Three Wooden Crosses

A farmer and a teacher
一個農民和一個老師
A hooker and a preacher
一個妓女和一個傳教士
Riding on a midnight bus
登上午夜巴士
Bound for Mexico
前往墨西哥
One was heading for vacation
一人享受美好假日
One for higher education
一人接受高等教育
And two of them were searching for lost souls
另外兩人正在尋找迷失的靈魂

那個司機從未見過一個停車標誌
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
十八個輪子也不會為了一毛錢停下
And 18 wheelers cant stop on a dime
在公路右側有三個木製十字架

只有上帝知道為何不是四個
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
我想這不是你帶走的
Why theres not four of them heaven only knows
當你離這個世界而去
I guess its not what you take
這是你離開時留下的東西
When you leave this world behind you
那個農夫留下了一堆糧食
Its what you leave behind you when you go
一座房子還有八十畝田

對成長的信念和熱愛
That farmer left a harvest
在他兒子熾熱的心中熊熊燃燒
A home and 80 acres
那位老師留下了他的智慧
The faith and love for growing things
將它們留在了孩子們的腦海裡
In his young sons heart
盡她所能給予所有

這將是個更好的開端
And that teacher left her wisdom
那位傳教士輕聲說道
In the minds of lots of children
“難道你不能看到承諾過的世界嗎”
Did her best to give em all
當他放下沾滿鮮血的聖經
A better start
握在那位妓女的手中

在公路右側有三個木製十字架
And that preacher whispered
只有上帝知道為何不是四個
'Cant you see the promised land?'
我想這不是你帶走的
As he lay his blood stained Bible
當你將這個世界拋擲身後
In that hookers hand
這是你離去之時留下的東西

那是我們的傳教士上週日講的故事
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
當他放下沾血的聖經
Why theres not four of them heaven only knows
我們無不注視著他
I guess it's not what you take
他誠摯地說“保佑播種者
When you leave this world behind you
知識的傳播者
Its what you leave behind you when you go
還有金盆洗手的我

誰會把這本聖經給我的母親
Thats the story that our preacher told last Sunday
誰又會為我誦讀”
As he held that blood stained Bible up
在公路旁有三個木製十字架
For all of us to see
我想我們知道那為什麼不是四個
He said, 'Bless the farmer
那不是你帶走的
And the teacher
當你離這個世界而去
And the preacher
這是你離開之後留下的東西
Who gave this Bible to my momma
是公路右側三個木製十字架......
Who read it to me'

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
Why theres not four of them now I guess we know
Its not what you take
When you leave this world behind you
Its what you leave behind you when you go

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway......