Preacher gave it to him when he was eight, 传教士给他时，他是8 ，

That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church 那个星期天早上，他得到了保存在小教堂

Grandaddy totted it to Bible school Grandaddy积分累积到圣经学校

I bet back then it looked brand new, not a faded word 我敢打赌，当时它看上去崭新，不褪色的字

Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James 现在盖的撕裂和皮革的磨损......上老国王詹姆斯

   

He took it with him overseas, England, France and Germany 他把它与他在海外，英国，法国和德国

Right there in the middle of hell 正确的，在地狱的中间

Said he read it every night, he swore that it'd saved his life 说他每天晚上读它，他发誓说，它会救他一命

His only hope when there was no hope left 他唯一的希望，因为当时有没有希望留下

Was in that Old King James 在那老国王詹姆斯

   

Passed it down to Momma on the day he died 通过它下降到妈妈对他死的那天

Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust 坐在那里最长的时间刚刚收集的尘埃

But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then 但是，当生命将采取急转弯飘飞

And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up 而她也刚开始想念他，我看到她把它捡起来

Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James 现在盖的撕裂和皮革的磨损......上老国王詹姆斯

   

You'll find on every other page, yellow lines or tear drop stains 你会发现在所有其他网页，黄线或泪滴污渍

Every chapter of that good book 这本好书的每一个章节

Been through cancer, war and crazy kids, all the stupid things I did 通过肿瘤，战争和疯狂的孩子们去过，所有的愚蠢的事情，我做了

I may never know the toll I took... on her and that Old King James 我可能永远都不知道我拿了......她和老国王詹姆斯收费

   

Yeah I'm the one who's got it now, 是的，我是谁了，现在一，

She said read it when you're feeling down and I said, "Yes Ma'am" 她说，读它，当你情绪低落的时候，我说：“是夫人”

Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James. 现在盖的撕裂和皮革的磨损......上老国王詹姆斯。