When I was a kid Uncle Remus would put me to bed, 当我还是个孩子莱姆斯叔叔会把我睡觉，

With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head. 随着石墙杰克逊我头上的照片。

Then Daddy came in to kiss his little man, 然后爸爸就在亲吻他的小男人，

With gin on his breath and a bible in his hand, 与金酒在他的呼吸，他的手一本圣经，

And he talked about honor and things I should know. 他谈到了荣誉和事情，我应该知道。

Then he'd stagger a little as he went out the door. 然后，他就错开了一点，他就出了门。

   

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I can still hear the soft southern winds in the live oak trees 我仍然能听到在现场橡树软南部风

And Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me, 而那些男孩威廉姆斯，他们仍然意味着很多对我来说，

Hank and Tennessee. 汉克和田纳西州。

I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be, 我想我们都是会是什么我们要去，

So what do you do with good ol' boys like me? 所以，你会怎样处理好醇男孩喜欢我什么？

   

Nothing makes a sound in the night like the wind does, 不得使声音在夜里像风那样，

But you ain't afraid if you're washed in the blood like I was. 但你是不是怕，如果你洗血像我。

The smell of cape jasmine through the window screen, 栀子透过纱窗的气味，

John R. and The Wolfman kept me company 约翰·R·和狼人使我公司

By the light of the radio by my bed, 通过无线电在我的床边灯，

With Thomas Wolfe whispering in my head. 与托马斯沃尔夫耳语在我的头上。

   

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When I was in school I ran with a kid down the street, 当我在学校里，我跑了一个孩子在街上，

And I watched him burn himself up on bourbon and speed, 我看着他自焚了波旁和速度，

But I was smarter than most, and I could choose. 不过，我比大多数聪明，我可以选择。

Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news. 学会了说话像男人的六点钟新闻。

When I was eighteen, lord, I hit the road 当我十八岁那年，主阿，我上路了

But it really doesn't matter how far I go. 但它确实没有不管我走多远。

   

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Yeah, what do you do with good ol' boys like me? 是啊，你怎么处理好醇男孩喜欢我什么？