歌词
Oh yeah, oh no, the train, the train.
哦耶，哦不，火车，火车
Every 2 or 3 years, the train kills somebody.
每隔两三年，就会有人被火车撞死
Every 2 or 3 years, yeah.
是的，每隔两三年
Everybody knows about the train,
这已经人尽皆知了，好吗？
OK? You hear it constantly.
你经常能听到这样的事情
Eh, I— I think the train is a way to find your way out of this life, if you get hit by it
我，我觉得如果你能被那火车撞一下，也许你就可以摆脱你的生活
A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
一对可怜的孩子被联合太平洋的火车撞倒了
Carrying sheet metal and household appliances through the pouring rain
那时下着瓢泼大雨，他们正在搬运着金属板和家用电器
They were planning on getting married after graduation
他们曾计划着毕业之后，一起结婚
Had a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
生下一个可爱的小女孩，解决所有生活的麻烦
Things like that ain't supposed to happen
可这美好的计划现在已经不可能实现
In this quiet town, families are tight
在这静谧的小镇上，家庭其乐融融
Good people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
在这静谧的小镇上，
In this quiet town
小镇居民互相信任，夜晚入眠，大伙也不会锁门
When we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones
当我们第一次听说关于鸦片的故事时，他们总是在轻声低语
Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
现在悲伤的横幅挂在童年家门前的台阶上
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
在为女儿念悼词时，父母不禁泪流满面
And merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons
他们的儿子和女儿胸前别着被授予的纪念勋章
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
身着西装和礼服，毫无生气地躺着在棺内
Somebody's been keepin' secrets
有人一直在保守秘密
In this quiet town, they know how to live
在这静谧的小镇上，人们知道该如何去生活
Good people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgive
在这静谧的小镇上，
In this quiet town
人们纯朴善良，信仰耶稣，逆来顺受
Now whenever I'm near the town I'll find some reason to give
现在，我总会找些理由去造访小镇
And I will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live
我会在曾经生活过的地方与死者和生者同行
And every time I see my parents in the prime of their lives
每当我想起我父母在他们人生的黄金时期
Offering their son the kind of love he could never put down
给予孩子他难以割舍的爱
Well, part of me is still that stainless kid, lucky
得益于他们，至今的我仍能保持着那份珍贵的纯洁，如此幸运
In this quiet town, salt of the land
在这静谧的小镇上，我们都是最优秀的人
Hard-working people, if you're in trouble, they'll lend you a hand
人们努力勤劳，如果你有困难，他们都会给你搭把手
Here in this quiet town
这是一个静谧和谐的小镇
The first crop of hay is up
第一堆干草收拾好了
School let out and the sun beats down
日暮夕阳，学校放学
Smoke billows from a Sunday train
周日的火车经过静谧的小镇
That cries away from a quiet town
伴随着火车头上冒出的滚滚浓烟
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