uzawa的部落格

前一陣子，在HBO隨便看了部電影，劇中傳來熟悉的旋律，去查了一下，
就是這首“I hope that I don't fall in love with you”，流暢的吉他旋律中，帶點哀愁的低沉唱腔，味道十足。
這是Tom Waits(朋友們譯作湯姆等待)在1973年發行的首張專輯《Closing Time》中一首，
同張專輯中的 "Ol’55" 也曾被The Eagles翻唱過，有興趣的朋友可以去找來聽一聽。

Closing Time , 1973

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

(Closing Time  studio version, 1973, Written by： Tom Waits)

Well, I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Cause falling in love just makes me blue
Well, the music plays and you display your heart for me to see
I had a beer and now I hear you calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you

Well, the room is crowded, people everywhere
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well, if you sit down with this old clown, take that frown and break it
Before the evening's gone away, I think that we can make it
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you

Well, the night does funny things inside a man
These old Tom-cat feelings you don't understand
Well, I turn around to look at you, you light a cigarette
I wish I had the guts to bum one, but we've never met
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you

I can see that you are lonesome just like me
And it being late, you'd like some company
Well, I turn around to look at you, and you look back at me
The guy you're with he's up and split, the chair next to you's free
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me

Now it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout
Well, I turn around to look at you, you're nowhere to be found
I search the place for your lost face, guess I'll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you.