I was born and raised an orphan 我出生和长大的孤儿

In a land that once was free 在这片土地曾经是免费的

In a land that poured its love out on the moon 在此倾注了爱了月球上的土地

And I grew up in the shadows 我在阴影中长大

Of your silos filled with grain 您的筒仓装满粮食

But you never helped to fill my empty spoon 但你永远不会有助于填补我的空虚的勺子

   

When I was ten you murdered law 在我10岁你谋杀法

With courtroom politics 随着法庭的政治

And you learned to make a lie sound just like truth 而你学会了骗人的声音就像真理

But I know you better now 不过，我现在好多了，你知道

And I don't fall for all your tricks 我不属于你所有的招数

And you've lost the one advantage of my youth 而你失去了一个优势，我的青春

   

You kill a black man at midnight 你杀了一个黑人在午夜

Just for talking to your daughter 只是说你的女儿

Then you make his wife your mistress 然后，你让他的妻子你的情妇

And you leave her without water 而你离开她停水

And the sheet you wear upon your face 和片材，你穿在你的脸

Is the sheet your children sleep on 为表你的孩子睡在

And at every meal you say a prayer 并在每餐你说祈祷

You don't believe but still you keep on 你不相信，但你仍然继续

   

And your money says in God we trust 和你的钱说，在我们信仰上帝

But it's against the law to pray in school 但它是针对在学校祈祷法

You say we beat the russians to the moon 你说我们打败了俄国人的月亮

And I say you starved your children to do it 我说你饿死你的孩子做

   

You are far across the ocean 你是远在大洋彼岸

In a war that’s not your own 在一次战争中，这不是你自己的

And while you're winning there 虽然你有获胜

You're gonna lose the one at home 你会失去一个人在家

Do you really think the only way 你真的认为唯一的方法

To bring about the peace 为了实现和平

Is to sacrifice your children 就是牺牲你的孩子

And kill all your enemies 和杀死所有的敌人

   

The politicians all make speeches 政客都做演讲

As the news men all take note 作为新闻的人都注意

They exaggerate the issues 他们夸大了问题

As they shove them down our throats 当他们推下来我们的喉咙

Is it really up to them 是不是真的由他们

Whether this country sinks or floats 不管这个国家或下沉花车

I wonder who would lead us 我不知道谁将会带领我们

If none of us would vote 如果我们没有将投

   

Well my phone is tapped and my lips are chapped 好了我的电话被窃听，我的嘴唇都干裂

From whispering through the fence 从通过围栏窃窃私语

You know every move I make 你知道每一个动作我做

Or is that just coincidence 或者是说只是巧合

Well you try to make my way of life 好吧，你尽量让我的生活方式

A little less like jail 少一点像坐牢

If I promise to make tapes and slides 如果我答应做磁带和幻灯片

And send them through the mail 并通过邮件发送给他们

   

And your money says in God we trust 和你的钱说，在我们信仰上帝

But it's against the law to pray in school 但它是针对在学校祈祷法

You say we beat the russians to the moon 你说我们打败了俄国人的月亮

And I say you starved your children to do it 我说你饿死你的孩子做

You say all men are equal, all men are brothers 你说所有的人都是平等的，所有的人都是兄弟

Then why are the rich more equal than others 那么，为什么是富人比其他人更平等

Don't ask me for the answers, I've only got one 不要问我的答案，我只得到了一个

That a man leaves his darkness when he follows the Son 一个人离开他的黑暗时，他跟随儿子