It was my senior year 这是我大四

I just turned eighteen 我刚满18岁

I was a friday night hero, with division one dreams 我是一个星期五的晚上的英雄，与师一梦

I had an offer on the table 我有一个提议对表

A four year ride 四年骑

'Til that fourth and two and twenty four dive 直到在第四和两个24潜水

I left on a stretcher, wound up on a crutch 我离开了担架上，缠绕在一根拐杖

Walked on that next summer 走着走着，明年夏天

Wound up getting cut 彼时得到切

Flipped off that coach, left that school in the dust 翻转过的教练，离开了那所学校中的灰尘

For letting my dreams go bust 为了让我的梦想破产

But I thank God I ain't what I almost was 不过，我感谢上帝，我是不是我几乎是

   

Yea, I moved on back home 是啊，我提出回家

And came awful close to being some son-in-law to some CEO 来到可怕差点被一些儿子女婿一些CEO

Coulda been a corner office, country club, suit and tie man 本应该一个角落里办公，乡村俱乐部，穿西装打领带的男人

Answerin' to no one, but her and him Answerin “到任何人，但她和他

I ran out on his money, ran out on her love 我跑了他的钱，跑出来对她的爱

At four in the morning I loaded my truck 在凌晨四点我装我的车

I left my home town in a big cloud of dust 我离开了我的家乡在一个大的尘埃云

I just had to follow my gut 我只是跟着我的直觉

And I thank God I ain't what I almost was 我感谢上帝，我没有什么，我几乎是

   

In guitar town I bought this old Epiphone 在结古镇，我买这个老的Epiphone

Started stringin' chords and words into songs 开始stringin “和弦的话到歌曲

I've been putting in time on Sixteenth Avenue 我一直在投入时间上的第十六届大道

Pouring out my heart for tips on a stool 流泻出我的心脏在凳子上的提示

I ain't making a killing, but then there's those nights 我是不是做了一笔，但随后有那些夜晚

When the song comes together and hits 'em just right 当这首歌来一起打时间刚刚好

The crowds on their feet cause they can't get enough 在他们脚下的人群因为他们无法获得足够的

Of this music I make and I love 这种音乐我做，我喜欢

And I thank God I ain't, yea I thank God I ain't, 我感谢上帝，我是不是，啊我感谢上帝，我没有，

Man I thank God I ain't, what I almost was 男人，我感谢上帝，我没有，我几乎是