4th of July

We won the war in the valley,
我們贏得了山谷之役
We packed up all of our things.
我們收拾行囊準備回家
We said goodbye to the alley.
我們向曾住的小巷揮別
Oh, we could not wait for spring,
噢我們可不能再等到下一個春天了
Oh, we could not wait for spring.
噢下一個春天到來時我們早已離去

帶走我們在維吉尼亞竊來的東西
Took what we stole in Virginia,
把過往的回憶埋藏在箱子中
Buried it all in a box.
我們在孟菲斯的郊外將它掩埋
We dug a hole outside Memphis,
用碎石泥土將它遮擋
covered it up with rocks.
我喝了最後一口水
I took the last of the water,
然後你把我們的水壺倒空了
You emptied our canteens,
我們在牢騷聲中深陷往日時光
We dipped back down in the holler.
噢我們可不能再等到下一個春天了

噢下一個春天到來時我們早已離去
Oh we could not wait for spring .
我們開著那輛福特車穿過沙漠
Oh we could not wait for spring.
走過鬼城和舊鐵軌

但糟糕的天氣險些將我們撕碎
We drove that Ford through the desert,
可我們已經無路可退
Past the ghost town and old railroad tracks,
我把心愛的吉他帶到當舖
We got torn up in the weather,
你也當掉了祖母的結婚戒指
We barely did make it back.
我們為過冬準備了大衣

噢我們可不能再等到下一個春天了
Took my guitar to the pawn shop,
噢下一個春天到來時我們早已離去
you took your grandmothers rings,
即使我在芝加哥混的很好
We bought wool coats for the winter,
但那是我見他的最後一面
Oh, we could not wait for spring.
聽聞他在奧斯丁中彈身亡
Oh, we could not wait for spring.
在一個喧鬧的夏夜

我們從紐約出發
Thought I played well in Chicago,
大雪下個不停簡直讓人抓狂
It was the last time I saw him alive.
北州冬天的日子漫長而寒冷
Heard he got shot down in Austin,
噢我們可不能再等到下一個春天了
On a rowdy summer night.
噢下一個春天到來時我們早已離去

過往已成殤我回不去了
We head out of New York City
但我們不會羞愧地低下頭
And the snow nearly drove us insane.
我們不遵從任何人的約束
Winters in Upstate are so bitter,
可我們也永遠不知道該去責怪誰
But we could not wait for spring,
我把靴子放在火上烤著
Oh we could not wait for spring.
我身上的每一寸似乎都已頹廢

我最好的朋友們都在欺騙著我
I cant get back what was stolen,
但我卻和他們感同身受
but we wont hang our heads down in shame,
是的我能理解他們的無奈
We dont take orders from no one,
記得上次我們聚在一起
So we never know whose to blame.
結束時沒人捨得說再見

也許我們還能在河邊見上一面
I put my boots on the fire,
再見一面吧就在七月四日
Wore out from the soul to the heel
最後一面吧就在七月四日
All of my best friends are liars.
I know just how they feel.
Yeah, and I know just how they feel.

Last time we all got together,
Nobody did say goodbye,
Well see you back at the river,
Again, on the Fourth of July
Again on the Forth of July.