He was standin' by the highway 他站在由高速公路

With a sign that just said "mother" 有迹象表明刚才说的“妈妈”

When he heard a driver comin' 当他听到司机坠落

'bout a half a mile away “布特半英里远

Then he held the sign up higher 随后，他标志了高

Where no decent soul could miss it 如果没有像样的灵魂能错过它

It was ten degrees or colder 这是10度或更冷

Down by bolder dam that day 下降大胆坝的那一天

He was raised up in milwaukee 他提出了在密尔沃基

Though he never was that famous 虽然他从来都不是那个著名的

He was just a road musician 他只是一个音乐家的道路

To the taverns he would go 到了小酒馆，他会去

Singin' songs about the ramblin' 曲“的歌曲对ramblin ”

The lovin' girls and gamblin' 在心爱的女孩和布林“

How the world fell on his shoulders 世界如何落在他的肩膀上

Back in boulder I don't know 早在巨石我不知道

   

It was out in arizona 这是在美国亚利桑那州

That he heard the lady listenin' 他听到老太太listenin

To each word that he was sayin' 每一个字，他说

To each line that he would write 每一行，他会写

   

So he sat down by her table and 于是，他被她的桌子坐了下来，

They talked about the weather 他们谈论天气

Ninety-eight point six and risin' 九十八点六RISIN

Down by boulder dam that day 下跌巨石水坝的那一天

   

And she told him she would take him 她告诉他，她会带他

For a ride in the mornin' sun 一骑在清晨的阳光

Back in boulder he had told her 早在大石，他曾告诉她

"I don't know when I had a better friend" “我不知道什么时候我有一个更好的朋友”

   

Now he's traded off his martin 现在，他换了他的马丁

But his troubles are not over 不过，他的麻烦还没有结束

For his feet are almost frozen 对于他的脚几乎冻结

And the sun is sinkin' low 而太阳沉没低

Won't you listen to me brother 你不听我的兄弟

If you ever loved your mother 如果你爱你的母亲

Please pull off on the shoulder 请在肩膀上拉断

If you're goin' milwaukee way 如果你要去密尔沃基方式

It's ten degrees and getting colder 这是10度，天气越来越冷了

Down by boulder dam today 下降了今天的巨石水坝