歌词
Cross the border they turn water into wine
越过边界他们将水变成美酒
Some say it's the devil's blood
有人说那是恶魔的血液
They squeezing from the vine
它们从葡萄树中榨出
Some say it's a savior
有人说那是拯救者
In these hard and deseprated times
在这艰难而绝望的时代里
It seems to help me to forget
对我而言那是帮助我忘记
And we're just born to die
忘记我们生来只是要走向死亡
I came here like so many did
我和许多人一样来到这里
To find a better life
寻找更好的人生
To find my piece of easy street
寻找一条舒适的街道
To finally be alive
定居下来
I know nothing good comes easy
我知道没有不劳而获的东西
All good things take some time
而且好事总是多磨
I made my bed and I'll lie in it
我做好我的床
To die in its crime
我将会躺下 带著罪恶死去
You can't help but prosper
Where the streets are paved with gold
在这个铺满黄金的街道你无法不兴旺发达
They say the oil wells ran deeper here
Than anybody's known
他们说这儿的石油可挖的比任何人知道的都还深
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
于是我告别了妻儿 留他们在家
See there's nothing in this paydirt
现在这尘土上已别无一物
The ghosts are all I know
鬼魂都是我所认识的
Now the oil's gone
现在石油已消失了
And the money's gone
钱也没了
All the jobs are gone
工作也失去了
Still we're hanging on
我们仍然紧抓住不放
Down in
Dry county
They were swimming in the sand
他们沉沦在干燥的砂地上
Praying for some holy waters
To wash these sins from off our hands
祈祷着圣水 洗去他们双手沾染的罪恶
Here in dry county
在这干燥之都
The promise has run dry
所有的承诺已经干枯
Where nobody cries
这里没有人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
也没有人准备活着离开这里
In the blessed name of Jesus
以耶稣之名祝福
I heard the preacher say
我听到牧师说
That we are all god's children
我们是上帝的子民
And he'll back someday
有一天他会回到我们身边
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
我希望他知道 有些事情正如他喝光的那杯酒一样无法重来
That I don't have to have too good of feelings
我有不好的感觉
As I head out to the night
就如同我前往这暗夜里
I cursed the sky to open
我诅咒天空张开
I begged the clouds for rain
我乞求云能下雨
I prayed to god for water
我祈祷上帝赐水
For it's burning in my vain
这些意念在我血管里燃烧
It was like my soul's on fire
就好像我的灵魂在火中
Now I have to watch the flames
而我不得不注视着这些火焰
All my dreams went up in ashes
我所有的梦想随之化成灰烬
And my future blew away
我的未来也随风而逝
Now the oil's gone
现在石油不见了
And the money's gone
金钱不见了
All the jobs are gone
工作也不见了
Still we're hanging on
只有我们仍不放手
Down in
Dry county
They were swimming in the sand
他们沉沦在干燥的砂地上
Praying for some holy waters
To wash these sins from off our hands
祈祷着圣水 洗去他们双手沾染的罪恶
Here in dry county
在这干燥之都
The promise has run dry
所有的承诺已经干枯
Where nobody cries
这里没有人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
也没有人准备活着离开这里
Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
人们耗费了一生 等待祈祷某种巨大的回报
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves
You feeling like a dirty hole
但有时候似乎 所得的报酬让你觉得像是个肮脏的廉价妓女
If I could choose the way I'll die
如果我能选择死亡的方式
Make it by the gun or knife
我会选用枪或刀
'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
因为用其它方式有太多痛苦
Night after night after night after night....
一夜接着一夜
Down in dry county
They're swimming in the sand
他们沉沦在干燥的砂地上
Praying for some holy water
To wash the sins from off our hand
祈祷着圣水 洗去他们双手沾染的罪恶
Here in dry county
在这干燥之都
The promise has run dry
所有的承诺已经干枯
Where nobody cries
这里没有人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
也没有人准备活着离开这里
Dry county
干燥之都
And no one's getting out of here alive
没有人准备活着离开这里
Dry county
干燥之都
（No~~）
（百度贴吧整理 翻译Hurley Sam Lee(Z-Nan) ）
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