There's an old man sittin' on a front porch now 有一个前廊一位老人正坐在现在

Talkin' 'bout how it used to be 说话布特它曾经是怎样的

When I was young I was a hell of a man 当我年轻的时候是一个人的地狱

My father died when I was ten 我的父亲去世时，我10

I hit the road to find a job 我打的路找工作

Had to feed my family 不得不养活我的家人

Times were hard my hands are still scarred 日子过得很艰难我的手仍然伤痕累累

From the life I've had to lead 在生活中，我已经不得不引起

I was born to run 我出生运行

   

Drove a tractor and trailer all my life 开着拖拉机和挂车我所有的生活

Six kids and a hell of a wife 六个孩子和妻子的地狱

Made lots of money it all slipped away 赚了不少钱这一切溜走了

A large family that's the price you pay 一个大家族就是你付出的代价

I always dreamed never gave up 我一直梦想永不放弃

Son, even when times got tough 儿子，即使在次得到了艰难

That's when I'd push it a little bit more 这时候，我会推多一点点

You should've heard that engine roar 你应该听说过，引擎的轰鸣声

   

[chorus] [合唱]

I was born to run 我出生运行

Can't slow down 不能慢下来

No regrets, I've been blessed 没有遗憾，我一直在祝福

Born to run 出生运行

In time you'll see what the good Lord's done for me 随着时间的推移，你会看到什么好耶的为我做的

Born to run 出生运行

I can't slow down 我不能慢下来

No regrets, I did my best 没有遗憾，我尽力了

Born to run 出生运行

In time you'll see 随着时间的推移，你会看到

What the good Lord's done, done for me 有什么好耶的完成，为我做的

   

The old man, he passed away 这位老人，他去世了

And all he said never crossed my mind 而他所说的一切从来没有想到过

Until I saw the price he payed 直到我看到的价格，他所许

Was a lot like mine 当时很多像我这样的

I'm full and though it's miles away 我吃饱了，虽然它是英里远

Gotta hit the city right on time 总得创城准时

And when I'm on I'll always sing little song of mine 而当我在我会一直唱我的歌很少

I was born to run 我出生运行

   

[repeat chorus] [重复合唱]