Right down the line （始终如一）和Baker Street（面包街）一样，诞生于1978年，然后大热。
Gerry Rafferty的家乡，是苏格兰最大的镇Paisley，一个兴于纺织也衰于纺织的镇。镇里有条White Cart River白车河，也许某日Gerry Rafferty就坐着白车河畔，像两百年前的Samuel Taylor Coleridge柯勒律治一样，坐在the River Otter奥特河边，向河里扔着石块打着水漂，吟诵着，歌唱着。
Gerry Rafferty的歌，总是有种淡淡的乡愁，哪怕是情歌。各大音乐平台的翻译都不准确，看我的版本吧：
Right Down the Line 始终如一
You know I need your love
你知道，我要你的爱
You got that hold over me
你的魔力，我无法摆脱
Long as I got your love
一旦得到你的爱
You know that I’ll never leave
你知道，我再也无法离开
When I wanted you to share my life
当我希望，有人进入我的生活
I had no doubt in my mind
毫无疑问，我的心里
And it’s been you, woman, right down the line
一直是你，亲爱的，始终如一
I know how much I lean on you
我知道，我有多依赖你
Only you can see
只有你能够看见
The changes that I’ve been through
我所经历的那些改变
Have left a mark on me
在我心中留痕的那些改变
You’ve been as constant as the northern star
你像北极星一样永恒
The brightest light that shines
闪着最亮的光
It’s been you, woman, right down the line
一直是你，亲爱的，始终如一
I just wanna say this is my way
我只想说，这是我的说话方式
Of telling you everything I could never say before
告诉你一切，我未曾说过的话
Yeah this is my way of telling you
是的，这是我的说话方式
That every day I’m loving you so much more
告诉你，每天我都在爱你更多
’Cause you believed in me through my darkest night
因为你相信我，在我至暗时刻
Put something better inside of me
安放美好于我内心
You brought me back to life
你让我重回生活
If I had to live my life without you near me
如果我的生活中没有你
The days would all be empty
日子会无尽空虚
The nights would seem so long
夜晚会无比漫长
With you I see forever oh so clearly
和你在一起，我清晰看到永恒
I might have been in love before
我或许也曾爱过
But it never felt this strong
但从未如此强烈
Our dreams are young and we both know
我们的梦想正青春，你我都明白
They’ll take us where we want to go
它将带我们去心之所向
Right down the line
始终如一
Right down the line
始终如一
