For fifteen years Le Bin Son 十五年乐币嗯儿子

Fought side by side with the Americans 并肩作战的美国人

In the mountains and deltas of Vietnam 在山区和越南的三角洲

In '75 Saigon fell and he left his command 在75西贡下跌，他离开了他的命令

And brought his family to the promised land 让自己的家人到应许之地

   

Seabrook, Texas and the small towns in the Gulf of Mexico 西布鲁克，得克萨斯州和墨西哥海湾的小城镇

It was delta country and reminded him of home 这是台达的国家，并提醒他回家

He worked as a machinist, put his money away 他当过机械师，把他的钱拿走

And bought a shrimp boat with his cousin 买了捕虾船与他的表妹

And together they harvested Galveston Bay 和他们一起收获了加尔维斯顿湾

   

In the mornin' 'fore the sun come up 在早上， “前太阳上来

He'd kiss his sleepin' daughter 他会亲吻他睡的女儿

Steer out through the channel 引导通过所述信道

And cast his nets into the water 将他网入水

   

Billy Sutter fought with Charlie Company 比利·萨特打了查理公司

In the highlands of Quang Tri 在广治省的高地

He was wounded in the battle of Chu Lai 他受伤的楚来战斗

Shipped home in '68 运回家中68

   

There he married and worked the gulf fishing grounds 在那里，他结了婚，曾在海湾渔场

In a boat that'd been his father's 在一条船，一直在他父亲的

In the morning he'd kiss his sleeping son 第二天早晨，他会亲吻他熟睡的儿子

And cast his nets into the water 将他网入水

   

Billy sat in front of his TV as the South fell 比利坐在他的电视机前为南跌

And the communists rolled into Saigon 和共产党滚入西贡

He and his friends watched as the refugees came 他和他的朋友们看着这些难民来到

Settled on the same streets and worked the coast they'd grew up on 定居在同一条街道和工作，他们会成长起来的海岸

Soon in the bars around the harbor was talk 很快在海港周围的传言了吧

Of America for Americans 美国美国人

Someone said "You want 'em out, you got to burn 'em out." 有人说： “你要时间了，你有烧时间了。 ”

And brought in the Texas Klan 并在德州三K党带来

   

One humid Texas night there were three shadows on the harbor 一个潮湿的夜晚德州有维港三影堂

Come to burn the Vietnamese boats into the sea 来烧越南渔船入海

In the fire's light shots rang out 在火灾中的光枪声大作

Two Texans lay dead on the ground 德州两死者躺在地面上

Le stood with a pistol in his hand 乐站在那里，手里拿着手枪

   

A jury acquitted him in self-defense 陪审团宣告他无罪自卫

As before the judge he did stand 当法官之前，他根本受不了

But as Le walked down the courthouse steps 但随着乐走下法院的步骤

Billy said "My friend you're a dead man." 比利说： “我的朋友，你就死定了。 ”

   

One late summer night Le stood watch along the waterside 一个夏末的夜晚乐驻足观看沿着水边

Billy stood in the shadows 比利站在阴影

His K-bar knife in his hand 他的K-棒刀在他手中

And the moon slipped behind the clouds 和月亮下滑云层后面

Le lit a cigarette, the bay was still as glass 乐点燃了一支烟，海湾仍然是玻璃

As he walked by Billy stuck his knife into his pocket 当他走过比利卡住他的刀放进了口袋

Took a breath and let him pass 深吸了一口气，让他通过

   

In the early darkness Billy rose up 在早期的黑暗比利起来

Went into the kitchen for a drink of water 走进厨房喝水

Kissed his sleeping wife 吻他的妻子睡觉

Headed into the channel 为首的进入通道

And cast his nets into the water 将他网入水

Of Galveston Bay 的加尔维斯顿湾