I just turned twenty-nine three years in a row 我只是把29三年连续

Too young to be the president 太年轻总统

Too old to turn pro 太旧转职业

But when the seventies came and Elvis died 但是，当七十年代来了，猫王去世

I could not fill his shoes 我不能填补他的鞋子

But oh how I tried 但是，唉我怎么努力

   

It was the life and time of a small town hero 这是一个小镇英雄的生命和时间

But it's another day 但它的另一天

I've got my wife, my kids, a job and it's ok 我有我的妻子，我的孩子，一份工作，它的确定

This letter of intent now, is just for show 意向这封信，现在，是作秀

They say it's lonely at the top 他们说这是高处不胜寒

So I did not go 所以，我没有去

   

Andy went to Vietnam back in sixty-five 刘德华赴越南早在65

While some folks kept from going 虽然有些人不停地从去

He kept some folks alive 他不停地一些人还活着

A purple heart is on his shelf 紫色的心脏是他的架子

That he never wears 他从来不穿

A broken one sit in his chest 在他的胸部有破过一次静坐

For what he lost there 为什么他失去了存在

   

It was the life and times of a small town hero 这是一个小镇英雄的生活和时代

But it's another day 但它的另一天

He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok 他有他的妻子，他的孩子，一份工作，它的确定

The letter from the president now, is just for show 从现在主席的信，是作秀

He could have hid out way up north 他可以躲进了一路向北

But he did not go 但他并没有去

   

John got his notice, gonna take the farm away 约翰拿回了他的注意，还送农场走

He worked it half his life 他曾是半生

He worked Ii every day 他每天的工作㈡

He burned his fields his crops 他烧了他的领域他的庄稼

And the barn before they came 和谷仓才来到

The neighbors cheered and watched as john walked away 邻居们欢呼雀跃，看着约翰走开

   

It was the life and times of a small town hero 这是一个小镇英雄的生活和时代

But it's another day 但它的另一天

He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's ok 他有他的妻子，他的孩子，一份工作，它的确定

The letter from the bank went up in smoke 从银行信化为乌有

Just when they thought he was down 正当他们以为他下来

He did not go 他没去

It was the life and times of a small town hero 这是一个小镇英雄的生活和时代