I worked the land to raise a family 我工作的土地，以提高家庭

'Til I was weary to the bone “直到我厌倦到骨头

But hard labor never bothered me 但艰苦的劳动从来没有困扰我

Lord it's all I've ever known 主这就是我所知道的

   

To many seasons of calamity 为了灾难多个春夏秋冬

And too much interest on a loan 而就贷款太多利息

I'm half the size that I used to be 我一半，我曾经是大小

And half of that is gone 和一半就没了

   

The crops ain't worth the seeding 庄稼是不值得的播种

Timber only gets you fire 木材只有让你火

The last hog I was feeding 过去的猪我喂

I can hardly keep him alive 我几乎不能让他活着

I got to do what I can to survive 我得尽我所能生存

   

I know the law won't be forgiving 我知道法律不会原谅

But that will be the choice I made 但是，这将是我做的选择

I used to farm for a living 我曾经务农为生

And now I'm in the growing trade 而现在我在不断增长的贸易

   

The summer beauty of the cotton field 棉田夏天的美丽

Was like a view from heaven's door 就像来自天堂的门美景

My granddaddy said that harvest time 我的祖父说，收获时间

Was what the good Lord made us for 什么是好耶，使我们的

   

I guess you'd wonder where's the dignity 我猜你会不知道哪来的尊严

In a crop you raise to burn 在裁剪你提高燃烧

But this land is my legacy 但是，这片土地是我的遗产

I got nowhere else to turn 我有无处可转

   

A shotgun on my shoulder 在我的肩上猎枪

Where a tow sack ought to be 凡拖麻袋应该是

The thieves are getting bolder 小偷越来越大胆

And the feds may be wise to me 而联邦调查局可能是明智的我

I got to quit this eventually. 我得到了最终退出这个。

   

I know the law won't be forgiving 我知道法律不会原谅

But that will be the choice I made 但是，这将是我做的选择

I used to farm for a living 我曾经务农为生

And now I'm in the growing trade 而现在我在不断增长的贸易

   

Hell, the copters and the distance? 地狱的直升机装有的距离？

Coming closer every day. 每一天越来越近。

There gonna meet some resistance 还有要去满足一定的阻力

Ain't no price too rich to pay. 是不是没有代价太有钱支付。

   

There won't be any business 不会有任何业务

When they take it all away. 当他们全部带走。

Between the cop in the jailhouse 在监狱的警察之间

And a bed beneath the clay 和一张床的粘土之下

I guess there's nothing to do now but pray. 我想没有什么我们可以做的只有祈祷。

   

I know the law won't be forgiving 我知道法律不会原谅

But that will be the choice I made 但是，这将是我做的选择

I used to farm for a living 我曾经务农为生

And now I'm in the growing trade 而现在我在不断增长的贸易

I used to farm for a living 我曾经务农为生

And now I'm in the growing trade 而现在我在不断增长的贸易