Powderfinger

Look out Mama there's a white boat comin' up the river
当心啊妈妈，一条白船惊现在河面上
With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail
巨大的红色灯塔下旗帜飞扬，栏杆旁一个男人在四下张望
I think you'd better call John 'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail
我想你最好叫来约翰，因为他们看起来不仅仅是送信这么简单
And it's less than a mile away
距离已不足一英里
I hope they didn't come to stay
希望他们不会在此停留
It's got numbers on the side and a gun and it's makin' big waves
它的侧面写有编号，架着一挺枪，激起身后的层层骇浪
Daddy's gone my brother's out hunting in the mountains
老爹已经远去，我的兄弟在林中狩猎未归
Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmy-Lou
约翰老大自从河水卷走艾米璐后整天酗酒度日
So the powers that be left me here to do the thinking
所以自然的力量召唤着我独自思考
And I just turned twenty-two
我马上就22岁了
I was wonderin' what to do
我要做些什么呢
The closer they got the more those feelings grew
随着他们越来越近，我也愈发不安
Daddy's rifle in my hand felt reassuring
只有将老爹的来福枪握在手里我才略觉心安
He told me red means run son numbers add up to nothing
他告诉我说“孩子，见势不妙就跑吧，胜利靠的不是人多”
But when the first shot hit the dock I saw it coming
但当码头被第一声枪响击中时，我看到他们逼近
Raised my rifle to my eye
习惯性的把来福枪举在眼前
Never stopped to wonder why
却从未停下想想为什么要这么做
Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky
然后紧跟着一片漆黑的是脸上四溅的血肉
Shelter me from the powder and the finger
庇护着我的，是通往指间的火药粉末
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
笼罩着我的，是扣动扳机念头
Just think of me as one you'd never figure
权把我当作一个你素未谋面的人吧
Would fade away so young
我会在风华正茂的日子里死去吗
With so much left undone
带着不舍与遗憾
Remember me to my love I know I'll miss her
记得向我爱的人问好，我知道我会永远想念她