I woke up cryin' late at night when I was very young 我醒来的时候哭泣，夜深时，我还很年轻

I had dreamed my father had passed away and gone 我梦见我的父亲已经去世了，走了

My world revolved around him, I couldn't lie there anymore 我的世界围绕在他周围，我不能躺在那里了

So I made my way down the mirrored hall 所以，我做了我一路下跌镜像大厅

And tapped upon his door 并在他家门口挖

   

And I said, "Daddy, I'm so afraid 我说， “爸爸，我好害怕

How will I go on, with you gone that way? 我将如何走下去，你走了呀？

Don't wanna cry anymore so may I stay with you?" 不想哭了，所以我可以陪着你吗？ “

And he said, "That's my job, that's what I do 他说， “这是我的工作，这就是我做的

Everything I do is because of you 我所做的一切，是因为你

To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see" 为了保证您的安全和我在一起，这是我的工作，你看“

   

Later we barely got along, this teenage boy and he 后来我们勉强相处，这个十几岁的男孩和他

Most of the fights it seems were over different dreams 最好像战斗的人在不同的梦想

We each held for me 我们每个人都持有我

He wanted knowledge and learning, I wanted to fly out west 他想了解和学习，我想飞出西

I said, "I could make it out there if I just had the fare 我说：“我可以使它在那里，如果我只是票价

I got half, will you loan me the rest?" 我得到了一半，你会借给我休息吗？ “

   

And I said, "Daddy, I'm so afraid 我说， “爸爸，我好害怕

There's no guarantee in the plans I've made 但也不能保证在计划我做了

And if I should fail, who will pay my way back home?" 如果我失败了，谁承担我回家的路？ “

And he said, "That's my job, that's what I do 他说， “这是我的工作，这就是我做的

Everything I do is because of you 我所做的一切，是因为你

To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see" 为了保证您的安全和我在一起，这是我的工作，你看“

   

Every person carves his spot and fills the hole with life 每个人雕刻了现场，充满生命的孔

And I pray someday I might light as bright as he 我祈祷有一天我可能会点燃光亮如他

   

Woke up early one bright fall day to spread the tragic news 早早起来的一颗璀璨的秋日传播悲惨的消息

After all my travel, I settled down within a mile or two 毕竟我的旅行，我一两英里之内安家

I make my livin' with words and rhymes and all this tragedy 我让我活着用文字和音韵而这一切的悲剧

Should go into my head and out instead as bits of poetry 应该进入我的头出来，而不是诗歌的位

   

But I say, "Daddy I'm so afraid 但我说， “爸爸，我好害怕

How will I go on with you gone this way? 我将如何去与你走这条路？

How can I come up with a song to say, I love you?" 我怎么能想出一首歌说，我爱你吗？ “

"That's my job, that's what I do “这是我的工作，这就是我做的

Everything I do is because of you 我所做的一切，是因为你

To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see" 为了保证您的安全和我在一起，这是我的工作，你看“

"Everything I do is because of you “我所做的一切，是因为你

To seep you safe with me" 渗入你的安全与我“