His daddy said son you oughta quit dreamin' 他的爸爸说，儿子你现在应该停止梦想“

Put your feet on the ground and your future in the hands of the Lord 把你的脚在地面上，你的未来在上帝手中

But the boy said no that ain't enough dad 但男孩说没有那是远远不够的爸爸

All you got here is a ceilin' four walls and a floor 你来到这里是一个天花板，四壁和地板

   

He left his home in Buckalou County 他离开了他的家在Buckalou县

He went thumbin' and sleepin' on the roadside livin' in jeans 他去thumbin “和睡在牛仔裤路边活着

Along about Pittsburgh he got him a good job 沿着约匹兹堡他得到了他一份好工作

Bought him a brand new Malibu Chevy that was part of his dreams 给他买了一个全新的雪佛兰马里布，这是他的梦想的一部分

   

He met a pretty girl she was thinkin' of a family 他遇到了一个漂亮的女孩，她在想一个家庭的“

He bought a lotta tapes for his Malibu Chevy but he didn't want more 他买了洛塔带他的马里布雪佛兰但他不想要更多

And the pretty girl said boy you oughta slow down 和漂亮女孩说男孩，你现在应该慢下来

He said who needs a ceilin' four walls and a floor 他说，谁需要一个天花板，四壁和地板

   

He did a little drinkin' he did a little gamblin' 他没有一点点喝酒“他做了一个小布林

Shot a little nine ball bet a little money on the football games 拍了一点九球赌点小钱上的足球比赛

He picked up a habit he got it on the sidewalk 他拿起一个习惯，他得到了它在人行道上

His habit got bigger but his weekly paycheck stayed the same 他的习惯越来越大，但他每周的薪水保持不变

   

His daddy wrote letters but he never answered 他的爸爸写的信，但他从来没有回答

The pretty girl begged him to give up the habit and to work on a change 漂亮的女孩恳求他放弃的习惯，并努力改变

It was a real small gun and a real small robbery 这是一个真正的小炮和一个真正的小劫

They locked him up and they traded him a number for his name 他们把他锁起来，他们把他交易了一些为自己正名

   

It ain't no big news it ain't no big story 这不是什么大新闻是不是没有大故事

You didn't see it in the paper so I guess we oughta put it in a song 你没看到它的文件，所以我想我们现在应该把它放在一首歌

The boy got hooked and he couldn't get unhooked 男孩迷上他无法得到脱钩

And it's happenin' somewhere now and maybe that's what's wrong 而且它的happenin “现在的地方，也许这是出了什么问题

   

His daddy said son you oughta quit dreamin'... 他的爸爸说，儿子你现在应该停止梦想“......