歌手: Phil Vassar
时长: 03:09
Phil Vassar[00:00:05]
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I was ten I was thin [00:00:17]
十岁那会儿 我很瘦[00:00:19]
I was playing first base[00:00:19]
我在场上打的是一垒的位置 [00:00:21]
With a secondhand glove and dirt on my face[00:00:21]
用的是双二手手套 脸也脏兮兮的[00:00:26]
In nowhere Virginia[00:00:26]
没错儿 就在弗吉尼亚州[00:00:28]
Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard[00:00:28]
谁会想到院子里的那个小鬼[00:00:32]
Would go very far[00:00:32]
会如此有出息[00:00:34]
It was 419 Lakewood had no silverspoons[00:00:34]
4月19日的Lakewood赛场上,没有银匙打击[00:00:38]
Just an old beat up upright[00:00:38]
只是一记普通的垂直打击[00:00:40]
That played out of tune[00:00:40]
还打偏了[00:00:43]
Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love[00:00:43]
如今我唱着小曲儿 过着我热爱的生活[00:00:46]
And when I count my blessings I thank God I was[00:00:46]
感谢上帝护佑 赐予我这一切难得的珍贵生活[00:00:51]
An American child[00:00:51]
一个美国孩子[00:00:55]
An American child[00:00:55]
一个美国孩子[00:00:59]
'Cause dreams can grow wild[00:00:59]
因为梦想会[00:01:02]
Born inside an American child[00:01:02]
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野[00:01:12]
Seven pounds three ounces she's got my nose[00:01:12]
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 [00:01:16]
And she's into my heart as deep as it goes[00:01:16]
时光荏苒 她也渐渐深入我心[00:01:21]
With a promise[00:01:21]
有了诺言[00:01:22]
That's more than just someone's last name[00:01:22]
这比一个所谓的姓氏更加珍贵[00:01:25]
Anyone's equal in late August came[00:01:25]
人人平等 八月稍稍来迟[00:01:29]
An American child[00:01:29]
一个美国孩子[00:01:33]
An American child[00:01:33]
一个美国孩子[00:01:38]
'Cause dreams can grow wild[00:01:38]
因为梦想会[00:01:40]
Born inside an American child[00:01:40]
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野[00:01:59]
My grandfather would have been eighty today[00:01:59]
我祖父今天就八十岁了[00:02:05]
But in '45 he fell down beside an American child[00:02:05]
四十五岁那年他在一个美国男孩儿旁边摔倒[00:02:13]
An American child[00:02:13]
一个美国孩子[00:02:16]
Oh an American child[00:02:16]
一个美国孩子[00:02:22]
'Cause dreams can grow wild[00:02:22]
因为梦想会[00:02:24]
Born inside an American child[00:02:24]
在这个美国孩子身上变得更狂野[00:02:29]
An American child[00:02:29]
一个美国孩子[00:02:34]