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Phil Vassar
I was ten I was thin
十岁那会儿 我很瘦
I was playing first base
我在场上打的是一垒的位置
With a secondhand glove and dirt on my face
用的是双二手手套 脸也脏兮兮的
In nowhere Virginia
没错儿 就在弗吉尼亚州
Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard
谁会想到院子里的那个小鬼
Would go very far
会如此有出息
It was 419 Lakewood had no silverspoons
4月19日的Lakewood赛场上,没有银匙打击
Just an old beat up upright
只是一记普通的垂直打击
That played out of tune
还打偏了
Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love
如今我唱着小曲儿 过着我热爱的生活
And when I count my blessings I thank God I was
感谢上帝护佑 赐予我这一切难得的珍贵生活
An American child
一个美国孩子
An American child
一个美国孩子
'Cause dreams can grow wild
因为梦想会
Born inside an American child
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野
Seven pounds three ounces she's got my nose
那个出生时才七磅三盎司的小家伙 现在已经和我的鼻子一般高了
And she's into my heart as deep as it goes
时光荏苒 她也渐渐深入我心
With a promise
有了诺言
That's more than just someone's last name
这比一个所谓的姓氏更加珍贵
Anyone's equal in late August came
人人平等 八月稍稍来迟
An American child
一个美国孩子
An American child
一个美国孩子
'Cause dreams can grow wild
因为梦想会
Born inside an American child
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野
My grandfather would have been eighty today
我祖父今天就八十岁了
But in '45 he fell down beside an American child
四十五岁那年他在一个美国男孩儿旁边摔倒
An American child
一个美国孩子
Oh an American child
一个美国孩子
'Cause dreams can grow wild
因为梦想会
Born inside an American child
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野
An American child
一个美国孩子