Well I gotta friend that lives south of town
Yah, aku punya teman yang tinggal di selatan kota
Loves to sit and burn one down
Suka duduk santai sambil merokok ganja
Spin some vinyl on his stereo
Putar beberapa lagu di stereo-nya
Every now and then he speaks of war
Sesekali dia bicara tentang perang
One tour of duty on a foreign shore
Satu kali bertugas di negeri orang
Fightin' for his way home
Berjuang untuk pulang ke rumah
Fightin' for his way home
Berjuang untuk pulang ke rumah

Returnin' home to his native land
Kembali ke tanah kelahirannya
Left New York for Texas man
Tinggalkan New York demi Texas, bro
Quieter times were in his cards
Waktu-waktu tenang ada di takdirnya
He met a girl she met a man
Dia bertemu seorang gadis, dia bertemu seorang pria
Dropped to his knees and he took her hand
Bersembah sujud dan mengambil tangan gadis itu
A simple life ain't that hard
Hidup sederhana itu nggak sulit
No, a simple life ain't all that hard
Nggak, hidup sederhana itu nggak terlalu sulit

A new generation on the ground
Generasi baru muncul di permukaan
Nothin' in the world could bring him down
Nggak ada yang bisa menjatuhkannya
Flyin' like he had wings
Terbang seolah dia punya sayap
Several years came and went
Beberapa tahun berlalu
Not one of them was poorly spent
Tak satu pun dari tahun-tahun itu terbuang sia-sia
A good man's life he was chiselin'
Dia sedang membentuk hidup seorang pria baik
Yeah, a good man's life he was chiselin'
Yah, dia sedang membentuk hidup seorang pria baik

Reflecting on the Viet-Cong
Merenungkan tentang Viet-Cong
Uncle John's Band and a Dylan song
Band Uncle John dan lagu Dylan
Smellin' like it's supper time
Berbau seperti waktu makan malam
You know it brought a tear to his eye
Kau tahu itu membuatnya meneteskan air mata
The day that Jerry Garcia died
Hari ketika Jerry Garcia meninggal
He said he was the genius of his time
Dia bilang dia adalah jenius di masanya
Yeah, A Friend of the Devil is a Friend of Mine
Yah, Teman Iblis adalah Temanku

Don't try to find it
Jangan coba-coba mencarinya
Make the time
Luangkan waktu
A couple of joints and a bottle of wine
Beberapa ganja dan sebotol anggur
You'll be glad that you did
Kau akan senang melakukannya
With the Grateful Dead spinnin' round
Dengan Grateful Dead berputar-putar
Kick your feet back and be astound
Duduk santai dan kagum
By the life of the Brooklyn kid
Dengan kehidupan si anak Brooklyn