On an icy road one night
冰雪满路的一个夜晚
A young man loses his life
一个年轻人永远地离开了这个世界
They marked the shoulder with a cross
人们把十字架别在肩上
An' his family gathers round
亲人们团团围着他
On a piece of Hallowed ground
肃穆的气氛中
Their hearts are heavy with their loss
人们为失去亲人而悲痛忧伤
As the tears fall from their eyes
当泪水从他们的眼中滑落
There's one who'll always sympathise.
有个人始终充满着同情
God only cries for the living
上帝只为活着的人忧伤
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
因为只有他们还在坚持
An' all the angels up in Heaven
天堂里的那些天使们
They're not grieving because they're gone
他们不再伤心因为他们已经解脱
There's a smile on their faces
他们都面带微笑
'Cause they're in a better place than they've ever known
因为他们去了更好的地方，超过自己想象的地方
God only cries for the living
上帝只为活着的人忧伤
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home.
因为只有他们还远离天堂
It still makes me sad
我依旧感到悲伤
When I think of my Grand-dad
当我想起我的祖父
I miss him each and every day
每一天都都会深深的思念他
But I know the time will come
我知道那一天终究会来
When my own gradnson
当我自己的小孙子
Wonders why I went away
在我离去的时候感到困惑
Maybe we're not meant to understand
也许我们无需理解这些（生命的奥意）
Till we meet up in the Promised Land.
直到我们如约相聚在那片乐土
God only cries for the living
上帝只为活着的人忧伤
'Cause it's the living that are left to carry on
因为只有他们还在坚持
And all the angels up in Heaven
天堂里的那些天使们
They're not grieving because they're gone
他们不再伤心因为他们已经解脱
There's a smile on their faces
他们都面带微笑
'Cause they're in a better place than they've ever known
因为他们去了更好的地方，超过自己想象的地方
God only cries for the living
上帝只为活着的人忧伤
'Cause it's the living that are so far from home
因为只有他们还远离天堂
Yeah, we're so far from home, Mmmm, Mmmm
是的，我们距天堂很远