Sam was lyin' in the jungle
Sam sedang berada di hutan
agent orange spread against the sky like marmalade
Agen jeruk menyebar ke langit seperti selai jeruk
Hendrix played on some foreign jukebox
Hendrix bermain di beberapa jukebox asing
they were praying to be saved
mereka berdoa untuk diselamatkan
Those gooks were fierce and fearless
Gerombolan itu galak dan tak kenal takut
that's the price you pay when you invade
Itulah harga yang Anda bayarkan saat Anda menyerang
Xmas in February
Xmas di bulan Februari

Sam lost his arm in some border town
Sam kehilangan lengannya di beberapa kota perbatasan
his fingers are mixed with someone's crop
Jari-jarinya bercampur dengan tanaman seseorang
If he didn't have that opium to smoke
Jika dia tidak memiliki opium itu untuk merokok
the pain would never ever stop
Rasa sakit tidak akan pernah berhenti
Half his friends are stuffed into black body bags
Setengah temannya dimasukkan ke dalam tas tubuh hitam
with their names printed at the top
dengan nama mereka tercetak di bagian atas
Xmas in February
Xmas di bulan Februari

Sammy was a short order cook
Sammy adalah juru masak singkat
in a short order black and blue collar town
Singkatnya kota kerah hitam dan biru
Everybody worked the steel mill
Semua orang bekerja di pabrik baja
but the steel mill got closed down
tapi pabrik baja ditutup
He thought if he joined the Army
Dia berpikir jika dia bergabung dengan Angkatan Darat
he'd have a future that was sound
dia akan memiliki masa depan yang sehat
Like no Xmas in February
Seperti tidak ada Xmas di bulan Februari

Sam's staring at the Vietnam Wall
Sam menatap Tembok Vietnam
it's been a while now that he's home
Sudah lama sekarang dia di rumah
His wife and kid have left, he's unemployed
Istrinya dan anak perempuannya telah pergi, dia menganggur
he's a reminder of the war that wasn't won
Dia adalah pengingat perang yang tidak dimenangkan
He's the guy on the street with the sign that reads
Dia orang di jalan dengan tanda yang berbunyi
“Please help send this Vet home”
“Tolong bantu mengirim rumah Vet ini”
But he is home
Tapi dia ada di rumah
and there's no Xmas in February
dan tidak ada Xmas di bulan Februari
no matter how much he saves
tidak peduli berapa banyak dia menghemat