The Ballad of Barbara - Johnny Cash

作曲：Johnny Cash

In a southern town

Where I was born

That's where I got

My education

I worked in the fields

And I walked in the woods

And I wondered at creation

I recall the sun

In a sky of blue

And the smell of green things growin'

And the seasons chang'd

And I lived each day

Just the way the wind was blowin'

And I heard of a cultured city life

Breath takin' lofty steeples

And the day I called myself a man

I left my land and my people

And I rambled north

And I rambled east

And I tested and I tasted

And a girl or two took me round and round

And always left me wasted

In a world that's all

Concrete and steel

With nothin' green ever growin'

Where the buildings hide

The risin' sun

And blocked the free winds blowin

Where you sleep by day

And you wake by night

To a world of drink

And laughter

I met a girl

That I was sure would be

The one that I was after

In a soft blue gown

And a formal tux

Beneath that lofty steeple

He said do you Barbara take this man

And will you be one of his people

Then she said I do

And she said I will

And the world looked mighty pretty

And we lived in a fancy downtown flat

'Cause she loved the noisy city

But the days grew cold

Beneath a yellow sky

And I longed for green things growin'

And the thoughts of home

And the people there

But she'd not agreed to goin'

Then her hazel eyes

Turned away from me

With a look that wasn't pretty

And she turned into

Concrete and steel

And she said I'll take

The city

And the cars go by

On the interstate

And my pack is on my shoulder

And I'm goin' home where I belong

Much wiser now

And older