美国乡村音乐:Our Song——by Taylor Swift年轻乡村女歌手“我们的歌”

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone¹ in the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering² wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says baby is something wrong?
I say nothing I was just thinking how we don't have a song
And he says...

[Chorus:]

Our song is the slamming screen door,
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When you're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date "man, I didn't kiss her, but I should have"
And when I got home ... before I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was walking up the front porch steps after everything the day
Had gone all wrong or been trampled³ on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said...

[Repeat Chorus]

I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for something to come along
That was as good as our song...

Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date "man, I didn't kiss him, and I could have"
And when I got home, before I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I... wrote down our song

2006年冬天，15岁的乡村女歌手Taylor Swift推出他的首支单曲，以当红乡村巨星Tim McGraw的名字作标题，引起广大歌迷的注意，也打进了乡村排行榜前十。另人惊奇的是，Taylor Swift的首张同名专辑里面的所有歌曲都是她亲自参与谱写的。

现年十六岁的Taylor Swift来自宝洲，由于外婆曾经是个专业的歌剧演员，她从小便爱上了音乐，尤其对乡村音乐情有独钟，年方十岁就开始在家乡一带到处表演。十二岁那年，她开始苦练吉他，每天至少四个小时，经常弹到手指破皮流血。同时开始尝试作曲，决心进入歌坛。

Taylor Swift的歌喉甚至还带有些许小女孩的甜美，但她以相当成熟的创作技巧弥补了一切，风格有些类似早期的Shery Crow，她在创作方面的表现相当超龄，生动的描绘着青春期的喜怒哀乐。

1 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

2 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

3 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。