If Not Me

He said: mama I know you have
他说：妈妈，我知道你有
a lot of plans for me
很多计划给我
College in the fall,
秋天去上大学
hey I'm almost eighteen
嘿我快18岁了
I've been doing lots of thinking
我思考了很多
about a lot of stuff
考虑了很多东西
Went down to the recruiter today
我今天还是去了征兵处
and I signed up
报了名
If not there, then where
如果不是这里，还有哪里呢
If not now, then when
如果不是现在，还要等到什么时候呢
If not this, then what else can I defend
如果不保卫祖国，我还能保卫什么呢
Being gone and being scared
尽管带着恐惧出发了
What else can I do
我还能做些什么呢
If not me mama
如果我还不站出来的话，妈妈
If not me then who
我不站出来的话，要靠谁呢
He's upstairs shaving
他正在楼上刮胡子
His cloth is starched and pressed
他的衣服早已浆洗过叠好
I'm down here praying, my mind is a mess
我在楼下祈祷，脑中一团浆糊
I asked：Where you got, these crazy ideas anyway
我问他，他是从哪来的这些疯狂的想法的
He just smiled and says:
他只是微笑着说道：
It's the way that I was raised
我就是这么被养大的啊
If not there, then where
如果不是这里，还有哪里呢
If not now, then when
如果不是现在，还要等到什么时候呢
If not this, then what else can I defend
如果不保卫祖国，我还能保卫什么呢
Being gone and being scared
尽管带着恐惧出发了
What else can I do
我还能做些什么呢
If not me daddy
如果我还不站出来的话，爸爸
If not me then who
我不站出来的话，要靠谁呢
We wait for his letters, emails and satellite calls
我们等着他的信、电子邮件和卫星电话
Then the politics,
接着来了消息
That's number 84 wide receiver for the Wildcats
那是"野猫"的84号接线员
Whose pictures is hanging in my home
他的照片挂在我的家里
Next to the soldier standing proud and tall
站在士兵旁边，既骄傲又挺拔
He said:
他曾说：
If not there, then where
如果不是这里，还有哪里呢
If not now, then when
如果不是现在，还要等到什么时候呢
If not this, then what else can I defend
如果不保卫祖国，我还能保卫什么呢
Being gone and being scared
尽管带着恐惧出发了
What else can I do
我还能做些什么呢
If not me dear God
如果我还不站出来的话，亲爱的上帝啊
If not me then who
我不站出来的话，要靠谁呢