歌词
You ought to go north somebody told us
有人曾说，不妨去闯北吧
在那片富饶之地，只手摘金
'Cause the air is filled with gold dust
财富如漫天飘絮伸手可及
如今我早已忘却谁言
And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands
入不敷出的生活已太过漫长
遂终启程寻找那片梦想之地
Now I don't recall who said it
那些淳朴忠厚的烟山村民
心存对来日希冀除此别无他求
But we'd lived so long on credit
正当怀揣希望驶向心中那片琼楼玉宇
现实却将梦想震得支离破碎
So we headed out to find our promised land
是啊，哪有什么完美之地
艰苦罹难的刺痛让你清醒，不过又是一个可怜人罢了
Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk
朔风砭骨的北方沉寂长夜啊
我那颗想归乡的心也开始焦倦不安
With nothing more than high hopes
思忖那些失落的村民们是如何折返归乡的
但我深知他们喜爱我
As we hitched our station wagon to a star
心念于我
浓浓的烟山回忆使我坚韧
But our dreams all fell in on us
你知道我想了太多太多
未来几许 以后又是什么在等待我
'Cause there was no land of promise
生活的沉重需要我付诸一切，苦苦挣扎
若选择低头屈服便会就此沉沦
Though it's a stuggle keepin' sight of who you are
生活好似巨大的磨坊而我于其磨砺
我只还庆幸自己用双手创造了一切
Oh and these northern nights are dreary
朔风砭骨的北方沉寂长夜啊
归乡的泪眼也早已婆娑
And my southern heart is weary
思忖那些失落的村民们是如何折返归乡的
As I wonder how the old folks are back home
但我会继续虔诚祈祷上帝
他会关怀指引我前进
But I know that they all love me
挥散不去的烟山回忆使我坚韧
我将继续追寻神父
And they're all the thinking of me
挣扎远离无边苦海
不曾远去的烟山回忆使我百折不挠
The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
You know I've been thinkin' a whole lot lately
About what's been and what awaits me
It takes all I've got to give what life demands
You go insane if you give in to it
Life's a mill and I've been through it
I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands
Oh and these northern nights they're dreary
And my southern eyes are teary
As I wonder how the old folks are back home
But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus
He'll love and guide and lead us
The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
I'll keep looking to the father
Keep our heads above the water
The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
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