He came home to Tennessee 他回到家中，田纳西州

Young man at the end of forty five 年轻人在45月底

Only one of seven men in his platoon 只有七分之一的男性在他的排

That made it back alive 这使得它活着回来

   

And he must've seen some tough things 他一定是看到了一些艰难的事情

But he never said too much about all that 但他从来没有说过太多关于所有

Put his pictures and his memories in our cedar chest 把他的照片和他的记忆在我们的雪松胸部

Everything but his old army hat 一切，但他的旧军队的帽子

   

By the time that I was born 由我出生的时候

The winds of change had swept across our land 变革之风在我们的土地已经横扫

They were burning flags and draft cards 他们焚烧国旗和卡片草案

When they bothered to take some kind of stand 当他们不屑于采取某种立场

   

Now we used to laugh at grandpa 现在，我们用嘲笑的爷爷

Like he was some old relic from the past 像他的一些老遗物从过去

'Cause he never left the house unless he was wearing 因为他从来没有离开过家，除非他穿

That funny looking worn out army hat 这好笑的看着破旧的帽子军

   

Every eye was on him 每一双眼睛都在他身上

Anytime when he went anywhere 任何时候，当他去任何地方

They whispered and they pointed 他们低声说，他们指出

But you could tell my grandpa didn't care 但是，你能告诉我爷爷也没在意

   

"I ain't wearing this for them", he'd say “我是不是穿这为他们” ，他会说

"It's a whole lot more than that “这是一大堆比这更

For my buddies who gave everything 对于我的朋友是谁给的一切

The least that I can do is keep on wearing this old army hat" 我至少可以做的就是继续穿着这件旧军帽子“

   

He called me up one morning 有天早上给我打电话

Said he'd seen it on the news on his TV 说他看到了他的电视新闻

"They've opened up a monument to World War II “他们已经开辟了一个纪念碑，二战

In Washington DC" 在华盛顿特区“

   

"I ain't getting any younger “我是不是变年轻

And I wish someone would take me to see that" 我希望有人能带我去看看这“

And I couldn't help but think they're gonna laugh at you up there 我忍不住想他们会嘲笑你在那里

If you show up in that silly army hat 如果你出现在那个愚蠢的军队帽子

   

Two strangers, both salute 两个陌生人，无论是致敬

As grandpa walked up to the monument 由于爷爷走到纪念碑

One said, "Thank you soldier, for the job well done" 一个说， “谢谢你的士兵，在出色地完成了任务”

The other said, "Amen" 对方说， “阿门”

   

And a young boy told him 和一个小男孩告诉他

"Sir, my daddy went to war and didn't make it back “先生，我爸爸去打仗，并没有赚回来

Could you take a picture standing here beside me 你能帮我拍照站在这里我身边

And maybe let me wear your army hat" 也许让我穿你的军队帽子“

   

Every eye was on him 每一双眼睛都在他身上

There was not a dry one in the crowd 没有一个干燥的人在人群中

They whispered and they pointed 他们低声说，他们指出

As my grandpa stood up extra tall and proud 由于我的爷爷站起来额外昂首挺胸

   

And he told him, "Son, just keep it" 他告诉他：“儿子，只是不停地”

When the young boy tried his best to give it back 当小男孩尽力还给

"You're a brave little soldier and every soldier needs “你是个勇敢的小战士，每一个士兵的需求

His very own authentic army hat" 他自己真正的军队帽子“

   

"For your daddy who gave everything the least that I can do “对于你的爸爸是谁给的一切至少我可以做

Is pass on this old worn out army hat" 是把这块古老破旧军帽子“