Johnny 99

那個月底他們關閉了Mahwah的汽車廠
Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that month
每月出去找工作，但是他找不到工作
Ralph went out lookin' for a job but he couldn't find none
他從混蛋和酒中喝得醉醺醺地
He came home too drunk from mixin'Tanqueray and wine
現在他們叫他johnny 99，他向夜店員開槍射擊
He got a gun shot a night clerk now they call'm Johnny 99
在城裡的某個地方，遇到紅燈就停不下來
Down in the part of town where when you hit a red light you don't stop
johnny 揮舞著槍，威脅說炸掉他的上層
Johnny's wavin' his gun around and threatenin' to blow his top
一個下班的警察從後面偷襲了他
When an off duty cop snuck up on him from behind
在俱樂部前面，他們給johnny 99戴上了手銬
Out in front of the Club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99
好吧，這座城市提供了一名公共辯護人，但法官是個刻薄的人（Mean John Brown）
Well the city supplied a public defender but the judge was Mean John Brown
他走進法庭，盯著年輕的johnny
He came into the courtroom and stared young Johnny down
證據已經很清楚了，判決結果會與罪行相符
Well the evidence is clear gonna let the sentence son fit the crime
坐了98年和1年的牢，我們甚至可以稱之為johnny 99
Prison for 98 and a year and we'll call it even Johnny 99
法庭上發生了一場鬥毆，他們不得不把johnny的女孩拖走
A fistfight broke out in the courtroom they had to drag Johnny's girl away
他媽媽站起來大喊”法官，不要這樣帶走我的孩子”
His mama stood up and shouted 'Judge don't take my boy this way'
孩子，你有話要說
Well son you got a statement you'd like to make
在法警來把你永遠帶走之前
Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away
現在法官大人，我欠了一屁股債，沒有一個誠實的人能還清
Now judge judge I had debts no honest man could pay
銀行扣留了我的抵押貸款，他們把我的房子拿走了
The bank was holdin' my mortgage and they was takin' my house away
我不是說我是無辜的
Now I ain't sayin' that makes me an innocent man
但不僅僅是因為這些，我才拿到了那把槍
But it was more 'n all this that put that gun in my hand
法官大人，我相信我死了更好
Well your honor I do believe I'd be better off dead
如果你能為一個人的思想付出生命
And if you can take a man's life for the thoughts that's in his head
那你不會再坐在那把椅子上再考慮一下嗎
Then won't you sit back in that chair and think it over judge one more time
讓他們剃光我的頭，把我送上刑場
And let 'em shave off my hair and put me on that execution line