Born the middle son
他是农家的次子
Of a farmer
降生在平凡农家
And a small town
生在这座小镇
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
Like his daddy's daddy
承袭着祖辈的血脉
Before him
代代相传,生生不息
Brought up workin'
从小就在田间地头
On the land
辛勤劳作,扎根大地
Fell in love
与一位小镇姑娘坠入爱河
With a small town woman
结下一段纯朴情缘
And they married up
他们喜结连理
And settled down
从此安家,落地生根
Natural way of life
这便是顺应天命的生活
If you're lucky
若你足够幸运
For a small town
对于这座小镇的
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
First there came four
首先降临的,是四个
Pretty daughters
乖巧伶俐的女儿
For this small town
为了这座小镇的
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
Then a few years later
几年时光匆匆流转
Came another
又迎来一位新成员
A boy he wasn't planned
一个不在计划中的男孩,意外之喜
Seven people
七口人相守在一起
Living all together
挤在同一个屋檐下
In a house built
住进那座亲手盖起
With his own hands
倾注了心血的家园
Little words with love
寡言中透着慈爱
And understanding
与无声的体谅
From a small town
来自这座小镇的
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
And he bowed his head
他虔诚地低头祷告
To Jesus
仰望主耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
也曾为效忠国家挺身而出
And he only loved one woman
他一生只爱一个女人,忠贞不渝
He was always proud
他始终引以为傲
Of what he had
珍惜所拥有的平凡生活
He said his
他曾说过
Greatest contribution
人一生最大的贡献
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的生命延续
Raised on the ways
在家风的熏陶下成长
And gentle kindness
沐浴着淳朴的善良
Of a small town Southern man
来自这名南方小镇汉子
Callous hands told the story
粗厚的老茧诉说着岁月
For this small town
为了这座小镇的
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
He gave it all to
他倾尽所有
Keep it all together
只为维系这个家庭
And keep his family
守护着他的至亲
On his land
守候在属于他的土地上
Like his daddy
像他父亲那样
Years wore out his body
岁月摧残了他的躯壳
Made it hard just to
让他晚年步履维艰
Walk and stand
连站立都变得困难
You can break the back
纵能摧折他的筋骨
But you can't
却永远无法
Break the spirit
压垮灵魂
Of a small town Southern man
这名南方小镇汉子
And he bowed his head
他虔诚地低头祷告
To Jesus
仰望主耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
也曾为效忠国家挺身而出
And he only loved one woman
他一生只爱一个女人,忠贞不渝
He was always proud of
他始终以所拥有的
What he had
平凡生活为傲
He said his
他曾说过
Greatest contribution
人一生最大的贡献
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的生命延续
Raised on the ways
在家风的熏陶下成长
And gentle kindness
沐浴着淳朴的善良
Of a small town Southern man
来自这名南方小镇汉子
Finally death came callin'
终究大限已至
For this small town
召唤了这位
Southern man
南方小镇汉子
He said it's alright '
他坦然道,没关系
Cause I see angels
因为我看见了天使
And they got me by the hand
他们正牵起我的手
Don't you cry
亲爱的,别为我哭泣
And don't you worry
也请不要担心
I'm blessed
我这一生蒙受天恩
And I know I am
我深知自己无比幸福
'Cause God has
因为上帝已预备
A place in Heaven
天堂里的一席之地
For a small town Southern man
为这名南方小镇汉子
And he bowed his head
他虔诚地低头祷告
To Jesus
仰望主耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
也曾为效忠国家挺身而出
And he only loved one woman
他一生只爱一个女人,忠贞不渝
He was always proud of
他始终以所拥有的
What he had
平凡生活为傲
He said his
他曾说过
Greatest contribution
人一生最大的贡献
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的生命延续
Raised on the ways
在家风的熏陶下成长
And gentle kindness
沐浴着淳朴的善良
Of a small town Southern man
来自这名南方小镇汉子
Raised on the ways
在家风的熏陶下成长
And gentle kindness
沐浴着淳朴的善良
Of a small town Southern man
来自这名南方小镇汉子