Today's the day our younger son
今日、下の息子が

Is going off to war
戦場に行く

Fightin' in the age old battle
長く続く戦争で戦うために

We've sometimes won before
時には勝利もあったけれど

Flags that line old main street
目抜き通りに立ち並ぶ

Are blowin' in the wind
風に吹かれて旗の列

These must be the flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」がはためいて

Church bells are ringin'
教会の鐘が鳴る

As the families stand and wave
見送る家族が手を振って

Some of them are cryin'
泣いている者もいる

But the soldiers look so brave
なんて凛々しい兵士たち

Lookin' straight ahead
きりっと真っすぐ前を見て

Like they know just where they're goin'
まるで目的地を知っている様に

Past the flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」を行き過ぎる

Sister has her headphones on
妹はヘッドフォーンをつけ

She hears the music blasting
大音量で聴きながら

She sees her brother marchin' by
兄の行進を眺めている

Their bond is everlasting
とっても仲の良い兄妹

Listening to Bob Dylan singin' in 1963
耳には1963年のボブ・ディラン

Watching the flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」を眺めてる

She sees the president speakin'
その時大統領の演説が

On a Flat-screen TV
液晶テレビで呼びかける

In the window of the old appliance store
古い電気屋の店先で

She turns to see her brother again
兄の方角を見返すと

But he's already walkin' past
もう行進は過ぎた後

The flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」がはためいて

Have you seen the flags of freedom?
「自由の旗」を知ってるかい？

What color are they now?
今ではどんな色だろう？

Do you think that you believe in yours
僕らが信じる「自由」って

More than they do theirs somehow?
彼らの「自由」より強いのかい？

When you see the flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」がはためいて

Today's the day our younger son
今日、下の息子が

Is going off to war
戦場に行く

Fightin' in the age old battle
長く続く戦争で戦うために

We've sometimes won before
時には勝利もあったけれど

Flags that line old main street
目抜き通りに立ち並ぶ

Are blowin' in the wind
風に吹かれて旗の列

These must be the flags of freedom flyin'
「自由の旗」に違いない

(次の曲へ)