刚来美国,有次在Havard Square闲逛,不经意的越来越远离了喧闹的人群。有点累。正好路边有一家小咖啡馆。
天色渐暗,咖啡馆里灯光柔和,三五个顾客闲散的落座,一边看书聊天,一边啜饮咖啡。
我就是在这个时候第一次听见了这首曲子。
很久后在学校一个小团体的几个朋友的聚会上,突然这首曲子从人声中渗透进来。心里猛然间觉得温暖,我一下子就想起了才来美国的时候,那个不起眼的小咖啡店,昏黄的灯光,窗外萧瑟的深秋,店里闲散的人。
我因此特别注意了一下聚会的发起人,一个叫JASON的小孩。他和我同时进校,我习题课班上的学生。逐渐熟悉,直到熟悉得象这首歌一样。
演唱者是波士顿地区当地出产的JAZZ团队,他们的名字是老早波士顿一家糖果厂生产糖果的牌子名字。
Low Down Man
Squirrel Nut Zippers
That low down man of mine
Mistreats me all the time
He sez he loves me only
Then turns around and leaves me sad and lonely
If he could see through my eyes
And be the one who cries
He would see
He would never be
That low down man of mine
That low down man with his low down ways
I know he'll go some day
I wait till then
the story's ending
It wont be long
But from now on
If he could see through my eyes
And be the one who cries
He would see
He would never be
That low down man of mine
If he could see through my eyes
And be the one who cries
He would see
He'd come back to me
That low down man