The wages of an unskilled working man never paid enough 一个非技术工作的人的工资从来没有给予足够的

From time to time the nickel race keeps him from giving up 不时镍比赛让他从放弃

The blue collared man in Seattle never lives on white collared street 蓝色领人在西雅图永远生活在白色领街

But there was food on the table for my Washington woman and me 但是，就在桌子上的食物给我华盛顿的女人和我

   

The work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off 工作放慢下来，然后有一天，工头奠定了我的命

That night in a tavern down to my last dime I met a girl from Arkansas 那天晚上，在一个小酒馆到我的最后一分钱我遇见了一个女孩从阿肯色州

Her daddy was a banker in Little Rock, she had a mansion on white collared street 她的爸爸是在小石城一个银行家，她对白色有领街的豪宅

The next morning my Washington woman woke up without me 第二天早上，我华盛顿的女人醒了没有我

   

From city to city and state to state I grew heavier with shame 从城市到城市和各州我长大较重羞愧

My Washington woman had six months left before our child would bring her pain 我华盛顿的女人离开前六个月我们的孩子会带来她的痛苦

My Arkansas woman hurt me as we crossed the Arkansas line 我的阿肯色州女人伤害了我，我们越过了阿肯色州线

But the arms of Seattle were the arms that kept huggin' my mind 但西雅图的胳膊说不停huggin的脑海武器

   

For years I've basked in expensive wines, taste cheaper every day 多年来，我一直晒昂贵的葡萄酒，口感更便宜的每一天

I gave up all the things I loved for all these things I hate 我放弃了所有我喜欢的东西，所有这些东西，我恨

And locked up all of her forgiveness the day I set myself free 并锁定了所有她的原谅的一天，我给自己定下免费

And the heart of my Washington woman stopped beating for me 和我华盛顿的女人的心脏停止了跳动我

   

My Washington woman sends me a letter every once in a while 我华盛顿的女人在一段时间给我发了一封信每一次

Inside a folded wordless page is a picture of my child 里面的一折无言的网页是我的孩子的照片

All at once the room grows cold with a feeling of jealousy 突然间，房间有嫉妒的感觉变寒

And there's a silence between my Arkansas woman and me 还有就是我的阿肯色女子和我之间的沉默