歌词
If you're reading this
如果你在读这封信
My momma is sitting there
妈妈坐在我身边(在天堂)
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
看起来我只有一张到这里（Heaven）的单程票
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
我真希望能再给你一个吻
War was just a game we played when we were kids
战争只是我们小时候玩的游戏
Well I'm laying down my gun
算了，我要放下我的枪
I'm hanging up my boots
挂起我的靴子
I'm up here with God
我和上帝在这里
And we're both watching over you
我们会一起保佑你
So lay me down
把我埋在
In that open field out on the edge of town
城边的那片空地
And know my soul
你知道，我的灵魂
Is where my momma always prayed where it would go.
去了我妈妈一直祈祷的地方（天堂）
If you're reading this I'm already home.
如果你在读这封信，我已经到家了
If you're reading this
如果你在读这封信
Half way around the world
在世界的另一边
I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl
我看不到我们的小女儿的出生了
I hope she looks like you
我希望她长得像你
I hope she fights like me
和我一样坚强
Stand up for the innocent and the weak
为无辜和弱者抗争
I'm laying down my gun
我要放下我的枪
Hanging up my boots
挂起我的靴子
Tell dad I don't regret that id follow in his shoes
告诉爸爸我不后悔跟着他的脚步（成为一名士兵）
So lay me down
请把我埋在
In that open field out on the edge of town
城边的那片空地
And know my soul is where my momma always prayed where it would go
你知道我的灵魂去了我妈妈一直祈祷的地方（天堂）
If you're reading this, I'm already home
如果你在读这封信，我已经到家了
If you're reading this, there is going to come a day
如果你在读会有一天这封信， 会有一天
You move on and find someone else and that?s okay
你放下我，和他人在一起，那没关系
Just remember this
只要记得
I'm in a better place
我在一个更好的地方
Soldiers live in peace and angels sing amazing grace
在那里士兵平安的生活，天使在唱歌
So lay me down
把我埋在
In that open field out on the edge of town
城边的那片空地
And know my soul is where my momma prayed where that it would go
你知道我的灵魂去了我妈妈一直祈祷的地方（天堂）
If you're reading this
如果你在读这封信
If you're reading this
如果你在读这封信
I'm already home
我已经到家了（translated by Jack）
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