Every since the day I was big enough to put my pants on by myself 因为每一天我足够大的由我自己把我的裤子

You could find me somewhere with the radio turned on 你能找到我的地方，与无线电开启

Then one night I gave my heart to an old beat-up guitar 一天晚上，我把我的心脏给一个老打纬吉他

It never left my arms till I was almost grown 它从来没有离开过我的胳膊，直到我几乎成长

   

I had to try my hand as a workin' man tried to be my daddy's son 我要尽我的手作为一个干活的人想成为我爸爸的儿子

But my mind was packed and gone and headed south 心里却在包装和消失，南下

Momma said I'll pray for you then she said goodbye 妈妈说，我求你了，然后她说了再见

To the only one out of seven that didn't work out 对只有一个七，没有工作了

   

Now I'm way down hear in Dixie playing honky tonk music 现在，我一路下跌听到迪克西打低级夜总会的音乐

Keepin' some joint a jumpin' every night of the week 坚持让一些接头的冒险每星期的夜晚

Lord knows it's hard to keep a dance hall woman happy 上帝知道你很难保持一个舞厅女人幸福

When you're drinkin' a little too much and you're workin' cheap 当你喝了一点点太多，你干活的便宜

   

Well I ain't done a thing I can brag about to anyone back home 好吧，我是不是做的事情，我可以吹嘘给任何人回家

Just another night club singer with a real good band 只是一个夜总会的歌手有一个真正的好乐队

If a jealous woman don't kill me and momma keeps on prayin' 如果一个嫉妒的女人不杀我和妈妈一直在祈祷

Someday I might be more than what I am 有一天我可能会更比我

   

Now I'm way down hear in Dixie... 现在，我一路下跌听到迪克西...

When you're drinkin' a little too much and you're workin' cheap 当你喝了一点点太多，你干活的便宜