Took my first breath where the muddy brazoss
我生在泥泞的布拉索斯
Pills into the gulf of mexico
各地的私货运到墨西哥湾
Where the skylines colored by chemical plants
不知哪的地平线又被化工厂添墨加点了
Put bread on the table of a working man
把票子放在工仔的桌子上
Where the working man does his best to provide
他们在这埋头苦干 竭尽所能
Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
只为用他们结实的臂膀给妻儿避风的港湾
Given a little of his soul everyday making overtime
假借他一点动力 便能日夜加班加点
To keep the wolves away
就为的是奔波生计
I was barely thirteen when the company man
当我还十三岁的时候 那些西装革履的人
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
试着去探查我爸爸的一生
It happened on a french owned tanker ship
事情发生在一艘从法国来的游轮上
Spilling poison into Galveston Bay
那些人把毒物倒进加尔维斯顿湾
Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
他的眼睛和肺里都是燃油
Silenced any mortal cries
是个人看了都泣不成声
Codeine the grit but death stinging in pain
用了粗制的可待因颗粒（镇痛剂）但还是痛不欲生
He fought like hell to keep the wolves away
他赌命也要担起一个男人的责任
For the next few years dad was sick as a dog
接下来的几年 爸爸一病不起
But he made a recovery just to spite the odds
但他奋不顾身只为东山再起
Settlement came and we moved out of town
安定下来后 我们便搬出了小镇
Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds
也不知哪片天空没有油厂的重重黑云
Yeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
哈哈 现在他命数不浅而且做的很好 也知非得命年过半百了
But the money's running out
就是千金将尽
And he's pinching for pennies
所以不得不精打细算
So I'm going for broke with every song I play
所以我每唱一首都是孤注一掷
Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away
因为现在轮到我闯荡江湖了