Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
Why does she sing
Her sad songs for me
I'm not the one
To tenderly bring
Her soft sympathy
I've just begun
To see my way clear
And it's plain
If I stop I will fall
I can lay down a tear
For her pain
Just a tear and that's all
What does she want me to do
She says that she knows
That moments are rare
I suppose that it's true
Then on she goes
To say I don't care
Aw, she knows that I do

[Chorus]
Maybe she just has to sing for the sake of the song
Who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong

[Verse 2]
She'd like to think that I was cruel
But she knows that's a lie
For I would be
No more than a tool
If I allowed her to cry
All over me
My sorrow is real
Even though
I can't change my plans
If she could see how I feel
Then I know
That she'd understand

Does she actually think I'm to blame
Does she really believe
That some word of mine could relieve
All her pain
Can't she see that she grieves
Just because she's been blindly deceived
By her shame

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Nothin's what it seems
Maybe she'll start some day
To realize
If she abandons her dreams
Then all the words she can say
Are only lies
When will she see
That to gain
Is only to lose
All that she offers me
Are her chains
And I got to refuse

It's only to herself that she's lied
She likes to pretend
There's something that she should defend
With her pride
I don't intend
To stand here and be the friend
From whom she must hide

[Chorus]