Three Wooden Crosses

A farmer and a teacher
一个农民和一个老师
A hooker and a preacher
一个妓女和一个传教士
Riding on a midnight bus
登上午夜巴士
Bound for Mexico
前往墨西哥
One was heading for vacation
一人享受美好假日
One for higher education
一人接受高等教育
And two of them were searching for lost souls
另外两人正在寻找迷失的灵魂

那个司机从未见过一个停车标志
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
十八个轮子也不会为了一毛钱停下
And 18 wheelers can't stop on a dime
在公路右侧有三个木制十字架

只有上帝知道为何不是四个
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
我想这不是你带走的
Why there's not four of them heaven only knows
当你离这个世界而去
I guess it's not what you take
这是你离开时留下的东西
When you leave this world behind you
那个农夫留下了一堆粮食
It's what you leave behind you when you go
一座房子还有八十亩田

对成长的信念和热爱
That farmer left a harvest
在他儿子炽热的心中熊熊燃烧
A home and 80 acres
那位老师留下了他的智慧
The faith and love for growing things
将它们留在了孩子们的脑海里
In his young son's heart
尽她所能 给予所有

这将是个更好的开端
And that teacher left her wisdom
那位传教士轻声说道
In the minds of lots of children
“难道你不能看到承诺过的世界吗”
Did her best to give 'em all
当他放下沾满鲜血的圣经
A better start
握在那位妓女的手中

在公路右侧有三个木制十字架
And that preacher whispered
只有上帝知道为何不是四个
"Can't you see the promised land?"
我想这不是你带走的
As he lay his blood stained Bible
当你将这个世界抛掷身后
In that hooker's hand
这是你离去之时留下的东西

那是我们的传教士上周日讲的故事
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
当他放下沾血的圣经
Why there's not four of them heaven only knows
我们无不注视着他
I guess it's not what you take
他诚挚地说“保佑播种者
When you leave this world behind you
知识的传播者
It's what you leave behind you when you go
还有金盆洗手的我

谁会把这本圣经给我的母亲
That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday
谁又会为我诵读”
As he held that blood stained Bible up
在公路旁有三个木制十字架
For all of us to see
我想我们知道那为什么不是四个
He said, "Bless the farmer
那不是你带走的
And the teacher
当你离这个世界而去
And the preacher
这是你离开之后留下的东西
Who gave this Bible to my momma
是公路右侧三个木制十字架......
Who read it to me"

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why there's not four of them now I guess we know
It's not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
It's what you leave behind you when you go

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway......