I come from down in valley
我来自一个山谷
Where mister when you're young
当先生你还年轻的时候
They bring you up to do
他们把你养育大
Like your daddy done
就像你父亲曾做的
Me and Mary we met in high school
我和玛丽相识在高中
When she was just seventeen
当时她还只有十七岁
We'd drive out of this valley
我们将车开出山谷
Down to where the fields were green
开向绿色的田野
We'd go down to the river
我们开往那条小河
And into the river we'd dive
然后我们在河里潜水
Oh down to the river we'd ride
噢,我们沿河一路奔驰
Then I got Mary pregnant
然后玛丽怀孕了
And man that was all she wrote
她笔下写的全是那个男人
And for my nineteenth birthday
在我十九岁的时候
I got a union card and a wedding coat
我得到了一张工会会员证,和一件婚礼外套
We went down to the courthouse
我们走进法庭
And the judge put it all to rest
审判员推掉了其它事情
No wedding day smiles
没有婚礼上的微笑
No walk down the aisle
没有走过幸福之路
No flowers
没有鲜花
No wedding dress
没有婚纱
That night we went down to the river
那一夜我们走向了小河
And into the river we'd dive
然后我们在河里潜水
Oh down to the river we'd ride
噢,我们沿着河奔驰
I got a job working constrction
我找到一份建筑工的工作
For the johnstown company
在约翰镇公司
But lately there ain't been much work
但后来没有太多工作要做
On account of the economy
由于经济的原因
Now all them things that seemed so important
现在并不是所有的事情都那么重要
Well mister they vanished right into the air
先生,他们都消失在空气中了
Now I just act like I don't remember
装作是我记不起来了
Mary acts like she don't care
玛丽装作毫不在乎
But I remember us riding in my brother's car
但是我记得我们在我哥哥的车里
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
在水库中她的身体晒黑了,而且湿透了
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
那一夜,我醒着
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
把她抱紧,感受她的每一丝呼吸
Now those memories come back to haunt me
现在这些回忆开始来折磨我
They haunt me like a curse
像诅咒一样折磨我
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
如果不是真的,那这就是一个充满谎言的梦
Or is it something worse
或者是什么更糟糕的事情
That sends me down to the river
让我走向那条河流
Though I know the river is dry
尽管我知道它已经干涸
That sends me down to the river
让我走向那条河流
Tonight
今夜
Down to the river
走向那条小河
My baby and I
我的宝贝和我
Oh down to the river we ride
哦,我们沿着河奔驰着
Woo
喔