River of Dreams (Billy Joel)

很久,很久,很久以前,我独自一人开长途,开夜车去纽约,夜深沉....

车在黑暗中行驶,两道车灯只照亮前方不远的地方.车道两旁虽不是丛山峻岭,却也是山路起伏,高低忽悠;偶尔路过的小镇,加油站点点灯火,迎头开来的车辆,给夜行的我带来一丝丝的光亮,一线线的生机,然后又是无尽的黑暗和寂静,除了汽车引擎的声音.....

时间在缓慢地度过,拌随着间隔的寂寞和困意;寂寞没有随着时间的推移而减少而,而困意则随着道路开阔而加大,古典音乐这时成了催眠曲....于是不停地调换汽车音乐频道,想找出能让自己保持清醒的音乐....忽然"In the middle of the night"飘进了我的耳朵,精神为之一震. 我不就是In the middle of the night吗? 剩下的歌词已不记得了,只是In the middle of the night一句在车里飘了一夜,又飘了很多,很多,年........

曾想过写一个系列,一首歌,一段情.在我们人生的每个阶段,我们所听的歌曲,音乐,都铭记着我们那个时期的喜怒哀乐,也许等我老了以后........



River of Dreams (Billy Joel)

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
From the mountains of faith
To the river so deep
I must be lookin' for something
Something sacred i lost
But the river is wide
And it's too hard to cross
even though I know the river is wide
I walk down every evening and stand on the shore
I try to cross to the opposite side
So I can finally find what I've been looking for
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the valley of fear
To a river so deep
I've been searching for something
Taken out of my soul
Something I'd never lose
Something somebody stole
I don't know why I go walking at night
But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
Until I find what it is I've been looking for
(Three beat Pause)
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the jungle of doubt
To the river so deep
I know I'm searching for something
Something so undefined
That it can only be seen
By the eyes of the blind
In the middle of the night (break)

I’m not sure about a life after this
God knows I've never been a spiritual man
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That is runnin' through the promised land (Long Five beat Pause)

In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night