I never thought that this is where I'd settle down, 我从来没有想过这就是我想要安定下来，

I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown, 我以为我会死一个老人背在我的家乡，

They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done, 他们给了我这个小区的土地上，我和其他一些人，对工作出色，

There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road, 有一个白色的大房子坐落在一个小山刚起来的道路，

The man inside he cried the day they brought me home, 那人里面，他自己带我回家那天哭了，

They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son 它们折叠起来的标志，告诉我的爸爸妈妈，我们是你的儿子感到骄傲

   

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And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property, 我很自豪能在这个宁静的一块物业，

I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company, 我的圣地，我在最好的公司，

I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done, 我很感谢那些感激的事情我已经做了，

I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington 我瞑目，我所选择的人之一，我去到阿灵顿

   

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight, 我记得爸爸带我来这里时，我八岁，

We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay, 我们搜查了一整天，找出我的爷爷躺着，

And when we finally found that cross, 当我们终于找到了交叉，

He said, "son this is what it cost to keep us free" Now here I am, 他说：“儿子这是它的成本，以保持我们的自由”现在我在这里，

A thousand stones away from him, 一千石头离他而去，

He recognized me on the first day I came in, 他认出了我在我来的第一天，

And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me. 它给了我一个寒意，当他点击了他的脚后跟，并赞扬我。

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

And everytime I hear twenty-one guns, 每次当我听到21枪，

I know they brought another hero home to us 我知道，他们带来了另一个英雄回家给我们

   

We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done, 我们非常感谢那些感激我们所做的事情，

We can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones, 我们可以安息，因为我们是神选之人，

We made it to arlington, yea dust to dust, 我们去到阿灵顿，是啊尘归尘，

Don't cry for us, we made it to arlington 不要哭了我们，我们去到阿灵顿