Work like a dog all day in the hay 像狗一样工作，整天在干草

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

Five days work for one days pay 五天工作，一日内支付

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

Crops burnt up so pray for rain 庄稼被烧了这么祈雨

And watch all your work go down the drain 看着您的所有工作付诸东流

It's enough to drive a man insane 这足以让男人疯狂

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

   

That's country man, that's the way it goes 这是国家的人，这是不言而喻的方式

Alot of folks never get down that road 乡亲很多从来没有得到这条道路

But you read but if you don’t sew 但是你看，但如果你不缝

That's country man, you don't always win 这是国家的人，你不要总是赢

But you don't give up and you don't give in 但你不放弃，你不给的

You keep on bouncing back again 你继续反弹回来了

   

Move to the city where you don't belong 转移到城市，你不属于

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

Bet your whole life on a pray and a song 打赌，你的整个生活在一个祈祷和一首歌

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

Big wigs sitting in a black leather chair 大假发坐在黑色皮椅

And he's your friend when the weather's fair 他是你的朋友，当天气博览会

First sign of rain he's outta there 雨第一个迹象，他的存在失控

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

   

That's country man, it's a poor boy's dream 这是国家的人，这是一个贫穷的小男孩的梦想

Taking your first ride in a limousine 以你的第一个骑在一辆豪华轿车

Look at yourself on the silver screen 看看你自己的银幕

   

That's country man, it's a ruthless game 这是国家的人，这是一个残酷的游戏

It's here one day and gone the same 它在这里一天，去相同的

Everybody's looking for the next big thing 每个人都在寻找下一件大事

Hey that's ok I’ll be alright 嘿，没关系，我会好起来的

At least I can lay down to sleep at night 至少我可以躺下来睡觉，晚上

I don't need the hassle anyway 我不需要的麻烦呢

   

That's country man, that's the way it goes 这是国家的人，这是不言而喻的方式

Alot of folks never get down that road 乡亲很多从来没有得到这条道路

But you read but if you don’t sew 但是你看，但如果你不缝

That's country man, you don't always win 这是国家的人，你不要总是赢

But you don't give up and you don't give in 但你不放弃，你不给的

You keep on bouncing back again 你继续反弹回来了

   

That's country 这是国

Every feel like you could just explode 每次觉得你可能只是爆炸

Do you know what that is? 你知道是什么吗？

And you lay it down and take the high road 而你把它放下，走高端路线