歌词
Oh my name it ain't nothin'
我的名字什么都不是
My age it means less
我的年龄没有意义
The country I come from
我来自的那个国度
Is called the midwest
被叫做中西部
I was taught and brought up there
我在那里被抚养成人
The laws to abide
守法的好公民
And that land that I live in
而那我生活的土地
Has god on its side
上帝站在它那边
Oh the history books tell it
历史书上是这么说的
They tell it so well
说得太好了
The cavalries charged
骑兵冲锋
The indians fell
印第安人倒下
The cavalries charged
骑兵冲锋
The indians died
印第安人死去
Oh the country was young
哦，这国度曾如此年轻
With god on its side
受上帝的庇佑
The spanish american
西班牙和美国
War had its day
也曾有过战争
And the civil war too
还有南北内战
Was soon laid away
很快都过去
And the names of the heroes
我被迫去记住
I was made to memorize
英雄们的名字
With guns in their hands
手里握着枪械
And god on their side
上帝站在他们那边
The first world war boys
哦，一战啊
It came and it went
来了又去
The reason for fighting
我从未理解
I never did get
战争的理由
But I learned to accept it
但我学着去接受它
Accept it with pride
带着自豪之情
For you don't count the dead
因为你不清点尸体
When god's on your side
当上帝在你这边
The second world war
那二次世界大战
Came to an end
走到了尽头
We forgave the germans
我们原谅德国人
And then we were friends
和他们成了朋友
Though they murdered six million
尽管他们谋杀了六百万人
In the ovens they fried
在加热的炉子里
The germans now too
德国人现在
Have god on their side
也有了上帝在他们那边
I've learned to hate the russians
我们学会去憎恨俄国人
All through my whole life
延续我的一生
If another war comes
如果又一场大战打响
It's them we must fight
他们将是敌人
To hate them and fear them
憎恨他们，畏惧他们
To run and to hide
逃跑，躲起来
And accept it all bravely
勇敢地接受一切
With god on my side
因为上帝站在我们这边
But now we got weapons
但现在我们有化学尘埃
Of chemical dust
制成的武器（核武器）
If fire them we're forced to
如果形势所迫
Then fire them we must
我们必将开火
One push of the button
一人按下按钮
And a shot the world wide
把它射到全球
And you never ask questions
当上帝站在你这边时
When god's on your side
你永远不会问问题
Through many a dark hour
在许多黑暗的时刻
I've been thinkin' about this
我曾思考这个问题：
That Jesus Christ was
耶稣曾经
Betrayed by a kiss
被一个吻背叛
But I can't think for you
但我不能代替你思考
You'll have to decide
你要做出判断
Whether Judas Iscariot
上帝是否
Had god on his side
曾站在犹大的那边
So now as I'm leavin'
而现在我要离开
I'm weary as hell
我非常疲惫
The confusion I'm feelin'
没有语言能讲述
Ain't no tongue can tell
我的困惑不解
The words fill my head
我的脑海被文字填满
And fall to the floor
转瞬溢出坠地
That if god's on our side
如果上帝，真的站在我们这边
He'll stop the next war
他会阻止下一次大战
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