We were sittin' round the supper table and the buzz of the frigidaire 我们正坐在轮晚餐表和北极的嗡嗡声

Was the only sound 'til momma laid down, a book she found upstairs 是唯一的声音，直到妈妈放下，一本书，她发现楼上

It was covered in dust in the back of the closet, 它浑身尘土，在衣柜的最里面，

Goodwill box we almost tossed it out 商誉中我们几乎把它扔出去

We could have lost all those memories 我们可能已经失去了所有的记忆

   

There was a picture of mama in the pouring rain 有妈妈在瓢泼大雨图片

Ticket stubs to a Braves game 票根到勇士队的比赛

Silver star and a baggage claim from Hanoi, Vietnam 银星和来自越南河内行李认领

There was a picture of him callin' on grandpa 这里是他爷爷的呼唤图片

Leather skin from a baseball 从棒球皮革皮

We laughed and cried, told stories all night long 我们笑过，哭过，讲故事整夜

From the book of John 从约翰的书

   

Now the pot of coffee's almost gone, as we turn another page 现在，咖啡壶的几乎没有了，因为我们把另一个页面

We're climbing on him like a Jungle Jim, watching his hair turn gray 我们正在攀上他像一个丛林吉姆，看着他的头发转灰

All the Polaroids are just reminders, 所有的拍立得只是提醒，

You can't hold life in a three ring binder 在一个活页夹，你也挡不住生活

We flipped on through 'em anyway 我们翻上通过时间呢

   

There's a picture at his sister taken in July 有一个画面，在他的妹妹在七月采取

On the steps of the church pulling out his tie 在教堂的石阶，拔出他的领带

Hair's still wet from gettin' baptized, the brand new blue suit on 头发还是湿的，从刚开了洗礼，全新的蓝色西装

An old set of keys to his Chevrolet 一个古老的一套钥匙给他雪佛兰

A crumpled up receipt for a wedding ring 一张皱巴巴的了收据结婚戒指

We watched ourselves grow up there in his arms 我们看着自己在他的怀里长大有

In the book of John 在约翰福音书

   

That sun came up, we were wide awake 那太阳出来了，我们很清醒

Head to toe in black and gray 从头到脚的黑色和灰色

Long black Lincoln waiting down the drive 长长的黑色林肯等待关闭驱动器

He was father, son, husband and friend 他是父亲，儿子，丈夫和朋友

I still flip through it every now and then 我还通过它的每一个翻转，然后现在

When I need just a few words of advice 当我需要建议的短短几句话

It's almost like he's not really gone 这几乎就像他不会真的走了

And I know one day I'll be passin' on 我知道有一天我会passin 上

The book of John 约翰福音书