I was ten, 我是10 ，

I was thin, 我很瘦，

I was playing first base 我是打一垒

with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face 用二手的手套和污垢在脸上

In nowhere, Virginia 在无处，弗吉尼亚州

Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard would go very far 谁愿意过的身影，孩子在院子里会走得很远

It was 419 Lakewood , had no silverspoons 这是419莱克伍德，没有silverspoons

Just an old beat up upright that played out of tune 只是一个老一掌直立的发挥格格不入

Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love 现在，我的歌唱和生活，我爱的生活

And when I count my blessings I thank God I was 而当我数我的祝福我感谢上帝，我是

An American child 一个美国孩子

   

An American child 一个美国孩子

'Cause dreams can grow wild “原因的梦想可以横生

Born inside an American child 出生的美国孩子中

   

Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose 七磅三盎司，她有我的鼻子

And she's into my heart as deep as it goes 她是为我的心脏深，因为它不用

With a promise that's more than just someone's last name 并承诺这不仅仅是一个人的姓氏

Anyone's equal, in late August came 任何人的平等，在八月下旬来到

An American child 一个美国孩子

   

An American child 一个美国孩子

'Cause dreams can grow wild “原因的梦想可以横生

Born inside an American child 出生的美国孩子中

   

My grandfather would have been eighty today 我的祖父本来今天80

But in '45 he fell down beside an American child 但在45 ，他倒下的美国孩子身边

   

An American child 一个美国孩子

Oh, an American child 哦，一个美国的孩子

'Cause dreams can grow wild born inside an American child “原因的梦想可以横生的美国孩子中诞生

An American child 一个美国孩子