1967

In 1967, the draft caught up with me
1967年战争爆发了，我不得不应征入伍
Me and my pal Joe went off to war
就和朋友老Joe上了前线
We might find hero's heaven
战争也许能让男孩成为英雄
But we'd keep the country free
但我们只是想为国家赢得自由
We would surely win just like before
当然我们会从前一样赢得了胜利
Roy Rogers he was on his horse
就像电影一样，牛仔们骑上了马。
And Buck Jones drew his gun
Buck Jones拿起了他的枪
And we would surely win of course
正如电影结局一样我们终会胜利
When the battle was all done
但是战争结束后
1967, I came back alone
我却失去了Joe，独自归来
They brought Joe back in plastic on the plane
他们用飞机运回了塑料包裹的Joe
1967 seems so long ago
现在想起来恍如隔世
But I can't forget my friend or ease my pain
但时间没有抹去我的痛苦，没有让我忘掉我的老伙计Joe
His family may forget him
他的家人可能忘记了他
His children may regret him
他的孩子也许为他感到遗憾
His wife may find another and go on
他的妻子已经另寻伴侣
His picture may grow faded
他的照片可能逐渐发黄
And the world he knew gone jaded
他熟悉的那个世界大概也已经变了模样
But as long as I shall live I surely know
但我以性命担保
I never will forget my buddy Joe
我从来没有忘了我的老伙计Joe
In 1967, the war was raging on
1967年，战火愈烧愈旺
Our country was divided and reborn
在战争中国家被瓜分又重生
Though I was back at home, I had never left Saigon
我身已回国，但我知道胡志明市的屠杀和疯狂将永远伴随我余生
'Cause all I got was ridicule and scorn
因为没有鲜花没有掌声只有对死亡的憎恨牵连于我
This was no place for hero's now
战争的英雄没有了立足之地
They all seemed to resent me
他们似乎都在怨恨我
They said, "Why did you ever go?"
他们质问我为什么要去参战
I said, "Because they sent me"
我说是国家亲手送我到前线
1967, they buried my friend Joe
1967年他们埋葬了老Joe，我的朋友
And I was flashing back while people wept
在葬礼上人们的哭泣让我想起了残酷的战场
I thought of how he saved us
我想起了Joe是怎么救了我们
And I watched the landmine blow
我似乎看到了地雷爆炸
And I looked down at his dogtag that I kept
我看了看Joe的名牌
You'll always be a young man
你还这么年轻啊
You always will be smiling
你永远笑得像太阳一样
You always will be confident and true
你总是那么自信，总是待人真诚
Your picture may grow faded
但是你的照片却逐渐发黄，逐渐褪色
And the world you knew gone jaded
你熟悉的世界也逐渐消失
But as long as I shall live I surely know
但是我以性命担保
I never will forget you buddy Joe
老伙计我绝对不会忘了你
Long as I shall live I surely know
我以性命担保
I never will forget you buddy Joe
我绝对不会忘了你