There's faded paint down Walnut Street. 还有的褪漆倒桃街。

That's the cotton gin where the farmers meet. 这是轧棉机，其中农民见面。

And there's the water tower I never had the guts to climb. 还有的水塔我从来没有胆量向上爬。

Sums up how some folks live and other die trying. 总结了一些人的生活和其他战死沙场。

   

She'll pick you up and pull you down. 她来接你，并把你拉下来。

And everyone waves when they're driving through town. 大伙波时，他们开车经过小镇。

The faces may change but the last names never do. 这些面可能会改变，但姓氏不会做。

It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou. 这是生活在Idalou美丽的方式。

   

Just north of the highway's my dad's old work barn. 北部高速公路的我爸的旧作谷仓。

Down the road from there is where the Isoms farm. 倒在那里的路是那里的Isoms农场。

Coach Taylor retired after finally winning state. 后，终于赢得国家的教练泰勒退役。

They'll all move on but the stories will stay the same. 他们都会继续前进，但故事将保持不变。

   

She'll pick you up and pull you down. 她来接你，并把你拉下来。

And everyone waves when they're driving through town. 大伙波时，他们开车经过小镇。

The faces may change but the last names never do. 这些面可能会改变，但姓氏不会做。

It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou. 这是生活在Idalou美丽的方式。

   

There's a sole traffic light and one side is red, 有一个唯一的红绿灯，一边是红色的，

And most people stop and stay 'til they're dead. 和大多数人驻足停留，直到他们死了。

The other side's yellow, it means proceed with caution, 另一边的黄色，这意味着谨慎行事，

But if you keep going you may be forgotten. 但如果你坚持下去，你可能会被遗忘。

   

She'll pick you up and she'll pull you down. 她来接你，她会拉你下来。

And everyone waves when they're driving through town. 大伙波时，他们开车经过小镇。

   

She'll pick you up and pull you down. 她来接你，并把你拉下来。

And everyone waves when they're driving through our little town. 大伙波时，他们开车经过我们的小城镇。

Yeah, the faces may change but the last names never do. 是的，脸上可能会改变，但姓氏不会做。

It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou. 这是生活在Idalou美丽的方式。

It's the beautiful way of life for me and you. 这是生活对我来说，你的美丽的方式。