[ti:The Talkin' Song Repair Blues] [ar:Alan Jackson] [al:What I Do] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Talkin' Song Repair Blues - Alan Jackson (阿兰·杰克逊) [00:15.61]The mechanic raised up from under my hood, [00:08.32]'N-He shook his head and said:"This ain't good; [00:10.66]Your timin' belt's done shrunk one size too small; [00:14.52]And those spark plug wires are a little too long [00:17.95]And your main prodsponder's nearly gone; [00:19.94]Your injector ports are stripped and that ain't all [00:24.44] Your torque converter's runnin' low on torque [00:27.31]And that water pump's nearly down a quart; [00:29.55]We caught it all in time so you're in luck" [00:33.48]He said"I've got the time and I've got the parts [00:36.73]Just give me the word and I'm ready to start; [00:39.10]I think we can bring her in for-uh eight-hundred bucks [00:43.03]But don't be downhearted I can fix it for you sonny; [00:48.28]It won't take too long it'll just take money" [00:53.02]Then he said"Aren't you that songwriter guy" [00:59.50]'N-I said"Yes I am" [01:01.00]He said"So am I" [01:02.06]He set down and played me a song by the grease rack; [01:04.57]When he finished singin' he gave me a smile [01:08.93]And I closed my eyes and pondered a while; [01:11.24]'N-he said"What do you think [01:12.68]Now don't hold nothin' back" [01:13.93]Well I gave him my most sorrowful look [01:18.28]And I said"This song's got a broken hook; [01:20.78]'N-I can order you a new one from Nashville but it won't be cheap; [01:24.53]And I know you've been using a cut-rate thesaurus [01:27.90]'Cause your adverbs have backed up into your chorus [01:30.33]Now your verse is runnin' on verbs that are way too weak [01:34.08]But don't be downhearted I can fix it for you sonny; [01:39.32]It won't take too long it'll just take money" [01:44.25]'N-I said"Hold on friend [01:49.39]Now I'm not through; [01:50.20]I hate to be the one to give you this news [01:52.57]But your whole melodic structure's done worked itself loose; [01:56.38]It's got so many dotted eighth notes in it [02:00.00]I'd keep her under fifty beats per minute; [02:02.05]I mean that's just me talkin' it's really up to you [02:06.11] 'N you've got a bad safety problem [02:09.58]With that dominant chord with the augmented fifth [02:11.81]Just see how dangerously high it raises you up; [02:15.50]So just go on over and work on my car [02:18.93]And I'll sit here by the fan and chances are [02:21.24]I can straighten this thing out for eight- uh nine-hundred bucks [02:27.04]But don't be downhearted I can fix it for you sonny; [02:32.79]It won't take too long" [02:36.72]You guessed it [02:40.65]It may be a hit [02:44.33]I like it