They grew up in the shadow of the armory 他们在军械库的阴影长大

Land of freedom right out their back door 土地自由的权利他们的后门

Brothers near the middle of the century 近世纪中叶兄弟

One of them had to go and fight the war 其中一人去打仗

Somebody had to go and fight the war 必须有人去打仗

And the train goes... 与火车去...

   

So he left upon the rails toward Ohiopyle 于是，他离开后，向Ohiopyle铁轨

Youghiogheny flows around the bend 周围的弯曲Youghiogheny流

He told his mother someday he'd be coming home 他告诉他的母亲有一天他会回家

The medals shine and the stars never end 奖牌闪耀的星星永远不会结束

But nobody counts on scars that never mend 但伤痕无法弥补没有人计算

And the train goes... 与火车去...

   

Cast iron wheels go hungry in the fields 铸铁轮挨饿的领域

Searching for that silver line a long, long way to go 搜索银线很长，很长的路要走

Cast iron hearts go hungry for spare parts 铸铁心中挨饿备件

Searching for a hand to hold on late night radio 寻找一只手按住深夜电台

   

He flew missions out of London into Germany 他飞到任务从伦敦到德国

In letters she read once then locked away 在信她读一次，然后上锁

With a picture of him smiling at the armory 随着他的照片微笑的军械库

The colors in that flag all washed away 该标志的颜色都冲走

It's just black and white and a hundred shades of gray 这只是黑色和白色等百余种灰色阴影

And the train goes... 与火车去...

   

That's the way it goes 这是不言而喻的方式