我的学校就是在一个僻静的大农村里，
连BUS上放的歌也总是美国典型的乡村音乐。
不过，乡村风的歌曲就好像为游子而生，
那种漂泊和等待的苍凉，沉重而浓烈的爱，
当我一句一句听下来，
想起家中带着温柔目光的父亲、母亲，
湿润了眼睛。

这是一首在BUS上听到的令人耳目一新的，Hury Home,
是父亲写给在外打拼的女儿的歌。

He's been sitting by the phone since she left
But it's time for work and he just can't be late
So he grab this old guitar and he plays a couple of bars on the machine
Then he softly sings

It doesn't matter what you've done
I still love you
It doesn't matter where you've been
You can still come home
And honey if it's you
We've got a lot of making love to do
And I can't hug you on the phone
So hurry home

Well the message light was blinking when he got back
It was an old friend calling 'coz he just heard the news
He said, man I hope you find her
If I see her I'll remind her that her dad is worried
And want her to know...

It doesn't matter what you've done
I still love you
It doesn't matter where you've been
You can still come home
And honey if it's you
we've got a lot of making love to do
And I can't hug you on the phone
So hurry home

Well the days dragged by
Without a word from her
And it looked like she might not be coming back
People said,
Man don't you think it's time to take that old message off
He said no
You never know when she might come
But she was just outside a bar in New York City
And so-called friends had left her all alone
She was scared he wouldn't want her
But she dialed up that old number
And let it ring
And then she heard him sing

It doesn't matter what you've done
I still love you
It doesn't matter where you've been
you can still come home
And honey if it's you
We've got a lot of making love to do
And I can't hug you on the phone
So hurry home
He walked in just in time to hear her say
That I am on my way

歌词朴实地描写了一个留守家中的父亲是如何等待他女儿的归来。
他留了一条message给他的女儿，
无论你做了什么，
我都爱你如初。
无论你身在哪里，
家的大门始终敞开。
亲爱的，如果那是你，
我们还有好多的爱未完成，
我无法在电话里给予你拥抱，
所以，回家吧！

时间一天一天过去，他的女儿不曾给他打电话。
不管身边的人怎么劝说，他坚持要保留那条留言。
他知道她将遇到非常不容易的事，而他想让她知道他永远在这里等着她，爱她。

It doesn't matter what you've done
I still love you
It doesn't matter where you've been
you can still come home
And honey if it's you
We've got a lot of making love to do
And I can't hug you on the phone
So hurry home

He walked in just in time to hear her say
That I am on my way

而最后，他终于让她听到了他的歌，
他等到了女儿的电话，等到了女儿的归来。


一位年迈的父亲在家中挂念着离家在外的女儿，
害怕她感觉孤苦无依，以语音留言的方式温柔地唱给她听。
无论你做了什么，
我都爱你如初。
无论你身在哪里，
家的大门始终敞开。
I will be here waiting for you forever.