Waiting Around To Die
Sometimes I don't know where
有時候我不知道
This stony road is taking me
這條無情的路將我引向何方
Sometimes I don't know the reason why
有時候我不知道原因
So I guess I'll keep gambling
所以我猜我將繼續碰運氣
Lots of booze and lots of rambling
大口喝酒大手賭運
Well, it's easier than just waiting around to die
不過這總比等死更好過些
Well, one time, friends
好吧朋友們曾經一度
I had a ma, I even had a pa
我有個媽甚至我還有個爸
He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
有一次他拿皮帶揍她因為她哭
She told him to take care of me
她告訴他要照顧好我
And headed down to Tennessee
然後她去了田納西
Well, it's easier than just waiting around to die
算啦這總比等死更好過些
Then I became of age
後來我漸漸長大
And I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
我在塔斯卡盧薩(位於阿拉巴馬州)的酒吧里遇見一個女孩
She cleaned me out and she hit it on the sly
她把我的錢榨乾偷偷跑了
Well, I tried to kill the pain
嗯我試過排解這痛苦
I bought some wine, I hopped a train
我買了些酒跳上一輛火車
Well, it was easier than just waiting around to die
哎呀這總比等死更好過些
Then a friend said he knew
後來一個朋友說他知道
Where some easy money was
哪裡能賺容易錢
We robbed a man and brother , did we fly
我們搶了一個人兄弟我們跑得像飛一樣
But the posse caught up with me
但是民兵逮住我
And drugged me back to Muskogee
把我藥暈弄回了馬斯科吉城(位於俄克拉荷馬州)
And now it's two long years, just waiting around to die
現在過了長長的兩年只好在這等死
Now I'm out of prison
如今我出獄
And I got me a friend at last
終於找了個朋友
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
他不偷竊不喝酒也不撒謊
His name is Codeine
他的名字叫可待因
And he's the nicest thing I've seen
他是我見過的最好的玩意兒
And together, we're gonna wait around to die
我們一起就這樣等待死亡