He joined up to get a job, to show he wasn't scared 他加入了找工作，显示他不害怕

All wrapped up in that army crowd, he thought he'd be prepared 都包裹在军人群中，他以为自己会做好准备

Well at the age of seventeen, he was forced to choose 以及在17岁的时候，他是被迫选择

Now at the age of twenty-one, he's in Catch 22 GO! 现在，在21岁的时候，他在第二十二条军规去！

   

He joined up for just three years, it seemed a small amount 他参加了在短短三年时间里，似乎有少量

But what they didn't tell him was the first two didn't count 但他们没有告诉他的是前两个没算

At the age of seventeen, how was he to know 在17岁的时候，他怎么知道

That at the age of twenty-one he'd still have more to go? 这在21岁的时候他还是不得不多了去了？

   

Tin soldier! 锡兵！

He signed away his name 他签署了他的名字

Tin soldier! 锡兵！

No chance of cash or fame. 现金或名望没有机会。

Tin soldier! 锡兵！

Well now he knows the truth! 现在好了，他知道真相！

Tin soldier! 锡兵！

He signed away his youth 他签署了他的青春

   

He joined up 'cause dad knew right, to do right by his son 他加入了“事业爸爸就知道，做对他的儿子

Well now he hates and he counts the days that mark time on square one 现在好了，他恨，他会计算在原点踏步天

At the age of seventeen he did what he was told 在17岁时，他做了什么，他被告知

Now at the age of twenty-one, tin still won't turn to gold! 现在，在21岁的时候，锡仍不能变成金子！

   

About Face To the left, right, left right left, To the left, left, left right left... 劈头盖脸地将左，右，左，右左，左，左，左，右左...

He thought the age of seventeen he'd fall in line too soon 他认为17岁的他会爱上线太快

Now at the age of twenty-one he still marches two by two 现在，在21岁的时候他还在进军二，由二

One-two-three-four 一，二，三四名

One-two-three-four One-two-three-four ONE-TWO-THREE-GO! 一，二，三，四门一，二，三，四门一，二，三，开始！

What is he fighting for? 什么是他争取的？

A fucking war? 一个他妈的战争？

Tin soldier! Tin soldier! 锡兵！锡兵！