The old man loaded up everything that he owned 老头装起来，他所拥有的一切

On a wagon and headed out west 上车，前往西边出来

The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 老妇无畏地面对未知

'Cause she figured he knew what was best 因为她想通，他知道什么是最好的

And they settled down hard on a government grant 他们很难安定下来的政府补助

With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant 六口喂四十亩种植

And the rain came down 和雨降临

Like an angel come down from above 就像一个天使从上面下来

And the rain came down 和雨降临

It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough 它会洗你走，并没有远远不够

   

Fall turned to winter another year gone 秋天变成冬天又是一年了

Over and over again 一遍又一遍

Some took their lives from their land and moved on 有人把他们的生活，从他们的土地，并继续前行

And some stayed on to plow it back in 而一些留下来耕田回来

And the good Lord he giveth and he taketh away 和好耶，他所赐，他夺了去

And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay 与躁动必和必友们留下

   

Now my grandaddy died in the room he was born in 现在我的grandaddy在他出生在房间里死了

Twenty-three summers ago 二十三年前的夏天

But I could have sworn he was beside me this morning 但我可以发誓，他在我的身边今早

When the sheriff showed up at my door 当警长出现在我家门口

So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man 所以你不要过来这里，你的拍卖人

'Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my land 因为你可以拥有的机器，但你是不是把我的土地