知道妳的門總是為我開著
It's knowing that your door is always open
可以隨我進出
And your path is free to walk
讓我以為可以將我的睡袋
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
卷起並藏在妳的沙發後面
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
知道我没有被束缚
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
在一些遗忘的話和人情債裡
By forgotten words and bonds
和一些乾掉的墨漬中
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
讓妳暫留在後巷裡
That keeps you on the back roads
我記憶的河流中
By the rivers of my memory
印象中的妳永遠如此溫柔
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
不靠岩石和常春藤
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
種植在他们的石柱上似的綑綁了我
Planted on their columns now that bind me
或者有人說過
Or something that somebody said
想說我們老是在一起散步
Because they thought we fit together walking
只是知道世界不會诅咒或寬恕
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving
當我沿着一些鐵軌走時發現
when I walk along some railroad track and find
妳正在後面的路上揮手
That you're waving on the back roads
傍着我記憶中的河流
By the rivers of my memory
幾個小時中的妳只是温柔
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
雖然麥田和晾衣繩
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
垃圾場和高速公路把我們隔開
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
還有一些女人向母親哭訴
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
因為她回過神來，而我已經跑了
'Cause she turned and I was gone
我仍然可以靜靜地跑，歡樂的淚水可能會弄髒我的臉
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
夏天的陽光可能會炙傷我，直到我失明
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
哦，但不是我看不到妳走在後面的道路上
Oh but not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
在河裡流着我温柔的心情
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
我咕嚕舀了一杯湯
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
從一個火車站裡的大鍋裡
Cracklin' caldron in some train yard
我的鬍子沙沙作響，一條冷毛巾，
My beard a rustling, a cold towel,
一頂骯髒的帽子刷過我的臉
A dirty hat pulled low across my face
通過手心環繞拿著的的錫罐
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
我假装把妳抱到我胸前，發現
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
妳竟然還在後面的路上等着
That you're waiting from the back roads
傍着我記憶中的河流
By the rivers of my memories
永遠微笑永遠温柔的在我心中
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
温柔在我心中
Gentle on my mind
妳温柔的在我心中
You are gentle on my mind
假如說情歌的內容，越是隱晦拐彎抹角，
越是深刻，那這一首就應該是第一名了，
請注意是世界第一喔！
首先他的歌詞和周杰倫的雙截棍一樣拗口
，不容易唱也不容易聽，不用懷疑，聽一
次一定不會懂，甚至把他整個列出來，翻
成中文了，也還很困難，這樣的歌也沒幾
首了！
但是人生，像是這一堆雜亂無章的事情組
合成的，亂糟糟，卻是那麼清晰，心愛的
女人，只是淺淺一笑，溫柔體諒的身影，
令人難忘，不過如此。
