I made a trip back to my hometown last week 我做了一个回一趟老家，上周

For my grandparent's 50 year anniversary 对于我的祖父母50个周年

It was black leather wingtips, and big bouffant hair 它是黑色皮革翼尖和大蓬松的头发

Your typical senior affair 典型的高级婚外情

   

They were cutting a rug to a Glen Miller tune 他们被切割地毯到格伦·米勒调

When someone stood up and tapped a glass with a spoon 当一个人站了起来，拍了拍玻璃用勺子

It was old Eddie Vicker's, granddaddy's best man 这是老埃迪维氏，爷爷的伴郎

And his very best friend to this day 而他的这一天最好的朋友

And his eyes grew misty as he raised his champagne 他的眼睛迷蒙的增长，他举起香槟

   

He said, here's to the makers of things built to last 他说，这里的事物建立持续的制造商

Like church bells and bridges, and baseball on grass 像教堂的钟声和桥梁，并在草地上棒球

Like Ferguson tractors and Lucchese boots 像弗格森拖拉机和卢切塞靴

My daddy's old tools I still use 我爸爸的老工具，我还在用

   

The pledge of allegiance, the stars and the stripes 效忠誓词，星星和条纹

The words in the Bible, the sun in the sky 词语的圣经，太阳在天空中

And here's to the twinkle in old married eyes 下面是在老两口眼里闪烁

Still there after fifty years past 后仍然有50年过去

Here's to the makers of things built to last 下面就来的东西基业长青的制造商

   

We live in a world now of plastic and glue 我们生活中的塑料和胶水的世界，现在

Disposable honor, replaceable truth 一次性的荣誉，更换真相

If a part breaks, why fix it? 如果零件断裂，为什么解决这个问题？

Man, what's the use 男人，有什么用

It costs less to buy it brand new 它的费用少买全新的

   

Oh, but lately I've looked in the eyes of my wife 呵呵，不过最近我一直在看我老婆的眼睛

And I see there what matters the most in this life 我看到有什么事情是最这辈子

And I have decided I'm taking a stand 我已经决定，我采取的立场

To stay on that fifty year plan 留下来的那50年计划

Inspired by the words of a very wise man 通过一个非常聪明的人的话启发

   

He said, here's to the makers of things built to last 他说，这里的事物建立持续的制造商

Like church bells and bridges, and baseball on grass 像教堂的钟声和桥梁，并在草地上棒球

Like Ferguson tractors and Lucchese boots 像弗格森拖拉机和卢切塞靴

My daddy's old tools I still use 我爸爸的老工具，我还在用

   

The pledge of allegiance, the stars and the stripes 效忠誓词，星星和条纹

The words in the Bible, the sun in the sky 词语的圣经，太阳在天空中

And here's to the twinkle in old married eyes 下面是在老两口眼里闪烁

Still there after fifty years past 后仍然有50年过去

Here's to the makers of things built to last 下面就来的东西基业长青的制造商

Here's to the makers of things built to last 下面就来的东西基业长青的制造商