We didn't know that times were lean 我们不知道，时间分别为贫

Round our house the grass was green 回合我们家的草是绿的

It didn't seem like things were all that bad 它似乎并不喜欢的东西都是坏

I bet we walked a thousand miles 我敢打赌，我们走千里

Chopin' cotton and pushin' plows 肖邦的棉花和推着犁

And learnin' how to give it all we had. 并设计学习“如何给这一切，我们有。

As life went on and years went by 随着生活继续和岁月的流逝

I saw the light in daddy's eyes 我看见光在爸爸的眼睛

And felt - the love in mama's hands 和感受到 - 爱在妈妈的手

They kept us warm and kept us fed 他们使我们温暖，并保持美国联储局

Taught us how to look ahead 教我们如何看待未来

Now lookin' back, I understand. 如今回首，我明白了。

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

We Were Walkin' in High Cotton 我们在高棉花步入

Old times there are not forgotten 古时候有没有被遗忘

Those fertile fields are never far away 这些良田都从未远离

We Were Walkin' in High Cotton 我们在高棉花步入

Old times there are not forgotten 古时候有没有被遗忘

Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced. 再走家是我们所面临的最困难的事情。

When Sunday mornings rolled around 当周日上午各地推出

We dressed up in hand-me downs 我们的手，我起伏打扮

Just in time, to gather with the church 就在此时，聚集在教堂

Sometimes I think how long it's been 有时我想了多久它已经

And how it impressed me then 以及它是如何打动了我，然后

It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work. 这是我的爸爸是行不通的唯一一天。

[Chorus 2x] [合唱2倍]

We were walkin' in high cotton. 我们在高棉价走着“ 。