Waiting Around To Die

Sometimes I don't know where
有时候我不知道
This stony road is taking me
这条无情的路将我引向何方
Sometimes I don't know the reason why
有时候我不知道原因
So I guess I'll keep gambling
所以我猜我将继续碰运气
Lots of booze and lots of rambling
大口喝酒 大手赌运
Well, it's easier than just waiting around to die
不过 这总比等死更好过些
Well, one time, friends
好吧 朋友们 曾经一度
I had a ma, I even had a pa
我有个妈 甚至我还有个爸
He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
有一次他拿皮带揍她 因为她哭
She told him to take care of me
她告诉他要照顾好我
And headed down to Tennessee
然后她去了田纳西
Well, it's easier than just waiting around to die
算啦 这总比等死更好过些
Then I became of age
后来我渐渐长大
And I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
我在塔斯卡卢萨(位于阿拉巴马州)的酒吧里遇见一个女孩
She cleaned me out and she hit it on the sly
她把我的钱榨干 偷偷跑了
Well, I tried to kill the pain
嗯 我试过排解这痛苦
I bought some wine, I hopped a train
我买了些酒 跳上一辆火车
Well, it was easier than just waiting around to die
哎呀 这总比等死更好过些
Then a friend said he knew
后来一个朋友说他知道
Where some easy money was
哪里能赚容易钱
We robbed a man and brother, did we fly
我们抢了一个人 兄弟 我们跑得像飞一样
But the posse caught up with me
但是民兵逮住我
And drugged me back to Muskogee
把我药晕 弄回了马斯科吉城(位于俄克拉荷马州)
And now it's two long years, just waiting around to die
现在过了长长的两年 只好在这等死
Now I'm out of prison
如今我出狱
And I got me a friend at last
终于找了个朋友
He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie
他不偷窃 不喝酒 也不撒谎
His name is Codeine
他的名字叫可待因
And he's the nicest thing I've seen
他是我见过的最好的玩意儿
And together, we're gonna wait around to die
我们一起 就这样 等待死亡