I know what it's like, growing up poor 我知道是什么感觉，穷人的成长经历

I remember that night walking home from the store 我记得那天晚上走回家从商店

Stopping every few minutes, sitting down that jug 停止每隔几分钟，坐在那壶

Blowing on my hands trying to warm them up 吹我的手试图温暖起来

And seeing that other kid from my homeroom class ，看到从我的班主任类，其他的孩子

In that nice warm car, as he rode past 在这美好温馨的车，因为他骑过去

And our eyes meeting as they sometimes did 而我们的眼睛满足，因为他们有时会做

Reading my name on his lips 在他的嘴唇看我的名字

   

Kerosene kid, don't let 'em get you down 煤油的孩子，不要让时间让你失望

Just hold your head up and be proud 牵住你的头了嘛

Kerosene kid, they don't understand 煤油的孩子，他们不明白

Everything that we got is a gift 我们得到的一切是一个礼物

Kerosene kid 煤油孩子

   

I get home with that jug 我回家与壶

Mama filled up the heater 妈妈充满加热器

And those kerosene fumes filled up the trailer 而那些煤油油烟填补了预告片

Got all over everything like a blanket of dust 得到了全国各地都像灰毯子

On the sheets, on the bed, on the carpet, and on us 在床单上，床上，地毯上，并在美国

Next morning at school in yesterday's clothes 第二天早上，在学校在昨天的衣服

Somebody be laughing, some girl be holding her nose 有人在笑，有的女孩抱着她的鼻子

I'd sit there embarrassed, my face turning red 我坐在那里，不好意思，我的脸变红

Getting at her telling myself 让她告诉自己

   

Kerosene kid, don't let 'em get you down 煤油的孩子，不要让时间让你失望

Just hold your head up and be proud 牵住你的头了嘛

Kerosene kid, they don't understand 煤油的孩子，他们不明白

Everything that we got is a gift 我们得到的一切是一个礼物

Kerosene kid 煤油孩子

   

Every day when I look in the mirror 每一天，当我照镜子

I can't say enough 我不能说足够

About the little man back in my memory 关于小个子早在我的记忆中

That never gave up 永不放弃

   

Kerosene kid, they didn't get you down 煤油的孩子，他们没有得到你失望

You held your head up, you stood proud 你握着你的头，你站在骄傲

Kerosene kid, yeah you understand 煤油的孩子，是你理解

Everything that you got is a gift 你得到的一切是一个礼物

   

Kerosene kid, don't let them get you down 煤油的孩子，不要让他们失望让你

Hold your head up and stay proud 抬起你的头，并留下骄傲

Kerosene kid, we'll all understand 煤油的孩子，我们都会明白

Everything that we got is a gift 我们得到的一切是一个礼物

Kerosene kid 煤油孩子

   

Don't let 'em get you down 不要让时间让你失望

Kerosene kid 煤油孩子