He slowly raised the trembling hand 他慢慢抬起颤抖的手

Gently brushed the silver strand of hair from his wrinkled brow 轻轻地刷头发的银线从他紧皱的眉头

Lips that used to talk so free the eyes that used to beckon me were silent now 嘴唇是用来说话这么自由的来召唤我的眼睛是无声的，现在

He listens to a passin' train gives into an old familiar pain familiar pain 他听一个passin的火车给了一个老熟悉的疼痛熟悉的痛

They retired him twenty years ago gave him a watch made of gold and took his train 他们退休了他二十年前给他金子做的手表，把他的火车

His woman's name was Margaret 他的女人的名字是玛格丽特

He loved her but she went away and left his heart undone 他爱她，但她走了，留下了他的心脏百废待兴

He called this train the Diplomat she's the only other lady that he ever loved 他称这列火车的外交官，她是他唯一爱过的其他小姐

Some forty years he made the steam 大约四十多年来，他所做的汽

From Memphis down to New Orleans but now he's off the line 从孟菲斯下来到新奥尔良，但现在他断了线

And the closest that he ever gets Margaret or the Diplomat is in his mind 与最接近的，他曾经获得玛格丽特或外交官是在他的脑海

He siad take me to the station the Diplomat is bringing Margaret home 西亚德他带我到车站的外交带来玛格丽特的家

Can't you hear that whistle blowing they both know I've been alone for much too long 你没听到哨子吹他们都知道我一直独自太长

Let's not keep 'em waitin' we'll talk about the good times later on 让我们不要陪他们等待着我们将讨论的好时光以后

Right now take me to the station the Diplomat is bringing Margaret home 现在带我去的使节带来的是玛格丽特家站

   

They say he talks crazy when 他们说，他说话时的疯狂

He sees the passin' train or when he hears Margaret's name 他认为， passin 火车或当他听到玛格丽特的名字

But the only things he ever loved he lost before he loved enough he's not to blame 但唯一的事情，他曾经爱过，他失去了他爱才足够他不责怪

So who's to say he's right or wrong 那么，谁又能说他是对还是错

Reachin' out and hangin' on to dreams he can't let go 要触摸出来，犹豫不决，到梦想，他不能放过

He threw the watch of gold away but keeps tracks of memories where he belongs 他把金远手表，但保留了属于他的记忆轨道

He siad take me to the station... 西亚德他带我到车站...

They retired him twenty years ago gave him a watch made of gold 他们退休了他二十年前给他金子做的手表

And took daddy's train 并把爸爸的车