Death Row

Just last week I went to prison
上周我去了监狱
To see some boys down on death row
去看望几个死刑犯男子
Brought some guitars and my buddies
带了几个吉他和我的伙伴
To play some songs I thought they'd know
唱几首他们可能会知道的歌
I could feel myself trembling
我能感到自己在颤抖
When I shook one of their hands
当我和他们中的一位握手时
I thought that he would be a monster
我本以为他会是个魔鬼
Turns out he's a whole lot like I am
结果他其实是个跟我差不多的人

Yeah, we talked hunting, we talked fishing
我们谈论了打猎，我们谈论了钓鱼
Like I do with boys back home
就像我和家乡的男孩通常做的那样
How Jesus is the ticket
谈论基督是天堂的唯一门票
And narrow is the road
和人生的路有多窄
About how all we need is forgiveness
谈论我们唯一需要的是原谅
'Fore we see them streets of gold
在我们见到天堂里金子铺成的路前
Yeah, I learned a lot 'bout livin' from them boys down on death row
从那几个死刑犯的身上，我学会了很多关于活着的道理

One of 'em name's was Johnny
其中一位的名字叫约翰尼
Ain't touched the grass in thirty years
已经被监禁了30年
Maybe I ain't supposed to feel sorry no
也许我不该为他感到难过
But it 'bout brought me to tears
但他还是让我流下了眼泪
Then it hit me, we're all human
我突然醒悟了过来，我们都是人
Ain't always proud of what we done
也许做了一些我们不感到骄傲的事情
Everybody's days are numbered
每个人能活着的日子都不多了
Only difference is, they all know which ones
唯一的区别是，他们都具体知道是哪一天

Yeah, we talked hunting, we talked fishing
我们谈论了打猎，我们谈论了钓鱼
Like I do with boys back home
就像我和家乡的男孩通常做的那样
How Jesus is the ticket
谈论基督是天堂的唯一门票
And narrow is the road
和人生的路有多窄
About how all we need is forgiveness
谈论我们唯一需要的是原谅
'Fore we see them streets of gold
在我们见到天堂里金子铺成的路前
Yeah, I learned a lot 'bout livin' from them boys down on death row
从那几个死刑犯的身上，我学会了很多关于活着的道理

One of 'em sang, "Amazing Grace", how sweet the sound
其中一位唱起了《奇异恩典》，声音是多么的甜美
With one hand raised and one foot chained to the ground
他边唱边举起一只手，而他的一只脚还被铁链绑在地上
Yeah, he sang it like he knew he'd just been found
他唱歌的样子，仿佛他刚刚才被人发掘
Yeah that next week, they laid him six feet down
而下周，他们就要将他埋在六尺之下

I can't say that he's in Heaven, who am I to judge his soul?
我不能说他已经到了天堂，我并没有资格去审判他的灵魂
But Jesus don't play favorites, sayin' a name that He don't know
但耶稣不会偏爱谁，并且他知道每个人的名字
Yeah I learned that and then some, with them boys down on death row
从那几个死刑犯的身上，我领悟了那么多人生的道理
I learned all that and then some, from the boys down on death row
从那几个死刑犯的身上，我领悟了那么多人生的道理