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那个月底他们关闭了Mahwah的汽车厂
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
他从混蛋和酒中喝得醉醺醺地
He came home too drunk from mixin'Tanqueray and wine
现在他们叫他johnny 99，他向夜店员开枪射击
He got a gun shot a night clerk now they call'm Johnny 99
在城里的某个地方，遇到红灯就停不下来
Down in the part of town where when you hit a red light you don't stop
johnny 挥舞着枪，威胁说炸掉他的上层
Johnny's wavin' his gun around and threatenin' to blow his top
一个下班的警察从后面偷袭了他
When an off duty cop snuck up on him from behind
在俱乐部前面，他们给 johnny 99戴上了手铐
Out in front of the Club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99
好吧，这座城市提供了一名公共辩护人，但法官是个刻薄的人 （Mean John Brown）
Well the city supplied a public defender but the judge was Mean John Brown
他走进法庭，盯着年轻的johnny
He came into the courtroom and stared young Johnny down
证据已经很清楚了，判决结果会与罪行相符
Well the evidence is clear gonna let the sentence son fit the crime
坐了98年和1年的牢，我们甚至可以称之为 johnny 99
Prison for 98 and a year and we'll call it even Johnny 99
法庭上发生了一场斗殴，他们不得不把johnny的女孩拖走
A fistfight broke out in the courtroom they had to drag Johnny's girl away
他妈妈站起来大喊”法官，不要这样带走我的孩子”
His mama stood up and shouted "Judge don't take my boy this way"
孩子，你有话要说
Well son you got a statement you'd like to make
在法警来把你永远带走之前
Before the bailiff comes to forever take you away
现在法官大人，我欠了一屁股债，没有一个诚实的人能还清
Now judge judge I had debts no honest man could pay
银行扣留了我的抵押贷款，他们把我的房子拿走了
The bank was holdin' my mortgage and they was takin' my house away
我不是说我是无辜的
Now I ain't sayin' that makes me an innocent man
但不仅仅是因为这些，我才拿到了那把枪
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
如果你能为一个人的思想付出生命
And if you can take a man's life for the thoughts that's in his head
那你不会再坐在那把椅子上再考虑一下吗
Then won't you sit back in that chair and think it over judge one more time
让他们剃光我的头，把我送上刑场
And let 'em shave off my hair and put me on that execution line
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