My grandaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light 我grandaddy是一名矿工，但他终于看到了曙光

He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life 他并没有多少，只是一个破旧的卡车和一个更美好的生活梦想

Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye, never heard such a lonesome sound 外婆哭了，当她挥手告别，从来没有听说过这样一个寂寞的声音

Pretty soon the dirt road turned into blacktop, Detroit City bound 很快的土路变成了柏油路，底特律城方向

Down that hillbilly highway 下来的乡巴佬高速公路

That hillbilly highway 那个乡巴佬公路

Hillbilly highway 乡巴佬公路

Goes on and on 不断进行，

   

He worked and saved his money so that one day he might send 他曾救了他的钱，所以，有一天他会送

My old man off to college, to use his brains and not his hands 我老头上大学，用自己的头脑，而不是他的手

Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye, never heard such a lonesome sound 外婆哭了，当她挥手告别，从来没有听说过这样一个寂寞的声音

But daddy had himself a good job in Houston, one more rollin' down 但是爸爸有他自己在休斯顿一份好工作，多一个罗林下来

   

Down that hillbilly highway 下来的乡巴佬高速公路

That hillbilly highway 那个乡巴佬公路

Hillbilly highway 乡巴佬公路

Goes on and on 不断进行，

   

Grandaddy rolled over in his grave the day that I quit school Grandaddy翻了个身在他的坟墓，我离开学校的一天

I just sat around the house playin' my guitar, Daddy said I was a fool 我只是坐在在家里玩我的吉他，爸爸说我是个傻瓜

My mama cried when I said goodbye, I never heard such a lonesome sound 我的妈妈，当我说再见，我从来没有听说过这样一个寂寞的声音喊道

Now I'm standin' on this highway and if you're going my way 现在，我在这条公路站在 ，如果你要我的路

You know where I'm bound 你知道我是绑定的