The house stood empty on a corner 该房子是空在一个角落里

Waiting for a brand new owner 等待一个全新的拥有者

A soldier off to war who had to leave his bride alone 一个士兵上战场谁曾独自离开他的新娘

   

She couldn't buy too many nice things 她不能买太多的好东西

On a GI bill and daydreams 在GI比尔和白日梦

But she tried until they told her 但她尝试，直到他们告诉她

He was never coming home 他从来不回家

   

Small two bedroom starter 小两间卧室首发

Needs a little fixing 需要一些固定

A great big yard for kids and pets to play 一个伟大的大院里的孩子和宠物玩

This one won't last too long 这人会不会持续太久

It's close to schools and churches 这是靠近学校和教堂

Owner leaving town 主人离开小镇

You better hurry down today 你最好现在赶紧下来

   

Bought by the high school teacher 由高中老师买了

Sold it to a baptist preacher 把它卖给浸信会传道人

Who couldn't pay his taxes 谁也无法支付他的税

Cause his flock had gone astray 引起他的羊群已误入歧途

So the banker fenced the yard in 所以，银行家围栏的院子里

Planted trees and half a garden 种树，半个花园

The man from Dallas kept it up 来自达拉斯的人坚持了

Till he moved away 直到他离开

   

Small two bedroom starter 小两间卧室首发

Needs a little fixing 需要一些固定

A great big yard for kids and pets to play 一个伟大的大院里的孩子和宠物玩

This one won't last too long 这人会不会持续太久

It's close to schools and churches 这是靠近学校和教堂

Owner leaving town 主人离开小镇

You better hurry down today 你最好现在赶紧下来

   

You and I we built the playroom 你和我，我们建立了活动室

For the baby that came too soon 对于来得很快宝宝

Spent money that we didn't have 花的钱，我们没有

Trying to make this place our own 努力使自己的这个地方

   

Lord it makes me feel like dying 主这让我感觉像垂危

After all these years of trying 经过这些年的努力

Honey we'll just bought this house 亲爱的我们就买了这个房子

That we can't seem to make a home 我们似乎无法让一个家

   

Small two bedroom starter 小两间卧室首发

Needs a little fixing 需要一些固定

A great big yard for kids and pets to play 一个伟大的大院里的孩子和宠物玩

This one won't last too long 这人会不会持续太久

It's close to schools and churches 这是靠近学校和教堂

Owner leaving town 主人离开小镇

You better hurry down today 你最好现在赶紧下来

   

Small two bedroom starter 小两间卧室首发

Waiting for a brand new owner 等待一个全新的拥有者