Tar, paper, shanty on an old dirt road 焦油，造纸，棚户区的老泥路

Seein' my mother workin' made my blood run cold 看见的“Daddy妈妈干活的让我毛骨悚然

People makin' fun, made me wonder and doubt 人金的乐趣，让我不知道和怀疑

Why the Lord chose our family to have to go without 为什么上帝选择了我们全家有去无

I'd shout out in anger, a child stricken with fears 我想喊出来的愤怒，孩子患了恐惧

When my ma couldn't stand it more she'd, dry, away my tears 当我妈看不下去了更多的她，干燥，远离我的眼泪

I look back a women, and it's fresh in my mind 蓦然回首妇女，和它的新鲜在我的脑海

A girl leavin' home tryin' to find 一个女孩要走了家里试着找

The answer to a question that I ask every day 这个问题的答案我问每一天的问题

How can Mama cry so softly and still look up and say 怎样才能妈妈哭得那么温柔，仍然抬头说

The Lord never makes a burden too heavy to carry 上帝从不负担太重携带

Never puts a challenge where it can't be won 千万不要把它无法赢得挑战

Some people have to try just a little bit harder 有些人尝试只是一点点困难

Before their life's work is done 在他们的生活的工作就完成了

   

My strength built of rock from what I thought was sand 我的力量建成的岩石从我以为是沙

Mother was rewarded 'cause she earned that, promised land 母亲得到了回报，因为她赢得的，应许之地

See my reflection eyes of my little song 看到我的小歌我反思的眼睛

He spoke words that told me my life's work was done 他讲的话是对我说我一生的工作已完成

When he said 当他说

Lord never makes a burden too heavy too carry 上帝绝不会负担过重过矣

And he never puts a challenge where it can't be won 他从来没有把它不能赢得挑战

I said, now, some people have to try just a little bit harder 我说，现在，有的人要尝试只是一点点困难

Before their life's work is done 在他们的生活的工作就完成了

I said, the good Lord never makes a burden too heavy to carry 我说，好耶绝不会负担过重，进行

He ain't gonna put a challenge where it can't be won... 他是不会把它无法赢得挑战...