By the Riverside

Slow acoustic spiritual soul
https://youtu.be/e5O-jp-rps8
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在阳明山二子坪步道，我看见一个伯伯。

微胖，白色卷发，白胡子。草帽没有戴，挂在后颈。身上是一件米白色的亚麻长衬衫，黑色及膝短裤，裤头反折著，红黑相间的 Y 字吊带从肩上绕下去。

他穿白色长袜，袜口有红、白、蓝三道横纹，脚上一双深棕色皮靴。
然后是一把木吉他。
没有琴袋。
就这样裸著背在身后。背带是祖灵之眼那种菱形图腾，红的、黑的、白的，在木头色的琴身旁非常醒目。

他从我前面几步的地方横过步道。
我原本只是看著。
他忽然转过头。
粗黑框眼镜。
我愣住了。
我们当然不认识。
可是那张脸，那个身形，那个走路的样子，甚至那种背著吉他、好像也没有特别要去哪里的神情，都让我觉得，我好像在哪里见过他。

不是我爸。
完全不像我爸。
比较像二十年后的我。
我有一点想叫住他。

你也是 Christopher？要去哪？
我们来唱一首歌？
By the Riverside？

I came down from the mountain
With the daylight on my shoes
Had an old song on my shoulder
And nothing left to lose

Down by the riverside
Lay it down, lay it down
Down by the riverside
Leave the heavy things behind

Met an old man at the crossing
With a guitar on his back
He looked at me for half a second
Like he knew me from way back

Down by the riverside
Lay it down, lay it down
Down by the riverside
Leave the heavy things behind

No sword in my hand
No reason to fight
Just an old wooden guitar
And the road in fading light

Down by the riverside
Lay it down, lay it down
Down by the riverside
Maybe I’ll see you there sometime