In my lifetime I've been in towns 在我有生之年，我已经在城镇

where there was no freedom or future around. 在没有自由的或未来的身边。

I've been in places where you could not eat 我去过的地方，你不能吃

or take a drink of water where ever you pleased. 或采取喝水在任何你高兴。

And now that I meet you in the middle of a mountain 现在，我满足你在山的中间

Well, I'm reaching out from within. 嗯，我从内部伸出。

   

And all I can think of are chapters and scenes of 和所有我能想到的是章节和场景

all of the places we've been. 所有的地方，我们已经。

   

I'm not such an old man so don't get me wrong. 我不是这样的老男人，所以不要误会我的意思。

I'm the latest survivor of the constantly strong. 我的不断强势的最新幸存者。

I've been to Mississippi and down city streets, 我去过密西西比和下城的街道，

I've seen days of plenty and nights with nothing to eat. 我已经看到了很多个日日夜夜什么也没有吃。

But I'm not too happy 'bout the middle of a mountain so 但我心里很不是滋味布特山的中间，以便

soon I'll be climbing again. 不久我将再度攀升。

   

'Cause all I can think of are chapters and scenes of “因为所有我能想到的是章节和场景

all of the places we've been. 所有的地方，我们已经。

   

I was raised up in a small town in the country down south 我从小在一个小城镇在全国南下

so I've been close enough to know what oppression's about. 所以我一直在足够近知道什么压迫的约。

Placed on this mountain with a rare chance to see 放在这山上有一个难得的机会看到

dreams once envisioned by folks much braver than me. 梦想曾经设想的人比我勇敢。

And since their lives got me to the middle of a mountain 而且，由于他们的生活让我到一座山的中间

Well, I can't stop and give up on them. 好吧，我不能停下来放弃他们。

   

'Cause their lights that shine on inspire me to climb on “产生原因的灯光闪耀在激励着我爬上来了

from all of the places we've been. 从所有的地方，我们已经。

   

From all of the places we've been, 所有我们去过的地方，

From all of the places we've been alot of places, yeah 从所有的地方我们已经很多的地方，是

From all of the places we've been, 所有我们去过的地方，

Been down, been down, been down, alot of roads and places 一直走下去，一直走下去，一直走下去，很多道路和场所

All of the places... 所有的地方...