He said, "There's so much there before you, there's no need for looking back", 他说， “有这么多的出现在你之前，没有必要回头看” ，

I said, "If you grew up where I did, you might not say a thing like that." 我说：“如果你长大了，我做到了，你可能不会说这样的事情。 ”

Cause your money fades and crumples and turns to lines upon your face, 因为你的钱消失和被压扁而变成你脸上的线条，

But I learned a lesson long ago, old friends can't be replaced. 不过，我吸取了教训不久前，老朋友是不可替代的。

   

So we all meet in Dougherty County, once or twice a year, 所以大家都在多尔蒂县，一次或两次，每年举行，

We laugh and lie and keep the night awake, 我们笑，谎言，并保持整夜无法入睡，

Our hair is a little longer, and our words a little stronger, 我们的头发有点长，我们的话一个小强，

But our hearts are something the years have never changed. 但我们的心是什么岁月从来没有改变过。

   

And I remember times like these, they are the times of my life, 我记得这样的时代，他们是我生命的时候，

And I fall back on times like these, when life gets a little rough, 我依傍现在这个时刻，当生活变得有点粗糙，

Cause they never go too far. 因为他们从来没有走得太远。

   

He said, "Well, why don't you go back then." 他说， “好了，你为什么不回去呢。 ”

I said, " Man, I wish I could. But I made a promise long ago, and I'm bound to make it good. 我说： “伙计，我希望我可以，但我早就做了一个承诺，我一定要变好了。

And I look forward to tomorrow I'm just proud of where I've been, 我期待着明天，我只是感到骄傲的地方我去过，

Can't help but hear their voices ringing through the summer wind. 不禁让人听到他们的声音通过夏天的风铃声。

   

They call me back to Dougherty County on Independence Day, 他们叫我回多尔蒂县独立日

We laugh and sigh and keep the night awake, 我们笑，叹了口气，保持夜不能寐，

I guess the reasons that I left hear are the reasons I come back, 我想，我离开了，听的我回来的原因的原因，

Sometimes you've got to leave to find out what you have. 有时你不得不离开，找出你所拥有的。

   

And I remember times like these, they are the times of my life, 我记得这样的时代，他们是我生命的时候，

And I fall back on times like these, when life gets a little rough, 我依傍现在这个时刻，当生活变得有点粗糙，

Cause they never go too far. 因为他们从来没有走得太远。

   

And these changes, are stealing my ways, they give me today then its gone, 而这些变化，是偷我的方式，他们今天给我那么它走了，

And these angels keep me awake, I feel lucky to know them at all. 而这些天使让我清醒，我觉得很幸运认识他们。

   

I reach back into my wallet and pull a postcard from its place, 我到回到我的钱包，并从自己的位置上拉了一张明信片，

The sides are torn and tattered, and the words are half-erased, 双方都撕裂破，话是半擦除，

I guess I've memorized those few lines, that my Papa wrote, 我想我已经记住的几行字，我爸爸写的，

He said if things aren't working out, Son, you know you're always welcome home. 他说，如果事情不工作了，儿子，你知道你永远欢迎你回家。