Now...in this faraway land 现在......在这个遥远的土地

Strange...that the palms of my hands 我的手...怪了手掌

Should be damp with expectancy 应该是潮湿与预期

   

Spring...and the air's turning mild 春天......与空气的转向温和

City lights...and the glimpse of a child 城市的灯光和一个孩子的惊鸿一瞥

Of the alleyway infantry 小巷步兵

   

Friends...do they know what I mean 朋友......他们知道我是什么意思

Rain...and the gathering green 雨...和收集绿色

Of an afternoon out-of-town 一个下午外的小镇

   

But Lord I had to go 但是，主啊，我不得不去

My trail was laid too slow behind me 我的足迹奠定了太慢了我身后

To face the call of fame 面对成名的通话

Or make a drunkard's name for me 或者做一个酒鬼的名字对我来说

Though now this other life 虽然现在这等生活

Has brought a different understanding 给我们带来了不同的理解

And from these endless days 从这些无穷无尽的天

Shall come a broader sympathy 要来一个更广泛的同情

And though I count the hours 虽然我数着时间

To be alone's no injury... 独自一人没有受伤......

   

My home...was a place near the sand 我的家......是附近沙的地方

Cliffs...and a military band 悬崖......和军乐队

Blew and air of normality 自爆与正常的空气