Had a buddy named Jimmy Had a buddy named Jimmy Tinha um amigo chamado Jimmy Friends since we were young Friends since we were young Amigos desde que éramos jovens Got in trouble all the time Got in trouble all the time Tens problemas o tempo todo He said I'll be just like my daddy He said I'll be just like my daddy Ele disse que eu serei como meu pai I'm gonna join in the ARMY I'm gonna join in the ARMY Eu vou me juntar ao EXÉRCITO And leave this little town behind And leave this little town behind E deixe essa pequena cidade para trás He went and signed up He went and signed up Ele foi e se inscreveu And they sent him to Korea And they sent him to Korea E enviaram-no para a Coreia Told me he lived dangerously Told me he lived dangerously Disse-me que ele viveu perigosamente Then I read it in the paper Then I read it in the paper Então eu leio isso no papel He was drowned in a river He was drowned in a river Ele estava dourado num rio Out patrolling on the DMZ Out patrolling on the DMZ Patrulhamento na DMZ Ritchie was an angry kid Ritchie was an angry kid Ritchie era uma criança brava Liked to talk tough Liked to talk tough Gostei de falar duro Always itching for a fight Always itching for a fight Sempre comichão por uma briga He liked his cars fast He liked his cars fast Ele gostava muito de seus carros And he liked a little smoke And he liked a little smoke E ele gostava de um pouco de fumaça 'Cause he was always wound up tight 'Cause he was always wound up tight Porque ele sempre estava bem He had a pretty girl He had a pretty girl Ele tinha uma garota linda They were always together They were always together Eles estavam sempre juntos Guess he was a one-woman man Guess he was a one-woman man Adivinha que ele era um homem de uma mulher But he got mean when he was jealous But he got mean when he was jealous Mas ele ficou má quando ele estava com ciumes So she told him goodbye So she told him goodbye Então ela disse-lhe adeus Ritchie put a bullet in his head Ritchie put a bullet in his head Ritchie colocou uma bala na cabeça In this world we don't count for much In this world we don't count for much Neste mundo, não contamos muito Forgotten in our graves Forgotten in our graves Esquecido em nossas sepulturas But we can all live on But we can all live on Mas todos podemos viver em When they tell out stories When they tell out stories Quando eles contam histórias And speak our names And speak our names E fale nossos nomes Billy was a small town boy in the city Billy was a small town boy in the city Billy era um menino da cidade pequena na cidade Wanderin' round aimlessly Wanderin' round aimlessly Wanderin 'round sem rumo 'Til he got out on the road with us 'Til he got out on the road with us "Até ele sair na estrada conosco Where the drinks and girls and drugs were free Where the drinks and girls and drugs were free Onde as bebidas, meninas e drogas eram livres It's the same old story It's the same old story É a mesma velha história You've heard it all before You've heard it all before Você já ouviu tudo isso antes The ending is always the same The ending is always the same O final é sempre o mesmo Billy died all alone in that big old city Billy died all alone in that big old city Billy morreu sozinho naquela grande cidade velha With heroin in his vens With heroin in his vens Com heroína em suas vens In this world we don't count for much In this world we don't count for much Neste mundo, não contamos muito Forgotten in our graves Forgotten in our graves Esquecido em nossas sepulturas But we can all live on But we can all live on Mas todos podemos viver em When they tell out stories When they tell out stories Quando eles contam histórias And speak our names And speak our names E fale nossos nomes The moral to the history The moral to the history A moral da história If you're not for death or glory If you're not for death or glory Se você não é por morte ou glória Live your live and keep movin' on Live your live and keep movin' on Viva sua vida e continue movendo-se Those who knew you will remember Those who knew you will remember Aqueles que o conheceram se lembrarão And keep your name alive And keep your name alive E mantenha seu nome vivo They'll love you long after you're gone They'll love you long after you're gone Eles vão te amar muito depois de você ter ido