[1st Verse] [第一诗]

   

Well, it's two miles East to West 嗯，这是2英里东到西

Only four miles North to South 北到南只有4英里

And when you pass the only red light 而当你通过唯一的红灯

You will see the pastor's house 你会看到牧师的家

People look you in the eye 人们看着你的眼睛

And they smile at you and wave 他们在你和波微笑

Yeah, they always take the time 是的，他们总是花时间

To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?' 停下来问你， “怎么你的一天？ ”

It's hard to say goodbye 这很难说再见

'Cause baby, it's a good life 因为宝贝，这是一个美好的生活

   

[2nd Verse] [第二诗歌]

   

At the high school football game 在高中橄榄球赛

Is where I got my first kiss 在这里我得到了我的初吻

I still feel the butterflies 我还是觉得蝴蝶

I still taste it on my lips 我还品尝它在我的嘴唇

And when we lost our Uncle Jake 而当我们失去了我们的叔叔杰克

Back in 1983 早在1983

We heard Daddy upstairs weepin' 我们听到爸爸在楼上weepin “

So we cried ourselves to sleep 因此，我们哭了自己睡觉

It's hard to say goodbye 这很难说再见

'Cause baby, it's a good life 因为宝贝，这是一个美好的生活

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved 再见了，我救memries

Goodbye to all the friends I made 告别了所有的朋友，我做

Goodbye to all the home I'll ever know 告别了所有的家，我永远不会知道

Small town Jericho...(goodbye) 小城镇杰里科... （再见）

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

And every road here looks the same 每路这里看起来是一样的

This ol' town won't ever change 这醇镇永远不会改变

And that's what I love the most 而这正是我最喜欢的

And it's the reason I must go 而且这是我一定要去的理由

   

[3rd Verse] [第三诗歌]

   

I put boxes on the porch 我把箱子上的门廊

Daddy puts them in the car 爸爸把他们的车

Best to get the loadin' done 所能得到的loadin “ DONE

Won't be easy in the dark 不会很容易在黑暗中

'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight 午夜后，因为我要走了

And if anyone asks why 如果有人问为什么

I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin' 我要等待，直到妈妈的睡

'Cause I can't bear to see her cry 因为我不忍看她哭

It's hard to say goodbye 这很难说再见

'Cause baby, it's a good life 因为宝贝，这是一个美好的生活

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]