Eu cantei a música lentamente I sang the song slowly Enquanto ela se pôs nas sombras As she stood in the shadows Ela caminhou para a luz She stepped to the light Ao passo que minhas cordas de prata vibraram As my silver strings spun Ela atraiu com os seus olhos She called with her eyes A melodia que eu estava tocando To the tune I's a-playin' Mas a música era longa But the song it was long E eu apenas começara And I'd only begun
Através de um feixe de luz Through a bullet of light O rosto dela refletia Her face was reflectin' As palavras fugidias The fast fading words Que rolavam de meus lábios That rolled from my tongue Com um olhar distante With a long-distance look Seus olhos luziam Her eyes was on fire Mas a música era longa But the song it was long E havia mais por ser cantado And there was more to be sung.
Meus olhos formaram um círculo My eyes danced a circle Transpassando sua silhueta iluminada Across her clear outline Com sua cabeça inclinada With her head tilted sideways Ela me atraiu novamente She called me again Enquanto a melodia se dissipava As the tune drifted out Ela arfou fortemente num eco She breathed hard through the echo Mas a música era longa But the song it was long E estava longe do fim And it was far to the end
Eu visei meu violão I glanced at my guitar E o toquei imaginando And played it pretendin' Que de todos os olhos ao redor That of all the eyes out there Eu não veria nenhum I could see none Enquanto os pensamentos dela golpeavam As her thoughts pounded hard Feito o talho de uma flecha Like the pierce of an arrow Mas a música era longa But the song it was long E precisava terminar And it had to get done
Quando a canção finalmente findou As the tune finally folded Larguei o violão I laid down the guitar E olhei para a garota Then looked for the girl Qual ficara por tanto tempo Who'd stayed for so long Mas seu espectro se perdeu But her shadow was missin' De toda minha busca For all of my searchin' Então peguei meu violão So I picked up my guitar E iniciei a música seguinte And began the next song