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Across the border they turn
Water into wine 越过边界他们将水变成美酒 Some say it's the devil's blood 有人说那是恶魔的血液 They're squeezing from the vine 它们从葡萄树中榨出 Some say it's a saviour 有人说那是拯救者 In these hard and desperate times 在这艰难而绝望的时代里 For me it helps me to forget 对我而言那是帮助我忘记 That we're just born to die 忘记我们生来只是要走向死亡 I came here like so many did 我和许多人一样来到这里 To find the better life 寻找更好的人生 To find my piece of easy street 寻找一条舒适的街道 To finally be alive 定居下来 And I know nothing good comes easy 我知道没有不劳而获的东西 And all good things take some time 好东西总要耗费时间 I made my bed I'll lie in it 我做好我可以躺下的床 To die in it's the crime 死在里面是种罪恶 You can't help but prosper 你无法不兴旺发达 Where the streets are paved with gold 街道铺满了黄金 They say the oil wells ran deeper here than anybody's known 他们说这儿的油井可以挖得比任何人知道的还深 I packed up on my wife and kid 我告别了妻儿 And left them back at home 把他们留在家中 Now there's nothing in this paydirt 现在这尘土上已别无一物 The ghosts are all I know 鬼魂都是我所认识的 Now the oil's gone 现在石油不见了 The money's gone 金钱不见了 And the jobs are gone 工作也不见了 Still we're hangin' on 只有我们仍不放手 Down in dry county 沉沦在干旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 他们在沙里游泳 Praying for some holy water 祈祷着能有圣水 To wash the sins from off our hand 洗刷掉双手的罪恶 Here in dry county 在这干旱之郡 The promise has run dry 诺言都已干涸 Where nobody cries 没有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 也没有人能活着离去 In the blessed name of Jesus 以耶稣之名祝福 I heard a preacher say 我听到牧师说 That we are God's children 我们都是上帝的子民 And He'd be back someday 有一天他会回到我们身边 And I hoped that he knew 我希望他明白 Something as he drank his cup of wine 有些事情正如他喝光他那杯酒一样无法重来 I didn't have too good of a feeling 我有种不太好的感觉 As I head out to the night 当我前往这暗夜里 I cursed the sky to open 我咒骂天空张开 I begged the clouds for rain 我乞求云朵降雨 I prayed to God for water 我祈祷上帝赐水 For this burning in my veins 这些意念在我血管里燃烧 It was like my soul's on fire 就好像我的灵魂在火中 And I had to watch the flames 而我不得不注视着这些火焰 All my dreams went up in ashes 我所有的梦想随之化成灰烬 And my future blew away 我的未来也随风而逝 Now the oil's gone 现在石油不见了 The money's gone 金钱不见了 And the jobs are gone 工作也不见了 Still we're hangin' on 只有我们仍不放手 Down in dry county 沉沦在干旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 他们在沙里游泳 Praying for some holy water 祈祷着能有圣水 To wash the sins from off our hand 洗刷掉双手的罪恶 Here in dry county 在这干旱之郡 The promise has run dry 诺言都已干涸 Where nobody cries 没有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 也没有人能活着离去 Men spend their whole lives 人们耗费了一生 Waiting praying for their big reward 等待祈祷的回报 But it seems sometimes 但有时候似乎 The payoff leaves you feeling Like a dirty whore 所得的报酬让你觉得像是个污秽的廉价妓女 If I could choose the way I'll die 如果我能选择死亡的方式 Make it by the gun or knife 我会选用枪或刀 'Cause the other way there's too much pain 因为用其它方式 会有太多痛苦 Night after night after night 一夜过了一夜又一夜... Down in dry county 沉沦在干旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 他们在沙里游泳 Praying for some holy water 祈祷着能有圣水 To wash the sins from off our hand 洗刷掉双手的罪恶 Here in dry county 在这干旱之郡 The promise has run dry 诺言都已干涸 Where nobody cries 没有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 也没有人能活着离去 |
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