You gave a gift to me 你给的礼物给我

In my young age 在我年轻的时候

You sent me overseas 你送我的海外

And put the fear in me 并把我内心的恐惧

And I ask what for now 我问什么现在

Why me, why war? 为什么是我，为什么战争？

And I ask what for now 我问什么现在

Vietnam War? 越南战争？

Spent my time there by the shore 花了我的时间还有岸边

   

Oh we got off that boat 哦，我们下车了船

Charlies everywhere 霹雳无处不在

A lotta killin' and dyin' 洛塔杀人和快要枯萎

And no one seems to care 似乎没有人关心

I ask what for now 请问现在

We say hell no 我们说没有地狱

And I ask what for 我问什么

Why me, why war? 为什么是我，为什么战争？

And I spent my time there by the shore 我花我的时间还有岸边

   

Sixty thousand men died 六万人死亡

While you were here 当你在这里

You came into our homes 你进入了我们的家园

And you took our kids 而你把我们的孩子

And you ask for more now 而你现在要求更多

For this new war 对于这个新的战争

And you ask for more now 而你现在要求更多

Vietnam War 越南战争

I spent my time there by the shore 我花我的时间还有岸边