On cobblestone paths my cloth shoes tread
石板路上我踏着布鞋走
The schoolbag weighs upon a young head
书包压在稚嫩的额头
Frogs outside the window sing their tune
窗外的青蛙声声唱和
Ink on test papers stains like stone
试卷上的墨迹凝如顽石
A poor man's climb to heights so high
平凡人向着高处跋涉
A lone lamp's shadow as nights go by
孤灯影随夜色漫延
My parents' hair now turns to grey
父母的青丝已染霜白
With tears unshed they watch me stray
含泪凝望送我远走天涯
At fifteen I left my home behind
十五岁我背井离乡
With just old clothes my fate to find
身携旧衣闯荡四方
The station wind blows dust so keen
车站的风卷着尘沙扑面
The kitchen smoke's the home I've seen
灶间的烟火是我心念的家
By scaffolds where the clouds drift by
脚手架旁看云卷云舒
My work shirt's stained with sweat and salt-dried
工装之上汗渍凝霜
I dreamed to make the stars my store
曾梦想揽星辰入怀
My wife and kids wait at the door
妻儿守在那扇家门
Sleepless nights on the construction ground
工地的夜辗转难眠
Pain creeps in where I'm not wound
隐痛在未愈处蔓延
Drunk I'd speak of dreams so grand
醉时敢言鸿鹄之志
Sober I'm just for coins that jingle
醒时只为碎银几两
A thousand pounds press on my frame
千斤重担压在肩头
Sleepless nights till morning came
熬尽长夜直至天光
Through business seas of wind and tide
商海浮沉历经风浪
Cold stares cut deep like blades inside
冷眼如刃刺透心房
The wine glass cracks a hero's night
酒杯碎英雄梦断
The cigarette burns youth's delight
香烟燃青春散场
Through storms and winds my bones grow strong
历经风雨筋骨愈刚
In years of trials I belong
饱经磨砺心有归向
I'll turn my pain to aged wine
把苦难酿成陈酿
Lie drunk on clouds where sunbeams shine
醉卧云端沐尽晨光
Yo from a small town to the big city race
哟从小城奔赴大城的赛场
Leaving home finding my own space
一别故土寻我一方天地
Sweat drops on the steel bones reach high
汗水滴落高耸的钢筋
Dreams grow where concrete meets the sky
梦想生在砼与天的交界
The construction night's so long
工地的夜漫漫长长
Missing home where I belong
思念故里那是我的根壤
Phone screen glows with family's face
手机屏亮映着家人模样
Wife and kids waiting in this place
妻儿盼我归期可望
Thought 'bout giving up it's true
也曾想过就此认输
But grit my teeth I'll see it through
却咬紧牙义无反顾
For that future's shining light
为了那束未来的光
For my kids to have a better life
为了孩子的来日方长
Climbing up with all my might
拼尽全力向上攀登
Even if I'm scarred in this fight
纵使遍体皆是伤痕
This is the choice I've made
这是我选的路
This is the time I've paid
这是我付的时光
By scaffolds where the clouds drift by
脚手架旁看云卷云舒
My work shirt's stained with sweat and salt-dried
工装之上汗渍凝霜
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