black river killer
It was just a little while past the sunset strip,
剛經過日落大道的不遠，
They found the girls body in an open pit,
他們在敞開的深坑里發現了一名女子的屍體，
Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide,
她的雙唇被緊緊縫在一起，但她的眼睛卻睜得大大的，
Gazing through the fog to the other side,
凝視著茫茫大霧中的另一端，
They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail,
警察們潦草結案，歸罪與我，將我扔進監獄，
With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail,
沒有保釋，我靜靜坐在生鏽的桶旁邊，
Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall,
只能盯著對面牆上的塗鴉發呆，
Remembering the music of my lovers call,
回想著愛人的呼喚，
So you make no mistake,
所以你別搞錯了，
I know just what it takes,
我只是知道，
To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates,
為了從天堂門口拯救回一個人的靈魂需要付出些什麼，
Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin,
我一直徘徊在黑暗與罪孽之中，
But they say its never too late to start again,
但人們都說什麼時候重來都不晚，
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the spirit come a calling for my souls sin,
什麼時候聖靈會來召走我靈魂的罪惡？
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
什麼時候我才能再次擁有通往王國的鑰匙？
It was dark as the grave, it was just about three,
這裡如墳墓般黑暗，但只要數到三，
When the warden with his key came to set me free,
監獄長就會帶著鑰匙來釋放我，
They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit,
他們給我五美元和一套二手西裝，
A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute ,
一把手槍，一頂帽子，一支破舊的長笛，
So I took a bus down to the Rio Grande,
我搭上巴士來到了格蘭德河，
And I shot a man down on the edge of town,
在城鎮邊緣我射殺了一個人，
Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around,
我偷了他的馬，騎著它四處逛，
Til the sheriff pulled me in and sat me down,
直到警長把我抓到，將我按住，
He said, you make no mistake,
他說，你別搞錯了，
I know just what it takes,
我只是知道，
To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates,
為了從天堂門口拯救回一個人的靈魂需要付出些什麼，
Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin,
我一直徘徊在黑暗與罪孽之中，
But they say its never too late to start again,
但人們都說什麼時候重來都不晚，
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to sin,
什麼時候聖靈會來召走我靈魂的罪惡？
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
什麼時候我才能再次擁有通往王國的鑰匙？
Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song,
警長放我走了，給了我一把刀和一首歌，
So I took the first train up to Oregon,
所以我趕上了第一班通往俄勒岡州的火車，
And I killed the first man that I came upon,
殺了我遇到的第一個人，
Because the devil works quick, you know it dont take long,
因為惡魔總是速戰速決，你知道這花不了什麼時間，
Then I went to the river ford to take a swim,
然後我去了河灘邊游泳，
You know that black river water is as black as sin,
你知道黑河的水如同罪惡一樣烏黑骯髒，
And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe,
我把自己洗得乾乾淨淨，如同初生的嬰兒，
And then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade,
又找了一塊石頭，來磨利我的刀片，
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the spirit come a calling for my souls sin,
什麼時候聖靈會來召走我靈魂的罪惡？
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
什麼時候我才能再次擁有通往王國的鑰匙？
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will that black river water wash me clean again,
什麼時候黑河水才能再次把我洗乾淨？
Oh when, oh when,
噢，什麼時候，
Will thee keys to the kingdom be mine again,
什麼時候我才能再次擁有通往王國的鑰匙？