歌词
My father was a welder
我父亲是个焊接工人
Down at the navy yard
在海军大院里干活
Up on the North Atlantic
这里旁边是北大西洋
Where the winters come down hard
冬天严寒逼人
A union job, some overtime
这是个工会工作，有时会加班
Nobody would complain
不过没人会去抱怨
He went to work with a humble pride
父亲工作时 无论风雨
Through the snow and rain
总带着谦卑的骄傲
Some things you’re born to
有些事你生下就明白
Some things you gotta learn
有些事不得不去学习
My father built his world on bone, muscle and blood, and welding burns
火花里辛苦的劳作造就了我的父亲
After work he did some drinking
下班后他会喝点小酒
He’d get a little rough
醉醺醺的 略有些粗鲁
Just to take the edges off
把接口的边角磨去
But he never got enough
他还想再打磨打磨
He’d hang his coat up by the door
把外套挂在门上
And light a cigarette
点起一根香烟
Mama’d take his supper out
母亲收拾好餐桌
Turn off the TV set
关掉电视机
Some things you’re born to
有些事你生下就明白
Some things you gotta learn
有些事不得不去学习
My father built his world on bone, muscle and blood, and welding burns
钢铁旁骄傲的劳作造就了我的父亲
I can see ‘em down at Leigh’s Mills Pond
我仿佛看见他俩坐在湖边
With the August sun warming her brown skin
八月里的阳光温暖着母亲古铜色的皮肤
He promised he’d take her away
当年父亲承诺带她去远方
But I think he knew, even way back then
我知道 他明白他最终会自食其言
Mama said, “They’re hiring, no need to graduate
母亲说：他们在招工，不需要文凭
Maybe your dad could make a call to the 788.”
也许你老爸能去碰碰运气
I always thought I’d get away
当年我总以为我会远离这寒冷地方
I thought I could rise above
出人头地，纵横名利场
I don’t remember anymore
可我如今却再不会去想
What I was dreaming of
当年的梦想
Some things you’re born to
有些事你生下就明白
Some things you better learn
有些事不得不去学习
My father was born bone, muscle and blood, and welding burns
大洋边谦卑的劳作造就了我的父亲
Some things you’re born to
有些事你生下就明白
Some things you gotta learn
有些事不得不去学习
My father built his world on bone, muscle and blood, and welding burns
劳作时的父亲 甚是幸福
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