Born the middle son
他是家中的次子
Of a farmer
农户人家的子弟
And a small town
也是这平凡小镇里的
Southern man
一个南方汉子
Like his daddy's daddy
像他的祖辈一样
Before him
世代传承
Brought up workin'
在劳作中长大
On the land
扎根于这片土地
Fell in love
坠入爱河
With a small town woman
与一位小镇姑娘
And they married up
他们成家立业
And settled down
落地生根
Natural way of life
这是顺应天命的人生
If you're lucky
若你足够幸运
For a small town
对这平凡小镇里的
Southern man
南方汉子而言
First there came four
膝下先是迎来了
Pretty daughters
四个俏丽的女儿
For this small town
属于这平凡小镇里的
Southern man
南方汉子
Then a few years later
过了几年光景
Came another
又添了一员
A boy he wasn't planned
那是个意料之外的麟儿
Seven people
七口之家
Living all together
同屋而居
In a house built
在那所亲手筑起的
With his own hands
房子里
Little words with love
虽言语寥寥 却满含爱意
And understanding
与体谅
From a small town
皆源自这平凡小镇里的
Southern man
南方汉子
And he bowed his head
他低下头
To Jesus
向耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
他为萨姆叔叔挺身卫国
And he only loved one woman
他一生只守着一个女人
He was always proud
他总是深感自豪
Of what he had
对他所拥有的一切
He said his
他曾说
Greatest contribution
毕生最大的功绩
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的后辈儿孙
Raised on the ways
沐浴在传统家风
And gentle kindness
与温良礼数之中
Of a small town Southern man
这便是平凡小镇里的南方汉子
Callous hands told the story
布满老茧的双掌诉说着往事
For this small town
属于这平凡小镇里的
Southern man
南方汉子
He gave it all to
他倾其所有
Keep it all together
只为维系家庭完整
And keep his family
让家人守住
On his land
他的土地
Like his daddy
像他的老父亲一样
Years wore out his body
岁月磨损了他的躯壳
Made it hard just to
让他甚至难以
Walk and stand
举步站立
You can break the back
你能压弯他的脊梁
But you can't
却永远无法
Break the spirit
摧毁他的意志
Of a small town Southern man
这平凡小镇里的南方汉子
And he bowed his head
他低下头
To Jesus
向耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
他为萨姆叔叔挺身卫国
And he only loved one woman
他一生只守着一个女人
He was always proud of
他总是深感自豪
What he had
对他所拥有的一切
He said his
他曾说
Greatest contribution
毕生最大的功绩
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的后辈儿孙
Raised on the ways
沐浴在传统家风
And gentle kindness
与温良礼数之中
Of a small town Southern man
这便是平凡小镇里的南方汉子
Finally death came callin'
终于 大限终至
For this small town
叩响了这平凡小镇里
Southern man
南方汉子的门
He said it's alright '
他说 没关系
Cause I see angels
因为我看见了天使显现
And they got me by the hand
他们正牵着我的手
Don't you cry
别为我哭泣
And don't you worry
也别为我忧心
I'm blessed
我是蒙福之人
And I know I am
我深知这一点
'Cause God has
因为主已在
A place in Heaven
天堂留下一隅
For a small town Southern man
给这平凡小镇里的南方汉子
And he bowed his head
他低下头
To Jesus
向耶稣
And he stood for Uncle Sam
他为萨姆叔叔挺身卫国
And he only loved one woman
他一生只守着一个女人
He was always proud of
他总是深感自豪
What he had
对他所拥有的一切
He said his
他曾说
Greatest contribution
毕生最大的功绩
Is the ones you leave behind
便是你留下的后辈儿孙
Raised on the ways
沐浴在传统家风
And gentle kindness
与温良礼数之中
Of a small town Southern man
这便是平凡小镇里的南方汉子
Raised on the ways
沐浴在传统家风
And gentle kindness
与温良礼数之中
Of a small town Southern man
这便是平凡小镇里的南方汉子