They were both made of leather
它们都由皮革制成  
Both black and frayed and worn
都是黑色、磨损而破旧  
I was brought up to respect them
我从小就被教导要尊重它们  
Since the day that I was born
从出生那天起便是如此  
One came here from england
一个来自英格兰  
It's been handed down for years
代代相传多年  
The other one was ordered from
另一个则是从  
A catalog at sears
西尔斯百货的目录中订购而来
One my mamma read to me till
妈妈为我诵读圣经  
I was well into my teens
直到我步入少年  
I thought all the other one was for
我曾以为另一件东西  
Was to hold up daddy's Jeans
只是用来支撑爸爸的牛仔裤  
Till I told a lie and learned it had
直到我撒了谎，才明白  
Another purpose too
它还有另一个用途  
Out behind the she'd my daddy said
在棚屋后面，爸爸说  
This'll hurt me more than you
这会让我比你更痛
'Cause one had my daddy's name on it
因为其中一件刻着我父亲的名字
The other said king James
另一件则写着詹姆斯王
With love they taught us lessons
他们用爱教导我们
But we feared them both the same
但我们同样害怕它们
One led us to heaven
一件引领我们走向天堂
And the other left a welt
另一件则留下了伤痕
Those were the days when kids were raised
那些日子，孩子们被养育
With a bible and a belt
用圣经和皮带
I remember when I was twelve
我记得我十二岁那年  
I stole a dime store comic book
我偷了一本廉价漫画书  
How mamma read where the scriptures said
妈妈读着圣经里的经文  
To take back what I took
告诉我必须归还所偷之物  
When I refused my daddy grabbed my arm and said
当我拒绝时，爸爸抓住我的手臂说  
Come on
来吧  
I needed more he knew than just Matthew
他知道我需要的不仅仅是马太  
Mark and Luke and John
马可、路加和约翰的教诲
Well sometimes they made me cry
有时他们让我哭泣
Sometimes they made me fightin' mad
有时他们让我愤怒不已
And I wished I'd been raised without them
我曾希望自己能像其他孩子一样
Like some other children had
在没有这些管教中成长
But now I'm grown with kids of my own
但如今我已长大，有了自己的孩子
And I know just how they felt
我明白了他们的感受
You know it seems to me what the world still needs
在我看来，这个世界仍然需要的
Is a bible and a belt
是圣经和皮带的教诲
'Cause one had my daddy's name on it
因为其中一件刻着我父亲的名字
The other said king James
另一件则写着詹姆斯王
With love they taught us lessons
他们用爱教导我们
We feared them both the same
我们对两者同样敬畏
One led us to heaven
一件引领我们走向天堂
And the other hurt like hell
另一个却如地狱般痛苦
Those were the days when kids were raised
那些日子，孩子们被养育
With a bible and a belt
用圣经和皮带
A bible
一本圣经
And a belt
和一根皮带

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