He won the war, in a foreign land 他赢得了战争，在异乡

That was no hero, that was my old man 那是不是英雄，那是我的老男人

And he came back home, where he met his wife 他回到了家乡，在那里他遇到了他的妻子

And he raised his kids, while he made a life 他举起他的孩子，而他做了一个人生

Now he never preached, though he always knew 现在，他从来没有宣扬，尽管他一直都知道

And we watched him close, just to pick up clues 我们看着他靠近，就拿起线索

And sometimes late, in the dead of night 有时晚了，在夜深人静的时候

I can see him there, in the pale moon light 我可以看到他在那里，在苍白的月光

I am trying 我想

And I don't know how 我不知道该怎么

And I don't know when 我不知道什么时候

But I'll have to tell him someday 不过我得告诉他哪天

   

And as for this woman, my father wed 而对于这个女人，我的父亲结婚

We knew we were loved, with the words unsaid 我们知道我们的喜爱，用的话没说

And when we were young she taught us all to read 而当我们年轻的时候，她教给我们所有人阅读

And then one by one, she would watch us leave 然后一个接一个，她会看着我们离开

   

Never saw her cry, for she hid her tears 从来没有见过她哭，因为她躲在她的眼泪

As one by one, we would disappear 如一一，我们会消失

But of course we'd write, and of course we'd call 不过，我们当然会写，当然我们会打电话

Just to hear her voice, whenever we would fall 只听见她的声音，每当我们将下降

   

I am trying 我想

And I don't know how 我不知道该怎么

And I don't know when 我不知道什么时候

But I'll have to tell her someday 不过我得告诉她有一天

   

So I wrote these words, and I hope they last 所以我写了这些话，我希望他们最后

For the years have come, and the years have past 对于这些年来都来了，这些年已经过去

Think of all they gave, think of all the debt 想想他们给的，想到的所有债务

But can't find a way, to repay them yet 但不能找到一种方法，来报答他们还

   

For the days still come, and the debt still mount 因为日子还是来了，而且债务还在安装

And do words unsaid, ever really count 做的话没说，曾经真的算

But sometimes still, in the dead of night 但有时仍然在夜深人静的时候

I can see them there, in the pale moon light 我可以看到他们在那里，在苍白的月光

   

I am trying 我想

And I don't know how 我不知道该怎么

And I don't know when 我不知道什么时候

But I'll have to tell them someday 不过我得告诉他们有朝一日