We never meant to stay here 我们从未想过要留在这里

We were here for the gold 我们在这里为金

   

We got stuck here for the winter 我们被困在这里过冬

Blinded by golden dollar signs 金色的美元符号蒙蔽

We built some simple structures 我们建立了一些简单的结构

Temporary, not permanent 临时的，不是永久的

But each year we dug much deeper 但是，我们每年挖更深的

And each year things got more serious 每年事情变得更严重

Each year our hearts grew weaker 每年，我们的心更弱增长

Blinded by golden dollar signs 金色的美元符号蒙蔽

   

We never meant to stay here 我们从未想过要留在这里

We were here for the gold 我们在这里为金

   

Put a lump of coal in my hand 把煤疙瘩在我手中

Squeeze just as tight as I can 挤一样紧张，因为我可以

Hope for a brand new diamond 希望有一个全新的钻石

I know it's slight but it's all I can 我知道这是轻微的，但它是所有我能

I promise honey that when we get paid 我保证蜂蜜，当我们得到报酬

We'll pack our things and we'll move away 我们会收拾我们的东西，我们就会搬走

A thousand miles from this frozen lake 从这个冰封的湖面千里

We'll find a place where we both can stay 我们会找到一个地方，我们都可以留

   

We'll find a city with a million people 我们会找到一个百万人口的城市

Find an apartment where the rent is real low 找到一个公寓，租金是真正的低

We'll disappear and no one will notice 我们将消失，没有人会注意到

How about it Darling? 怎么样亲爱的？

We could both live downtown 我们可以都住市区

   

We never meant to stay here 我们从未想过要留在这里

We were here for the gold 我们在这里为金

We never meant to stay here 我们从未想过要留在这里

But we're just dumb animals with our paws in the hole, grasping gold 但我们只是愚蠢的动物与我们在孔爪，抓金

   

Now we're stuck in a small town 现在，我们被困在一个小城镇

Out on the shield 对屏蔽

But it lost its appeal long ago 但它失去了吸引力不久前

We wake up at dawn and kiss our wives on the forehead 我们醒了，在黎明和吻我的妻子的额头

And we slowly make our way into the caves 我们慢慢地使我们进入了洞穴

Where we will forget the faces of our children and our small regrets 在这里我们会忘记我们的孩子和我们的小遗憾的面孔

Like, I should have kept that lucky penny while I had the chance 如，我应该保持那个幸运的一分钱，而我有机会