You ought to go north somebody told us

人们说都你要北上远行

Cause the air is filled with gold dust

因为空气中漂浮着金尘
And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands

财富像是你手中的雪花
Now I don't recall who said it

我已记不起这是谁的话
But we'd lived so long on credit

但是我们过了太久入不敷出的生活
so we headed out to find our promised land
现在要各自出发寻找那一个约定的国度

Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk

贫穷偏僻的烟山农家
With nothing more than high hopes

我们只有希望
So we hitched our station wagon to a star

于是我们拿起行李去找寻那颗明星
But our dreams all fell in on us

可梦想却离我们远去
Cause there was no land of promise

因为那里没有约定的国度
Though it's a struggle keepin' sight of who you are
那些奋斗已经让你迷失了自己

Oh and these northern nights are dreary

那些北方的夜是那样的沉闷
And my southern heart is weary

我那南方的心已经疲倦
As I wonder how the old folks are back home

我想知道我的老朋友要怎么找到回家的路
But I know that they all love me

但我知道他们都还爱我
And they're all thinking of me

也都在想念着我
The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong
烟山的记忆让我变得坚强

 

You know I've been thinkin' a whole lot lately

最近我都在想着
About what's been and what awaiting

那些已经和即将发生的事情
It takes all I've got to give what life demands

生活让我付出自己的一切
You go insane if you give in to it

若是向它屈服你将为它疯狂
Life's a mill and I've been through it

生活的苦难早已过去
I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands

我感激双手创造出的一切

Oh and these northern nights are dreary

那些北方的夜是那样的沉闷
And my southern eyes are teary

我那南方的眼已经饱含泪水
As I wonder how the old folks are back home

我想知道我的老朋友要怎么找到回家的路
But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus

我还是相信我的神
He'll love and guide and lead us

他会爱我  指引我  给我方向
The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

烟山的记忆让我变得坚强

If I'll keep looking to the father

我会继续依靠我的神
Keep our heads above the water

让我们能够活下去
Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong

烟山的记忆让我变得坚强