18 years have come and gone 18年来来去去

For momma they flew by 对于妈妈，他们飞过

But for me they drug on and on 但是对我来说，他们在和毒品

We were loading up that Chevy 我们认为雪佛兰加载了

Both tryin' not to cry 这两种试着不要哭

Momma kept on talking 妈妈不停地说话

Putting off good-bye 推迟再见

Then she took my hand and said 然后，她拉着我的手说：

'Baby don't forget “宝贝，不要忘记

   

Before you hit the highway 当你打了高速公路

You better stop for gas 气你最好停止

There's a 50 in the ashtray 有一个50的烟灰缸

In case you run short on cash 如果你运行缺钱

Here's a map and here's a Bible 这里有一个图，这里有一个圣经

If you ever lose your way 如果你失去了你的方式

   

Just one more thing before you leave 在你离开之前还有一件事

Don't forget to remember me' 别忘了记得我“

   

This downtown apartment sure makes me miss home 这家位于市中心的公寓肯定让我想家

And those bills there on the counter 而这些法案有在柜台上

Keep telling me I'm on my own 请告诉我，我对我自己的

And just like every Sunday I called momma up last night 就这样每周日我打电话给妈妈昨晚

And even when it's not, I tell her everything's alright 而且，即使它不是，我告诉她一切是正常的

Before we hung up I said 之前，我们就挂了，我说

'Hey momma, don't forget to tell my baby sister I'll see her in the fall “嘿妈妈，别忘了告诉我的小妹妹，我会看到她在秋天

And tell Memaw that I miss her 并告诉Memaw ，我想念她

Yeah, I should give her a call 是的，我应该给她打个电话

And make sure you tell Daddy that I'm still his little girl 而且一定要告诉爸爸说我还是他的小女孩

Yeah, I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be 是啊，我还是觉得我在哪里，我应该是

Don't forget to remember me' 别忘了记得我“

   

Tonight I find myself kneeling by the bed to pray 今晚，我发现自己跪在床上祈祷

I haven't done this in a while 我没有在一段时间这样做

So I don't know what to say but 所以我不知道该说些什么，但

'Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big ol' place “主啊，我觉得这么小，有时在这个大醇的地方

Yeah, I know there are more important things, 是的，我知道有更重要的事情，

But don't forget to remember me 但是，不要忘了还记得我

But don't forget to remember me' 但是，不要忘了还记得我“