Oh she knows 哦，她知道

She takes his hand 她抓住他的手

And prays the child will understand 并祈祷孩子会明白

At the door they watch the men go by 在门口，他们看到这些人去了

In the clothes that daddy wore 在衣服的穿着爸爸

Mothers pride 母亲的骄傲

Baby boy 男婴

His father's eyes 父亲的眼睛

He's a soldier waiting for war 他是一个战士等待战争

Time will come 时间会来

He'll hold a gun 他会持枪

His father's son 他的父亲的儿子

   

And as he grows 当他长大

He hears the band 他听到乐队

Takes the step from boy to man 采取步骤从男孩到男人

And at the shore she waves her son goodbye 而在岸边海浪，她自己的儿子告别

Like the man she did before 就像男人之前，她做了

   

Mothers pride 母亲的骄傲

Just a boy 只是个男孩

His country's eyes 他的国家的眼睛

He's a soldier waving at the shore 他是一名军人挥舞在岸边

And in her heart the time has come 而在她的心脏的时机已经到来

To lose a son 失去一个儿子

   

And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone 和所有的丈夫，所有的儿子，所有的恋人走了

They make no difference 他们没有区别

No difference in the end 到底无差异

Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero 还能听到女人说你爸爸死的英雄

In the name of god and man 在神和人的名字

   

Mothers pride 母亲的骄傲

Crazy boy 疯狂的男孩

His lifeless eyes 他毫无生气的眼睛

He's a soldier now forevermore 他是一名军人，现在到永远

He'll hold a gun till kingdom come 他会持枪到的国降临