All the fields are flooded up to Highway 51
51号高速路旁的所有土地统统奔涌向天际
Illinois is coming ’cross the bridge where the Old Ohio was
伊利诺伊州偶然邂逅了老俄亥俄河上的那座桥
Don’t look away, it will be gone
这是它最后的旅途，让我们目送它离去
Kentucky and Missouri, a trinity of states
肯塔基，密苏里和伊州，三位成一体
Nothing’s in a hurry ’cept the water in between the rising banks
岁月静好，只是堤岸中上涨的河水跑得太匆忙
Oh nothing moves but nothing stays
山重水复未曾变，柳暗花明悄浮现
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
逃离之愿，归乡之情，都冗杂在此地
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
（难挡过往的摧残）强忍不舍，我也驾车驶离只尚存魂魄的伊州开罗
She used to be a beauty back in 1891
倘若再回到1891年，她（伊州开罗）可是风华绝代呢
After Fort Defiance, now she’s weathered by the river and the sun
防御堡垒修筑后（美国南北战争时期），如今的她历经风吹日晒早已风韵不存
She’s still around but she is gone
佳人尚在，已是暮年
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
逃离之愿，归乡之情，都冗杂在此地
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
强忍不舍，我也驾车驶离只尚存魂魄的伊州开罗
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
逃离之愿，归乡之情，都冗杂在此地
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
强忍不舍，我也驾车驶离只尚存魂魄的伊州开罗
Illinois
再见，伊利诺伊
Cairo, IL