Oh Dear, Wes

Wes was just a boy back then
那時候，韋斯他還是個小孩子
His dad was rough
他的爸爸粗俗不堪
And his mom drank gin
他的媽媽困苦失意
He fled his home so he could stray
他逃離家鄉，從此浮沉流浪
To start the life for which he prayed
開始他為之祈禱的生活
As he got older he made good grades
隨著閱歷的增長他懂得了
He played ball for Kansas State
處理人情世故
But he grew tired of running dry
他也厭倦了這種無味的枯燥
And he got shut down for getting high
他變得消沉墮落
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍
Look, for a laugh
看啊，多可笑啊
Were just having fun
我們僅僅為了消遣
One boy lost
而那個男孩卻迷失了
When he shouldve run
當他應該去丈量世界的時候
Took the fall for nothing at all
卻一無所獲
A crime so small, a price overdone
不以為然的，卻是錐心之罪
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍
And so it went Wes shipped away
就這樣，那個男孩被褻瀆了
Like a beast into a cage
就像把野獸關進了囚籠
He likes to run, no hope to fly
少年本該含笑奔跑，不應失去繼續飛翔的希冀
They squashed him down if he would try
他嘗試呼救，換來的卻是沉默
He called a friend, he hoped he could
他打電話告訴他的朋友，希望他能
Still hear her voice from where he stood
歷盡千帆，仍是少年
The phone cut off by a machine
電話被機器切斷
That sounded strange and words so mean
這些字眼聽起來刻薄奇怪
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍
Look, for a laugh
看啊，多可笑啊
Were just having fun
我們僅僅為了消遣
One boy lost
而那個男孩卻迷失了
When he shouldve run
當他應該去丈量世界的時候
Took the fall for nothing at all
卻一無所獲
A crime so small, a price overdone
不以為然的，卻是錐心之罪
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍
Wes was just a boy back then
那時候，韋斯他還是個小孩子
His dad was rough
他的爸爸粗俗不堪
And his mom drank gin
他的媽媽困苦失意
He fled his home so he could stray
他逃離家鄉，從此浮沉流浪
To start the life for which he prayed
開始他為之祈禱的生活
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍
Look, for a laugh
看啊，多可笑啊
Were just having fun
我們僅僅為了消遣
One boy lost
而那個男孩卻迷失了
When he shouldve run
當他應該去丈量世界的時候
Took the fall for nothing at all
卻一無所獲
A crime so small, a price overdone
不以為然的，卻是錐心之罪
Oh dear God
親愛的上帝啊
Look what theyve done
看看他們都做了什麼
They locked him up
他們將他禁錮
Like he had a gun
避之如蛇蠍