If I could go down now while the whole town is sleeping, see the sun creeping up on the hill, 如果我能趁现在全镇正在睡觉去了，看到太阳爬起来在山上，

I know the river and the railroad would run through the valley still. 我知道，河流和铁路将通过谷仍然运行。

I guess it never was much to look at, just a one-horse town, 我想这从来都不是什么好看的，只是一匹马镇，

the kind of place young people want to leave today, 地方的年轻人今天要离开的那种，

store fronts pretty much boarded up, Main Street pretty much closed down. 店面几乎登上了起来，大街几乎倒闭。

The church bell still rings on Sunday, old folks still go, the young ones listen on the radio. 教堂的钟声敲响仍然在周日，老人们还是走了，年轻的听收音机。

Saturday night nothing but a stray dog running wild like nobody's child. 周六晚上只是一只流浪狗猖獗，犹如无人的孩子。

   

And little by little, light after light, that's how it died. 一点一点，轻轻之后，这是它的死亡。

They say you never go home again, that's no lie. 他们说，你永远不回家了，这是没有谎言。

Its like a letter in the mail to a brother in jail, 这就像在邮件的信给弟弟在监狱里，

it's a matter of time until you can do a little bit better time. 这是一个时间问题，直到你可以做一个更好一点的时间。

   

It used to be part of the heartland, awful proud and strong. 它曾经是中心地带，可怕的骄傲和强大的一部分。

But deep, deep down peaceful and serene. 但在内心深处，内心深处宁静和安详。

When people used to talk about the country that's what they used to mean. 当人们用来谈论国家，这就是他们用来表示。

I might go down come the weekend, go on my own, 我可能会降下来的周末，走我自己的，

drop off Annie and the baby, maybe drive alone. 落安妮和孩子，也许独自驾车。

Pay my last respects to a time that has all but gone. 支付我最后的敬意已经几乎消失了一段时间。

We said, Mama come look at the mountain, fire in the sky, it's lit up like the Fourth of July, 我们说，妈妈过来看山，火在天上，它照亮了像七月四日，

the mill burning down, the jobs leaving town, the trains rolling by. 工厂烧毁，留下镇的作业，列车滚滚流。

   

And little by little, light after light, that's how it died. 一点一点，轻轻之后，这是它的死亡。

They say you never go home again, that's no lie. 他们说，你永远不回家了，这是没有谎言。

Its like a letter in the mail to a brother in jail, 这就像在邮件的信给弟弟在监狱里，

it's a matter of time until you can do a little bit better time. 这是一个时间问题，直到你可以做一个更好一点的时间。