I was born a poor poor man 我出生在一个贫穷的穷人

All my life I had hard workin' hands 我一生都在努力干活的手

But I sang a song as I carried my load 不过，我唱了一首歌，因为我抱着负荷

Cuz I had a dream about rainbow, rainbow road 因为我有大约彩虹梦，彩虹道

   

Then one day my chance came along 后来有一天，我的机会来了

A man heard me singin' and playing these old songs 一个人听我唱和播放这些老歌

He bought me fine clothes, paid the money I owed 他给我买了漂亮的衣服，付我欠的钱

Started me on my way down rainbow, rainbow road 我开始在我的一路下跌彩虹，彩虹道

   

Then one night a man whit a knife 然后，一天晚上，一个白衣男子用刀

Pushed me till I had to take his life 推开我，直到我不得不把他的生命

Fast as fallin' all my friends were gone 快掉到我所有的朋友都不见了

That old judge traded me a sentence for a song 老法官交易我一句的一首歌曲

   

Just livin' with that ball 'n chain 只是活着“与球N链

Had to wear a number 'for they'd ever call my name 不得不戴上一些“他们会永远叫我的名字

Like a dream I'm growing old 像做梦一样，我变老

But we still sing about rainbow, rainbow read 但是，我们仍然唱彩虹，彩虹阅读