I woke up this mornin', kissed my wife goodbye 我醒来的时候这个清晨，亲吻我的妻子告别

i pray to god that i'll make it home safe tonight 我祈祷上帝，我会让它今晚回家安全

it's a dangerous job but i take that risk 这是一个危险的工作，但我冒这个险

i'll trade my blood and sweat just to feed my kids 我会换我的血和汗水只为了养活我的孩子

i've been working for the man since a tender age 我已经工作了的人，因为小小年纪

now a rich politician wants to lower my wage 现在丰富的政治家要降低我的工资

pour me a drink so i can understand 我倒饮料，所以我能理解

these are the struggles of a working man 这是一个工作的人的斗争

i work outside in the pouring rain 我在倾盆大雨中在外面工作

when it's cold as ice when i'm full of pain 当它的冰冷，当我充满了痛苦

it don't matter what i feel inside 这并不重要，内心感受

as long as the job i'm working gets done on time 只要我的工作任务按时完成

the boss man says works getting slow 老板的人说，工作越来越慢

pack up your tools boys and head on home 收拾你的工具男生头就回家

i pour another drink and try to understand 我往再喝一杯，并尝试了解

these are the struggles of a working man 这是一个工作的人的斗争

you see i work construction 你看，我的工作建设

i build things 我建立的东西

do you understand how important that is to the world? 你明白，是世界有多重要？

i don't know if ya'll realize what kind of pressure that puts on a man like me 我不知道，如果你们大家意识到发生了什么样的压力把一个男人像我这样的

i love my wife and i raise my son, best i can, better then some 我爱我的妻子和我养我的儿子，尽我所能，然后更好一些

i just found out the other day i got another little one that'ts on the way 我刚刚发现了有一天我上了拉上小家伙thatts

i took a new job down at the factory, ya it don't pay much but at least we can eat 我参加了一个新的工作倒在出厂时，雅也不用付出太多，但至少我们可以吃

i roll up a smoke and think a new plan? (can't really hear that) 我摇了烟，并认为新的计划吗？ （真的不能听到）

these are the struggles of a working man 这是一个工作的人的斗争

when down to the river just the other day 当到河边就在几天前

got down on my knees and began to pray 跪在我的膝盖上，开始祈祷

i said lord please won't you understand 我说，主啊，请你不明白

the struggles of a working man 一个工作的人的斗争

these are the struggles of a working man 这是一个工作的人的斗争