Sam was lyin' in the jungle 山姆在丛林胡扯

agent orange spread against the sky like marmalade 橙剂扩散对像果酱天空

Hendrix played on some foreign jukebox Hendrix的演奏在国外的一些点唱机

they were praying to be saved 他们祈祷得救

Those gooks were fierce and fearless 这些外国佬是激烈而无畏

that's the price you pay when you invade 这就是你当你入侵付出代价

Xmas in February 在圣诞日

   

Sam lost his arm in some border town 山姆失去了他的手臂在一些边境城镇

His fingers are mixed with someone's crop 他的手指与别人的作物混

If he didn't have that opium to smoke 如果他没有鸦片烟

The pain would never ever stop 痛苦将永远停止

Half his friends are stuffed into black body bags 一半的朋友都塞进黑色的裹尸袋

With their names printed at the top 用自己的名字在上面印

Xmas in February 在圣诞日

   

Sammy was a short order cook 萨米是一个空头排列做饭

In a short order black and blue collar town 在空头排列的黑色和蓝领小镇

Everybody worked the steel mill 每个人都工作过的钢铁厂

But the steel mill got closed down 但钢厂得到了关停

He thought if he joined the Army 他想，如果他加入了军队

He'd have a future that was sound 他会拥有未来，这是声音

Like no Xmas in February 不一样的圣诞月

   

Sam's staring at the Vietnam Wall 在越南长城Sam的凝视

It's been a while now that he's home 它是现在，而他的家

His wife and kid have left, he's unemployed 他的妻子和孩子都离开了，他失业

He's a reminder of the war that wasn't won 他是战争的提醒，这不是赢了

He's that guy on the street with the sign that reads 他是在街上那家伙与读取符号

"Please help send this Vet home" “请帮帮忙送这个兽医的家”

But he is home, and there's no Xmas in February 但他回家，而且也没有在圣诞日

No matter how much he saves 不管他有多么节省