歌词
There's a memory that rings clear as a bell
有一段记忆像钟声一样清晰
I was bouncing like a bull rider on his knee
我就像一个骑公牛的人跳在他的膝盖上
I sure miss those old stories that he'd tell
我真怀念他讲的那些古老的故事
From a hobo on a freight train
从货运火车上的流浪汉
To a sailor out at sea
到海上的水手
My granny says that I've got his smile
我奶奶说,我笑起来很像他
He's the reason I take pride in my last name
这就是我为自己的姓氏感到骄傲的原因
No he never made the headlines
不,他从来没有登上头条新闻
Nobody sings his song
没有人唱他的歌
So for every unsung hero I'm singing this today
所以今天我要为每一位无名英雄唱这首歌
So raise your bottle to the boys and let's remember
举起你的酒杯,让我们记住
All the fallen and the price they had to pay
所有的损失和不得不付出的代价
Hold them up high and salute all the ones that made it back
把他们高高举起来,向所有回来的人致敬
And for the ones away from home, don't forget to pray
对于那些远离家乡的人,不要忘记祈祷
Grandpa could sing you every Hank Williams song
爷爷会为你唱每首汉克·威廉姆斯的歌
But it's Amazing Grace that brought him back around
但让他坚持着回来的歌是奇异恩典
He'd shed a tear talking about the day
他说起这一天时流下了眼泪
That German gunner shot his best friend down
那个德国枪手把他最好的朋友打死了
My daddy fought a war some say in vain
我爸爸打了一场徒劳的战争
He came home in a wheel chair, and he walks with a cane
他坐着轮椅回家,走路拄着拐杖
Seems like every generation has to pay the cost
似乎每一代的人都要付出代价
I think about my family
我想我的家人
And the good friends that we've lost
还有我们失去的好朋友
So raise your bottle to the boys and let's remember
所以举起你的酒杯,让我们记住
All the fallen and the price they had to pay
所有的损失和不得不付出的代价
Hold them up high and salute all the ones that made it back
把他们高高举起来,向所有回来的人致敬
And for the ones away from home, don't forget to pray
对于那些远离家乡的人,不要忘记祈祷
From Normandy to Korea, to Khe Sanh, Vietnam
从诺曼底到朝鲜,再到越南的溪山
Heartaches streach from coast to coast
从东海岸到西海岸,到处都是心痛
From Bunker Hill to Fallujah, Gettysburg, to Japan
从邦克山到费卢杰,从葛底斯堡到日本
Everyone who's ever served or lost someone
每个曾经服役或失去亲人的人
Let's make a toast
让我们干一杯
So raise your bottle to the boys and let's remember
举起你的酒杯,让我们记住
All the fallen and the price they had to pay
所有的损失和不得不付出的代价
Hold them up high and salute all the ones that made it back
把他们高高举起来,向所有回来的人致敬
And for the ones away from home, don't forget to pray
对于那些远离家乡的人,不要忘记祈祷
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