Well they moved away from the farms they did not own 那么他们离开，他们没有自己的养殖场

To live happily ever after on a G.I. loan. 要幸福快乐的日子在G.I.生活贷款。

The future was looking bright back in ‘52 未来是一片光明早在52

‘Neath the shadow of atomic bombs and the baby boom. “尼斯原子弹的阴影，婴儿潮。

   

You could take a walk downtown without being afraid 你可以散步市区没有害怕

And hey, who’s the better centre fielder, Manual or Mace? 哎，谁是更好的外野手，手动或锤？

There was chicken in every pot even when times were lean 有鸡在每一个锅，即使时间分别为瘦

We thought everybody had a shot at the American dream. 我们认为每个人都打了一针，在美国梦。

   

Every mother was supposed to look like Donna Reed 每一个母亲应该看起来像唐娜·里德

Father knew what was best for you and me 父亲知道什么是最适合你和我

Our lives were etched on 8mm frames 我们的生活被蚀刻在8毫米帧

As we grew up in houses that all looked the same. 正如我们在房子里长大的，所有看起来都一样。

   

But there was trouble on the other side of town 但对城市的另一边的麻烦

It was a time when people began to stand their ground. 这一段时间，人们开始坚持自己的立场。

Arm in arm they stood as they cried “let freedom reign” 手挽着手，他们站在他们喊着“让自由的统治”

Everybody wanted the share the American dream. 每个人都希望分享美国梦。

   

Dream on children, dream on, 做梦的孩子，做梦，

Don’t let anybody tell you the dream is gone. 不要让任何人告诉你的梦想没有了。

As long as there’s a God above 只要有一个以上的神

Keep on praying we never wake up, 继续祈祷，我们再也没有醒来，

Keep on dreaming the American dream. 继续做梦的美国梦。

   

There’s medals on the wall I got back in ‘69 有一个关于我回到69墙上奖牌

And the quarter acre piece of heaven I call mine 和四分之一英亩的一片天我叫雷

As I turn off the cable and put my babies to bed 当我关掉电缆，把我的宝宝睡觉

I kiss them goodnight and whisper under my breath. 我亲吻他们道晚安，并小声在我的呼吸。

   

Dream on children, dream on 梦对孩子，对梦

Don’t let anybody tell you the dream is gone. 不要让任何人告诉你的梦想没有了。

As long as there’s a God above 只要有一个以上的神

Keep on praying we never wake up 继续祈祷，我们再也没有醒来

Keep on dreaming the American dream. 继续做梦的美国梦。

Ooo, keep on dreaming the American dream. 噢噢，继续做梦的美国梦。