He was born in a small town 他出生在一个小城镇

And he was given every reason to stay 并且给了他充分的理由留下来

Hallelujah, Mississippi, postcard living no sign of decay 哈利路亚，密西西比，明信片生活腐烂的迹象

Till Vietnam moved next door, then Hallelujah was off to war 到越南搬到隔壁，然后哈利路亚是上战场

In the dream he couldn't finish the deed 在梦里，他无法完成契税

He didn't smoke any weed so why leave? 他不抽烟了杂草，为什么离开？

   

Going where I can't be found 去哪里都找不到

And I won't be coming 'round 我不会来轮

   

His father Tom said you better sign on 他的父亲汤姆说，最好签署

You'd better take up your gun and fight 你最好把你的枪，并打

I got nothing against them Viet Cong 我没有什么对他们越共

What did they do wrong and why am I right? 他们做了什么错误，我为什么吗？

   

He's on his way to Thunder Bay 他的途中桑德贝

Crossed the border late at night 在夜间越过边界晚

And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes 它是高风险的，直到他看到大湖

And he felt the cold wind bite 他觉得寒风咬

   

Going where I can't be found 去哪里都找不到

And I won't be coming 'round 我不会来轮

No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 不，我是美国人对加拿大地盾

And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields 而我扎根在你的冰冻领域

It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're understood 天气变冷，但你感觉这么好是在一个小镇的陌生人，你就明白

   

Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat 缺少了他的家，他会一身冷汗醒来

And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget 拿起电话，希望汤姆找到了一种方法来忘记

He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game 他一直任教于高中，学习游戏

In Thunder Bay we're all the same 在雷湾，我们都是一样的

He's one of us, he has our trust 他是我们的一员，他拥有我们的信任

But there's no going back once the line is crossed 但有没有回头路，一旦线路被超越

   

I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 我是一个美国人在加拿大地盾

And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields 而我扎根在你的冰冻领域

It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're understood 天气变冷，但你感觉这么好是在一个小镇的陌生人，你就明白

   

You can't ask what you're asking me to do 你不能问你问我做

And I hope you understand when I refuse 我希望你明白，当我拒绝

I'm going North with my point of view 我要去北与我的观点

And I'm never gonna think the same as you 而我永远不会这样想，你

And I'm where I can't be found 我就是在那里我找不到

And I won't be coming 'round 我不会来轮

No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 不，我是美国人对加拿大地盾

And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields 而我扎根在你的冰冻领域

It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're understood 天气变冷，但你感觉这么好是在一个小镇的陌生人，你就明白