Across the border they turn Water into wine
跨越邊界他們把水變成了酒
Some say it's the devil's blood
有些人說這是魔鬼的血
They're squeezing from the vine
他們是從藤蔓擠壓出來的
Some say it's a saviour
有些人說這是主的拯救
In these hard and desperate times
在這個艱苦絕望的時候
For me it helps me to forget
對於我來說只是幫我去忘記
That we're just born to die
我們生出來就只是死
I came here like so many did
我來到這裡像很多人做的一樣
To find the better life
為了尋找更好的生活
To find my piece of easy street
去找到我一條更簡單的路
To finally be alive
為了仍然生存
And I know nothing good comes easy
我也知道沒有任何東西來得容易
And all good things take some time
所有的好事都需要些時間來磨練
I made my bed I'll lie in it To die in
我睡在我自己所做的床上去死
it's the crime
這是一種罪行
You can't help but prosper
你不能會有幫助但這很繁榮
Where the streets are paved with gold
那裡的街道上鋪了黃金?
They say the oil wells ran deeper here
他們說在這裡更深油井裡面
than anybody's known
所有的人都知道
I packed up on my wife and kid
我把我的老婆子女接好
And left them back at home
把他們送回家裡
Now there's nothing in this pay dirt
現在這裡所付出的都已經不再有
The ghosts are all I know
我所知道的就只有鬼
Now the oil's gone
現在油沒有了
The money's gone
錢沒有了
And the jobs are gone
所以的工作都沒有了
Still we're hangin' on
我們仍然在呆著
Down in dry county
在這失落的地市
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游盪
Praying for some holy water
為聖水而祈求
To wash the sins from off our hand
去洗滌我們手上的罪狀
Here in dry county
這失落的地市
The promise has run dry
承諾已經乾了
Where nobody cries
哪裡沒有人在哭泣?
And no one's getting out of here alive
也沒有人可以從這裡活著離開
In the blessed name of Jesus
奉主耶穌的名
I heard a preacher say
我聽一位牧師說....
That we are God's children
我們都是主的孩子
And He'd be back someday
他在某天會回來的
And I hoped that he knew
我也希望祂會知道
Something as he drank his cup of wine
有些事就如同祂喝了祂的酒一樣
I didn't have too good of a feeling
我從來都沒有好的感覺
As I head out to the night
就像我的頭沒有離開過黑暗
I cursed the sky to open
我咒罵過天空要打開
I begged the clouds for rain
我為了降雨去懇求雲
I prayed to God for water
我為了水而去祈求
For this burning in my veins
為了這些我的血液在燃燒
It was like my soul's on fire
就像我的靈魂在火上面
And I had to watch the flames
我也曾看過這種火焰
All my dreams went up in ashes
在這灰燼中我所有的夢也消失
And my future blew away
我的未來也跟灰燼被吹走了
Now the oil's gone
現在油沒有了
The money's gone
錢沒有了
And the jobs are gone
所以的工作都沒有了
Still we're hangin' on
我們仍然在呆著
Down in dry county
在這失落的地市
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游盪
Praying for some holy water
為聖水而祈求
To wash the sins from off our hand
去洗滌我們手上的罪狀
Here in dry county
這失落的地市
The promise has run dry
承諾已經乾了
Where nobody cries
哪裡沒有人在哭泣?
And no one's getting out of here alive
也沒有人可以從這裡活著離開
Men spend their whole lives
男人他們花了他們的一生
Waiting praying for their big reward
去為他們的大獎勵祈禱和等待
But it seems sometimes
但有時候這似乎
The payoff leaves you feeling
這些結果讓你感覺
Like a dirty whore
像一位骯髒的妓女
If I could choose the way I'll die
如果我可以選舉一種我死亡的方式
Make it by the gun or knife
我會用槍或刀
'Cause the other way there's too much pain
因為其他的方式都很痛苦
Night after night after night
夜復夜..夜復夜...夜復夜
Down in dry county
在這失落的地市
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游盪
Praying for some holy water
為聖水而祈求
To wash the sins from off our hand
去洗滌我們手上的罪狀
Here in dry county
這失落的地市
The promise has run dry
承諾已經乾了
Where nobody cries
哪裡沒有人在哭泣?
And no one's getting out of here alive
也沒有人可以從這裡活著離開
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