There's an old man sittin' in a rented room sittin' and watchin' the wall 有一位老人正坐在一出租房内坐在和在看着墙

Tryin' to remember the good ole days and wonderin' why the kids don't call 试着去记住老好人天，迷惘，为什么孩子们不叫

They used to go drivin' in the summer sun when his woman was alive 他们用在夏日的阳光去催促“时，他的女人还活着

Now he reads his Gideon Bible and waits for his welfare check to arrive 现在他读他的基甸圣经，等待他的福利支票到达

He got the hard time hungrys doin' the best that he can 他得到了很难hungrys上来的最好的，他可以

Lord the hard time hungrys are spreadin' all over the land 主硬盘时hungrys被散播“各地土地

   

There's a Tennessee housewife shoppin' in the market wearin' her last used jeans 有“市场穿着45号球衣”她最后一次使用的牛仔裤田纳西州的家庭主妇SHOPPIN

She picks up a roast then changes her mind 她拿起一烤，然后改变主意

Puts it back down and buys some more beans 把它背下来，并购买一些豆类

Her old man's workin' in the filling station and what's he gonna say 在加油站，她老头的干活的，什么是他会说

When he sits down to a table full of nothin' after workin' like a dog all day 当他坐下来一个完整的虚无的表像狗，整天“干活后”

He got the hard time hungrys doin' the best that they can 他得到了很难hungrys上来的最好的，他们可以

I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land 我看很难hungrys散播“各地土地

   

A Mississippi farmer he's watchin' the sky wondering if it's gonna rain 密西西比州的一个农民，他是在看着“天空知道是否会下雨

The payment's due on the tractor Lord and the subsidy's been taken away 对拖拉机主，补贴支付的到期的被带走

And in New York City a taxicab driver screams at the world outside 而在纽约市计程车司机尖叫外面的世界

Cause it sure is hot and nobody's got the money for a cross town ride 因为它肯定是热的，没有人的拿到了钱交镇骑

Lord they got the hard time hungrys... 主啊，他们拿到了辛苦hungrys ...

   

Now I ain't no preacher and I ain't no teacher but one thing's sure as the sun 现在，我是不是没有传道的，我不是老师，但有一件事情是肯定的太阳

If the dollar keeps a droppin' and prices keep a risin' the worst is yet to come 如果美元保持一个灌篮“ ，价格保持RISIN ”最糟糕的还在后头

We got the hard time hungrys I feel it touchin' my hand 我们得到了辛苦hungrys我觉得touchin “我的手

Lord I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land 主啊，我看很难hungrys散播“各地土地

Yes I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land 是的，我看很难hungrys散播“各地土地