Leaving my family behind me 离开我的家人在我后面

not knowing what lay ahead 不知道什么摆在面前

waving goodbye, as I left them in tears 挥手告别，我在泪水离开了他们

remembering all we'd said 记住所有我们会说：

   

I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers 我看着天空，我提出了我的祈祷

I asked Him for guidance and strength 我问他的指导和力量

but the simple beliefs of a simple man 但一个简单的人简单的信念

lay in His hands, and on my head 躺在他的手，在我头上

   

I gave everything that they wanted 我给了他们想要的一切

but still they wanted more 但他们仍然想要更多

we sweat and we toiled 我们的汗水和辛苦，我们

good men lost their lives 好男人失去了他们的生命

I don't think they knew what for 我不认为他们知道什么

   

I sold them my heart 我卖了他们我的心脏

I sold them my soul 我卖了他们，我的灵魂

I gave everything I had 我给的一切，我有

ah but they couldn't break my spirit 啊，但他们无法打破我的精神

my dignity fought back, 我的尊严反击，

fightback 反击

can you hear me 你能听到我吗

can you see 你可以看到

Don't you hear me 你不听我的

don't you see 你不明白

   

We worked in gangs for all we were worth 我们曾在帮派所有我们的价值

the young boys pulling the wagons 年轻的男孩拉着货车

we were digging the tunnel, shifting the earth 我们挖隧道，移地

it was then that it happened. 就在那时，它发生了。

   

No-one knew how the cracks appeared 没有人知道如何出现裂缝

but as it fell they all disappeared 但是，当它落在他们都消失了

stone fell like rain 石陨如雨

   

Can you hear me, 你能听到我吗，

Can you see 你可以看到

Don't you hear me 你不听我的

Can you breathe 你可以松一口气

   

The smoke cleared, the dust it settled 硝烟散尽，灰尘就解决

No one knew how many had died 没有人知道有多少人死亡

all around there were broken men 周围有被破坏的男人

they'd said it was safe, they'd lied 他们会说，这是安全的，他们会撒谎

you could hear the cries, you could smell the fear 你能听到哭声，你能闻到恐惧

but good fortune that day was mine 但好运气，一天是我的

and it occurred to me the heart of a good man 它发生在我的一个很好的男人的心脏

it seems is hard to find. 它似乎是很难找到。

   

Can you hear me, 你能听到我吗，

can you see 你可以看到

Don't you hear me 你不听我的

don't you see 你不明白

   

We worked, how we worked like 我们的工作，我们怎么样工作

the devil for our pay 魔鬼对我们的付出

through the wind, through the snow, 通过风，通过积雪，

and through the rain 并在雨中

   

Blasting and cutting through Gods country like a knife 爆破和切割过神国如刀

sweat stinging my eyes, there has to be a better life 汗水刺痛了我的眼睛，必须有更好的生活

   

Ah but I can hear my childrens' cry 啊，但我能听到我的儿童啼哭

I can see the tears in their eyes 我可以看到他们眼中的泪水

memories of those I've left behind 那些回忆，我留下来

still ringing in my ears 言犹在耳

Will I ever go back again 我将永远回不去了

Will I ever see her face again 我见过她的脸再次

I'll never forget that night 我永远不会忘记那个夜晚

As they waved goodbye to their fathers 当他们挥手告别他们的父亲

   

We came from the North, 我们都来自北方，

and we came from the South 我们来自南方

with picks and with spades 拿着镐和锹

and a new kind of order 而一种新的秩序

showing no fear of what lies up ahead 不畏的是什么样的前方

They'll never see the likes of us again 他们永远不会看到我们的喜欢再

   

Driving the last spike, 驾驶最后秒杀，

lifting and laying the track 提升和铺设轨道

with blistering hands, 用水泡手，

the sun burning your back 太阳燃烧你的背

   

Oh but I can hear my childrens' cry 哦，但我能听到我的儿童啼哭

I can see the tears in their eyes 我可以看到他们眼中的泪水

memories of those I've left behind 那些回忆，我留下来

still ringing in my ears 言犹在耳

Well I'll always remember that night, 嗯，我会永远记得那个晚上，

As they waved goodbye to their fathers 当他们挥手告别他们的父亲

   

We followed the rail, we slept under the stars 我们遵循的轨道，我们在星空下睡

digging in darkness, and living with danger 挖，在黑暗中生活了危险

showing no fear of what lies up ahead 不畏的是什么样的前方

they'll never see the likes of us again 他们永远不会看到我们的喜好再

   

can you hear me 你能听到我吗

can you see 你可以看到

Don't you hear me 你不听我的

don't you see 你不明白