I'm longin' to ride on a freight train 我龙津骑在一列货运火车

And pull a slouch hat down low on my ears 和拉没精打采的帽子低低的对我的耳朵

I'm yearnin' to leave this ol' town on the fly 我yearnin “离开这个OL ”小镇上飞

And lose all my troubles and cares 而失去了所有的烦恼和忧虑

   

In this day of airplane and highways 在这一天的飞机和公路

The slow way is sometimes the best 缓慢的方式有时是最好的

So I'm longin' to ride on a freight train 所以我龙津骑在一列货运火车

And be a good old American guest 并且是一个很好的老美国客人

   

Well the pressures of life they got to me 以及生活的压力，他们得到了我

And they got down way deep in my soul 他们在我的灵魂得到了一路走低深

I'm tired of the rat-race wanna go back to the slow pace 我已经厌倦了鼠赛跑想要的回去步伐缓慢

And hear a fast freight rattle and roll 并听取了快速货运拨浪鼓和轧辊

   

I wanna live out my days like a hobo 我要活出我的日子像流浪汉

And take myself that long-needed rest 走自己的长远需要休息

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train 我龙津骑在一列货运火车

And be a good old American guest 并且是一个很好的老美国客人

   

I wanna live off the land that I love and I've labored for 我要住在我所热爱的国家和我的劳碌

And spend a few days headed west 花了几天向西

I'm longin' to ride on a freight train 我龙津骑在一列货运火车

And be a good old American guest 并且是一个很好的老美国客人

   

I wanna live off the land that I love and I've labored for... 我要住在我所热爱的国家和我劳碌了...

   

Yes I'm longin' to ride on a freight train 是的，我龙津骑在一列货运火车

And be a good old American guest 并且是一个很好的老美国客人