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小時候不喜歡英文，所以對這首歌的歌詞沒有任何印象， 除了知道這是貓王的著名歌曲取之一，
另外就是"Tell Laura I Love Her"，這句歌詞常常在電影裡聽到。

前陣子朋友寄給我的e-mail夾帶這首歌還附上歌詞，於是決定下載來聽聽。
我一直以為這是一首情歌，當我看了歌詞後有點驚訝，因為這是一個令人傷感的故事。
歌詞只是平鋪直敘的描寫Tommy為了心愛的Lura去參加賽車比賽，不幸意外。
以中文的寫作方式來看，"Tell Laura I Love Her"用一種平穩且堅定的態度貫穿全文。
我想這是為什麼這首歌不只感動貓王當時的歌迷，而繼續感動著現在聽到這首歌的聽眾。


Tell laura I love her by Elvis

Laura and Tommy were lovers he wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring
He saw a sign for a stock car race a thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn’t get Laura on the phone so to her mother Tommy said
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her tell Laura I may be late
I’ve something to do, that cannot wait

He drove his car to the racing grounds he was the youngest driver there
The crowed roared as they started the race round the track they drove at a deadly pace
No one knows what happened that day,
how his car overturned in flames but as they pulled him from
The twisted wreck with his dying breath, they heard him say
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

Now in the chapel where Laura prays
For her Tommy who passed away it was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die Tell Laura I love her.......