed north
不得不北上找工作
when the mills
当工厂的机器
came to town
运进这座城时
Cross that Mason-Dixon Line
我跨过俄亥俄河来打工
Out with the band
参加乐队演出
Start at 10
晚上10点开始
1:30 shut it down
1:30结束
Always thought I’d get back home
一直以为有一天我会回家乡

Sang these songs for 40 years
同样的歌唱了四十年
Every night I gave my soul
日子一天天熬过
Waitin’ for my day to come
等待我的吉日到来
40 years and I’m alone
四十年后，却孤独一人

Now the kids
孩子们
they’ve gone away
都已远去
Now the factories
所有的工厂
all left town
也已经撤离
Now my hands too
我的手
stiff to play
也僵硬到不能弹奏
But I can tell that joke again
但我还会讲那个笑话
If you’ve got the time
只要你有时间听

Now she’s gone
她也走了
Always thought
一直以为
I’m the one
我是那个
To go
先走的人
I’m supposed to live alone
只剩下我独自生活
When u back son?
儿子，下次什么时候回来？
In the door
从门里
Disappear
看着你
out of sight
消失在远处
Another lonely night
又一个孤独的夜

She’s my world for 40 years
四十年她一直是我的世界
Every night I come back home
每天下班我准时回家
Are there anymore good days to come?
还有好日子在等我吗？
40 years and I’m alone
四十年后，却孤独一人

If there’s anymore good days to come
如果还有好日子等我，
Well I can tell that joke again
我可以再讲那个笑话
If you’ve got the time.
如果你有时间听

Production Credits (唱片制作)

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Brad M. Seippel at Brevity of Motion Sounds (2020).
录音、混音、母带 - Brad M. Seippel 制作于 Brevity of Motion Sounds（2020）

All songs, copyright 2020, by Eric Allen. From the LP entitled Eric Allen. All rights reserved.
这张LP 唱片Eric Allen 的所有歌曲的版权许可获得于2020年，版权所有人：Eric Allen。