Well they moved away from the farms they did not own 那么他们离开，他们没有自己的养殖场

To live happily ever after on a GI loan 要在胃肠贷款从此过上幸福生活

The future was looking bright back in '62 未来是一片光明早在62

Neath the shadow of atomic bombs and the baby boom 尼斯原子弹的阴影，婴儿潮

   

You could take a walk downtown without being afraid 你可以散步市区没有害怕

Hey who's the better centerfielder Mantle or Mays 嘿，谁是更好的外野手地幔或梅斯

There was chicken in every pot even when times were lean 有鸡在每一个锅，即使时间分别为瘦

We thought everybody had a shot at the American dream 我们认为每个人都打了一针，在美国梦

   

Every mother was supposed to look like Donna Reed 每一个母亲应该看起来像唐娜·里德

Father knew what was best for you and me 父亲知道什么是最适合你和我

Our lives were etched on eight millimeter frames 我们的生活被蚀刻在8毫米帧

As we grew up in houses that all looked the same 正如我们在房子里长大的，所有看起来都一样

   

But there was trouble on the other side of town 但对城市的另一边的麻烦

It was a time when people began to stand their ground 这一段时间，人们开始坚持自己的立场

As the eyes of the world were opened by a man named King 当全世界的目光被一个名叫王的男人开

Everybody wanted their share of the American dream 每个人都希望自己的份额的美国梦

   

Dream on children dream on 梦对孩子的梦想

Don't let anybody tell you the dream is gone 不要让任何人告诉你的梦想是走了

As long as there's a God above keep prayin' we never wake up 只要有一个以上的上帝祈祷守“我们再也没有醒来

Keep on dreaming the American dream 继续做梦的美国梦

   

Now there's medals on the wall I got back in '91 现在有奖牌挂在墙上我回到91年

And a quarter-acre piece of heaven where my kids can run 和四分之一英亩的一片天，其中我的孩子可以运行

As I turn off the cable and put my babies to bed 当我关掉电缆，把我的宝宝睡觉

I kiss 'em goodnight and I whisper under my breath 我吻时间晚安，我在我的呼吸耳语

   

Dream on children dream on... 做梦梦见孩子上...

Keep on dreaming the American dream 继续做梦的美国梦