A Face Like Mine

I never knew my father
我从没见过我父亲
He left when I was young
他在我小时候离开了家
They say he was a proud man
他们说他是个傲气的人
As good as they come
不亚于任何一个人
He left like all the others
他和其他人一样离开家乡
When no work could be found
当这里没有活计时
He smiled and told my mother
他笑着告诉我母亲
I won't let you down
等我，我不会让你失望
The autumn turned to winter
秋去冬来，天寒地冻
And the light left her eyes
她眼里的光凝成了霜
No footsteps on the front porch
门前走廊始终寂静
No word of him arrived
没有归人的脚步和言语
A promise torn to pieces
诺言被撕成碎片
And tossed to the ground
丢在泥泞中
Though at night she grieved him
尽管她会在深夜独自饮泣
She never made a sound
她从来不发一言
I know he had a reason
我明白他一定另有隐情
I know a man can get lost
我知道一个男人也会迷失
Whatever he believed in
不管他有什么信仰
I know he suffered the cost
我知道他会背负代价
His picture's almost faded
他的痕迹几乎消失殆尽
But I filled in the lines
但我写下这些句子
And nothing's unforgiven
因为没有什么不能被原谅
So father don't you cry
所以父亲你会后悔吗
Now the years have found me
现如今岁月轮回
With a child of my own
我也有了自己的孩子
Another generation
下一代
That must carry the load
我不得不承担男人的责任
But somewhere there's a memory
但在某处有一段记忆
In the back of my mind
在我的意识深处
I see my father smiling
我看到我的父亲在微笑
With a face like mine
他长着一张和我一样的脸