[Chorus:]  

They learned readin', writin', Route 23  

To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories  

They learned readin', writin', roads to the north [合唱： ]

To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

They thought readin', writin', Route 23 要奠定在等待这些城市的工厂工作

Would take them to the good life that they had never seen 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，公路，北

They didn't know that old highway 到了豪华和舒适一名矿工买不起

Could lead them to a world of misery 他们觉得看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

  会带他们到美好的生活，他们从来没有见过

Have you ever been down Kentucky-way 他们不知道，旧高速公路

Say south of Prestonburg 可能会导致他们悲惨的世界

Have you ever been up in a holler  

Have you ever heard 你有没有被击倒肯塔基州路

A mountain man cough his life away 说Prestonburg南

From diggin' that black coal 你曾经在一个叫喊

In those dark mines, those dark mines 你听说过

If you had you might just understand 一座山的人咳嗽寻欢

The reason that they left it all behind 从陷“黑煤

  在那些黑暗的矿井，这些矿井深

[Chorus:] 如果你有，你可能只是了解

They learned readin', writin', Route 23 他们离开这一切背后的原因

To the jobs that lay waitin' in those cities' factories  

They learned readin', writin', roads to the north [合唱： ]

To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

They thought readin', writin', Route 23 为了奠定“在这些城市的工厂倒底作业

Would take them to the good life that they had never seen 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，公路，北

They didn't know that old highway 到了豪华和舒适一名矿工买不起

Could lead them to a world of misery 他们觉得看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

  会带他们到美好的生活，他们从来没有见过

Have you ever seen 'em 他们不知道，旧高速公路

Put the kids in the car after work on Friday night 可能会导致他们悲惨的世界

Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m.  

And see a light still shinin' bright 你有没有看到他们

Those mountain folks sat up that late 先让孩子在汽车上周五晚上下班后

Just to hold those little grandkids 在叫喊约上午02时拉起

In their arms, in their arms 并见光仍然照耀光明

And I'm proud to say that I've been blessed 那些山区的乡亲坐了起来，延迟

And touched by their sweet hillbilly charm 刚刚举行的小孙子

  在他们的武器，他们的武器

[Chorus:] 我很自豪地说，我一直在祝福

They learned readin', writin', Route 23 并通过他们的甜乡巴佬的魅力感动

To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories  

They learned readin', writin', roads to the north [合唱： ]

To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

They thought readin', writin', Route 23 要奠定在等待这些城市的工厂工作

Would take them to the good life that they had never seen 他们学会了看书“ ，以创作” ，公路，北

They didn't know that old highway 到了豪华和舒适一名矿工买不起

Could lead them to a world of misery 他们觉得看书“ ，以创作” ，路线23

  会带他们到美好的生活，他们从来没有见过

Yeah, it turns out that that old highway, 他们不知道，旧高速公路

Leads you to a world of misery 可能会导致他们悲惨的世界

   

They found out that that old highway 是的，事实证明，那老公路，

Leads you to a world of misery... 导致你痛苦的世界