I come from down in valley我来自下面的山谷
where mister when you're young先生，那时你还很年轻
they bring you up to do他们在那把你养大
like your daddy done然后让你子承父业
Me and Mary we met in high school我和玛丽在中学认识
when she was just seventeen当时她只有十七岁
we'd drive out of this valley我们开车驶出山谷
down to where the fields were green去到一片绿色的旷野
We'd go down to the river我们去到河边
and into the river we'd dive在那潜水
oh down to the river we'd ride啊！我们乘车去那的
Then I got Mary pregnant然后，我让玛丽怀了孕
and man that was all she wrote老兄， 这就是她所有的故事了
and for my nineteenth birthday在我十九岁生日的时候
I got a union card and a wedding coat我拿到一张工会会员证和一套结婚礼服
we went down to the courthouse我们去法院
and the judge put it all to rest法官不理会我们
no wedding day smiles没有婚礼日的微笑
no walk down the aisle没有婚礼的走道
no flowers没有花
no wedding dress没有婚纱
That night we went down to the river那夜我们去到河边
and into the river we'd dive在那潜水
oh down to the river we'd ride 啊！我们乘车去那的
I got a job working constrction
for the johnstown company我在约翰城公司找到一份建筑工作
but lately there ain't been much work
on account of the economy不久后经济萧条，工作逾少
Now all them things that seemed so important现在所有那些曾看似重要的事情
well mister they vanished right into the air嗯，先生，它们消逝一空
now I just act like I don't remember现在我装作记不得
Mary acts like she don't care玛丽装作不在乎
But I remember us riding in my brother's car但我记得我们开着我哥哥的车
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir在水池旁，她晒得发黑，全身湿透
at night on them banks I'd lie awake夜里，在河岸边，我清醒地躺着
and pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take把她拉近身旁，去感受她的每一次呼吸
Now those memories come back to haunt me现在那些回忆纠缠着我
They haunt me like a curse像魔咒般纠缠着我
is a dream a lie if it don't come true一个不能实现的梦想是否就是一个谎言？
or is it something worse或者会更坏些
that sends me down to the river那驱使着我去到河边
though I know the river is dry尽管我知道河水已干涸
that sends me down to the river
tonight今晚，那驱使着我去到河边
Down to the river去到河边
My baby and I我的宝贝和我
oh down to the river we ride啊！我们乘车去那河边
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