Well, I met old Wailin back in '79 嗯，我在79年遇到了旧外林回

When I was in my teens 当我在我十几岁

When I told him what was on my mind 当我告诉他是什么在我心中

He said son you don't wanna feel like me 他说，儿子，你不想感觉像我

   

There's a lot 'bout my life that you don't know 有很多的回合我的生活，你不知道

And boy it sure ain't good 而男孩它肯定是不好的

The big wheels will drive you crazy 大车轮将推动你疯了

And the highway will make you do things you never would 而高速公路将让你做的事情你永远不会

   

When you're living in the spotlight 当你生活在聚光灯下

It's another world every night 这是另外一个世界，每天晚上

It's a different town everyday 这是一个不同的城镇日常

You pay your dues if you're gonna play 您支付您的会费，如果你要玩

   

The only thing that makes it worthwhile 这使得它值得的嘛

Is a big crowd going wild 是一个很大的人群去野生

But you gotta long way to go 但你得长的路要走

You gotta long, long way to go 你要很长很长的路要走

   

But I've had this in my blood since the day 但我已经在我的血液，因为这一天有这

I held a guitar in my hand 我在手持吉他

And it wasn't long till Baumann was the home 它是不长，直到鲍曼是家

Of another cowboy band 另一个牛仔乐队

   

And too cold at home put me on the road 和过冷在家里把我在路上

And I know exactly how he felt 我确切地知道他的感受

Back then how was I to know 当时我怎么会知道

That the hands of fate for me were already dealt 命运对我的手上已经处理

   

Now I'm living in the spotlight 现在我住在聚光灯下

It's another town every night 它的另一个小镇，每天晚上

It's a different world everyday 这是一个不同的世界每天都

You pay your dues if you're gonna play 您支付您的会费，如果你要玩

   

The only thing that makes it worthwhile 这使得它值得的嘛

Is a big crowd going wild 是一个很大的人群去野生

But I've gotta long way to go 但我必须很长的路要走

I gotta long, long way to go 我要很长很长的路要走

A long, long way to go 很长，很长的路要走