Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota 告别了他的妈妈，他离开了南达科他州

To fight for the red, white and blue 争取红色，白色和蓝色

He was 19 and green with a new M-16 他是19和绿色用新的M -16

Just doing what he had to do 只是在做他必须做

He was dropped in the jungle where the choppers would rumble 他被丢弃在丛林中的菜刀将隆隆

With the smell of napalm in the air 用凝固汽油的空气中的气味

And the sergeant said...look up ahead 和警官说......仰望未来

Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came down on him and 29 more 就像一个黑暗邪恶的云， 1200降临在他身上和29多

They fought for their lives but most of them died in the 173rd Airborne 他们争取他们的生活，但他们大部分死在第173空降

   

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On the 8th of November the angels were crying 在11月8日天使在哭泣

As they carried his brothers away 当他们带着他的兄弟们离开

With the fire raining down and the hell all around 用中火雨下来，地狱各地

There were few men left standing that day 有几个男人罚站的那一天

Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky 看见老鹰通过清澈的蓝天飞翔

1965, the 8th of November 1965年十一月八日

   

Now he's 58 and his pony tail's gray 现在，他是58和他的小马尾巴的灰

But the battle still plays in his head 但是战斗仍然扮演他的头

He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks 他一瘸一拐的时候他走，但他强大的时候，他说话

About the Shrapnel they left in his leg 关于弹片都留在了他的腿

He puts on a gray suit over his Airborne tattoo 他在他的空中纹身穿灰色西装

And he ties it on one time a year 他把它系上了一年一次

And remembers the fallen as he orders a tall one 并记住他点了高一倒下

And swallows it down with his tears 和燕子下来，他的眼泪

   

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Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky 看见老鹰通过清澈的蓝天飞翔

1965... 1965年...

On the 8th of November the angels were crying 在11月8日天使在哭泣

As they carried his brother away 当他们带着他的弟弟离开

With the fire raining down and the hell all around 用中火雨下来，地狱各地

There were few men left standing that day 有几个男人罚站的那一天

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota 告别了他的妈妈，他离开了南达科他州

TO fight for the red, white and blue 争取红色，白色和蓝色

He was nineteen and green with a new M-16 他是19和绿色用新的M- 16

Just doing what he had to do 只是在做他必须做