歌词
My name is Joe Roberts I work for the state
我名叫Joe Roberts我为州府工作
I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number 8
我是个军士来自Perrineville第八营地
I always done an honest job as honest as I could
我一直尽全力诚实劳作
I got a brother named Franky and Franky ain't no good
我有一个弟弟名叫Frankie，可Frankie不是个好小伙
Now ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down
从我们还是小孩时就一直是同样套路
I get a call on the short wave Franky's in trouble downtown
我接到短波报告 Frankie在城里惹了祸
Well if it was any other man, I'd put him straight away
如果是别人，我会立刻把他逮捕
But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
但遇到你的兄弟有时你就会转头放过
Yeah, me and Franky laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood
我和Frankie大笑着畅饮,没什么比血亲融洽更让人忘却痛楚
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"
我们聊天，轮流和Maria跳舞，乐队弹奏“Johnstown的洪水夜”
I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would
当他像任何兄弟一样迷失时我抓住了他
Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good
他背弃了他的家庭他就是不是个好小伙
Well Franky went in the army back in 1965 I got a farm deferment settled down took Maria for my wife
Frankie参军在1965，我那时延时付款买了处农场安家落户，还娶了Maria当老婆
But them wheat prices kept on droppin' 'til it was like we were gettin' robbed
但小麦价格一直下跌，直到我们穷得好比被人抢过
Franky came home in '68 and me I took this job
Frankie 68年回了家，而我，我接了这份工作
Yeah we're laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood
是的，我们大笑着畅饮，没什么比血亲融洽更让人忘却痛楚
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"
我们聊天，轮流和Maria跳舞，乐队弹奏“Johnstown的洪水夜”
I catch him when he's strayin', teach him how to walk that line
当他迷失时我抓住了他，教给他如何行走人间
Man turns his back on his family he ain't no friend of mine
他背弃了他的家庭他和我也不以朋友互见
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Well, the night was like any other, I got a call 'bout quarter to nine
那天晚上很平常，我接了一个电话在大概8点45前
There was trouble in a roadhouse out on the Michigan line
有了麻烦，就在密歇根线公路旁的酒吧间
There was a kid lyin' on the floor lookin' bad, bleedin' hard from his head
一个孩子躺在地上看起来很糟头上还流着血
There was a girl cryin' at a table, and it was Frank they said
一个姑娘在桌边儿哭泣而他们说是Frank做了孽
Well I went out and I jumped in my car and I hit the lights
我出了门跳进我的车我打开了车灯
Well, I must've done 110 through Michigan County that night
那一晚横穿密歇根郡时我一定开了有110时公里时速那么疯
It was out at the crossroads down round Willow Bank
到了岔路口，地方就接近Willow Bank
Seen a Buick with Ohio plates behind the wheel was Frank
我看见一辆俄亥俄州牌号的别克，方向盘后头坐着的是Frank
Well I chased him through them county roads 'til a sign said Canadian border 5 miles from here
我追着他穿过整个郡直到看见一块标牌，写着加拿大国境距此5英里
I pulled over the side of the highway and watched his taillights disappear
我停到高速路路边，看着他的的尾灯越远越迷离
Me and Franky laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood
我们大笑着畅饮，没什么比血亲融洽更让人忘却痛楚
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"
我们聊天，轮流和Maria跳舞，乐队弹奏“Johnstown的洪水夜”
I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would
当他迷失时我抓住了他，教给他如何行走人间
Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good
他背弃了他的家庭他和我也不以朋友互见
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