Reasons to Leave

Ireland's a dream
愛爾蘭是一個夢
Of hope for what the day will bring
一個充滿來日希望的夢
The land and the sea
這片土地和大海
Is what I've come to trust
就是我所信賴的
All that I am
彷彿我本身的存在
Is telling me I shouldnt go
都在告誡我不要離開
And all that I know
但是我只知道
Is they're telling me I must
我必須踏上遠行的路程
Reasons to leave
離開的理由
Are money and finding better work
是錢和一份更好的工作
Reasons to stay
留下的理由
Are music and love
是音樂和愛

家裡有十個兄弟
My brothers are ten
還有五個姐妹
And sisters I have five
四個人擠一張小小的床
Four to one bed
就是我們成長所需要的地方
Is room enough to grow
我們的存在
All that we are
就是我們所知道的集合
Is all that I have ever known
我們所擁有的
And all that I have
在我走後也會一直留在這裡
Will be here when I'm gone
離開的理由
Reasons to leave
是財富和名聲
Are fortune and fame for what it's worth
留下的理由
The reason to stay
是這片地球上的天堂
Is heaven on earth
我聽說過波士頓的發展
I've heard about work up in Boston
鋪下的鐵軌一直延伸到聖奧古斯丁
Laying tracks down to San Augustine
有時我也會看一眼新西蘭
Sometimes with an eye for New Zealand
無言以對
I lean
離開的理由
Reasons to leave
是錢和一份更好的工作
Are money and finding better work
留下的理由
Reasons to stay
是音樂和愛
Are music and love
離開的理由
Reasons to leave
是財富和名聲
Are fortune and fame for what it's worth
留下的理由
The reason to stay
是這片地球上的天堂
Is heaven on earth
音樂和愛
Music and love
地球上的天堂
Heaven on earth
音樂和愛
Music and love