The lights of Laredo dance on the water and shine in a young man's eyes. 拉雷多的舞蹈在一个年轻男子的眼睛水分和光泽的灯光。

Who stand on the border and dreams of paradise. 谁站在边界和天堂的梦想。

He's heard crazy stories of how people live over in the promised land. 他听到了人们如何在应许之地住在疯狂的故事。

He heard they eat three meals a day, just across the Rio Grande. 他听说他们一天吃三餐，横跨格兰德河。

He's got a wife named Maria, and a baby named Rose, and another one to feed on the way. 他有一个名叫玛丽亚的妻子，和一个叫罗斯的宝宝，另一个喂的方式。

Two willing hands, that couldn't find work today. 两个肯动手，无法找到今天的工作。

He stares at the river and curses the future, that he can't understand. 他盯着江和诅咒的未来，他无法理解。

He knows the child would have a chance, just across the Rio Grande. 他知道孩子将有一个机会，对面的格兰德河。

   

It's only a river, that's not so deep or wide. 这只是一条河，这不是那么深或宽。

A boy can throw a stone across and reach the other side. 一个男孩可以在扔一块石头，到达彼岸。

It's just some muddy water, cutting through the land. 这只是有些浑浊的水，通过土地切割。

But a man can make a dream come true just across the Rio Grande. 但是，一个人可以让梦想成真对面的格兰德河。

   

The lights of Laredo dance on the water and shine in a young man's eyes. 拉雷多的舞蹈在一个年轻男子的眼睛水分和光泽的灯光。

Who stand on the border and dreams of paradise. 谁站在边界和天堂的梦想。

He's heard crazy stories of how good life is over in the promised land, 他听说过美好的生活是怎么过来的，在应许之地疯狂的故事，

and sometimes it seems like God must live just across the Rio Grande. 有时好像上帝一定对面的格兰德河生活。

   

It's only a river, that's not so deep or wide. 这只是一条河，这不是那么深或宽。

A boy can throw a stone across and reach the other side. 一个男孩可以在扔一块石头，到达彼岸。

It's just some muddy water, cutting through the land. 这只是有些浑浊的水，通过土地切割。

But a man can make a dream come true just across the Rio Grande. 但是，一个人可以让梦想成真对面的格兰德河。

Sometimes it seems like God must live just across the Rio Grande. 有时候好像上帝一定对面的格兰德河生活。