Bon Jovi - Dry County

他媽的，這世界。

Lyrics

Across the border they turn water into wine
越過邊界，他們將水變成美酒
Some say it's the devil's blood They're squeezing from the vine
有人說那些從葡萄榨出來的是惡魔之血
Some say it's a saviour in these hard and desperate times
也有人說那些是這艱困、絕望年代的救世主
For me it helps me to forget that we're just born to die
對我而言，它幫我忘了人們活著終須一死的事實

I came here like so many did to find the better life
我像多數人一樣，為了追求更好的日子而來到這
To find my piece of easy street to finally be alive
在安逸的地方能找到屬於自己的地方，能安穩的定居下來
And I know nothing good comes easy
我知道好事總是得來不易
And all good things take some time
總是需要多費一些功夫
I made my bed I'll lie in it to die in it's the crime
若只是躺在床上了卻此生，這會是多大的遺憾

You can't help but prosper where the streets are paved with gold
此地遍佈黃金，隨便就能致富
They say the oil wells ran deeper here than anybody's known
他們說這邊的油井比大家想的還要深
I packed up on my wife and kid and left them back at home
我把妻兒安頓好後，回到了這兒

Now there's nothing in this paydirt
現在這什麼都沒了
The ghosts are all I know
只有那些我熟識的鬼魂
Now the oil's gone
油礦採完了
The money's gone
錢潮已退
And the jobs are gone
沒有了工作
Still we're hangin' on
但我們仍在此堅持著

Down in dry county
乾旱之郡
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游泳
Praying for some holy water
祈求上天降下甘霖
To wash the sins from off our hands
洗滌沾滿雙手的罪惡
Here in dry county
乾旱之郡阿
The promise has run dry
承諾早已乾涸
Where nobody cries
沒人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
沒有人能活著離開這裡

In the blessed name of Jesus
以耶穌之名
I heard a preacher say
我曾聽牧師說過
That we are God's children
我們是上帝的兒女
And He'd be back someday
有天祂將會回來
And I hoped that he knew something as he drank his cup of wine
而我希望他真的知道自己在說些什麼，當他喝著杯中的酒
I didn't have too good of a feeling as I head out to the night
當我走入黑夜中，我的心情有點糟

I cursed the sky to open
我詛咒上天，希望祂能睜開眼睛
I begged the clouds for rain
我乞求下雨
I prayed to God for water for this burning in my veins
我的血管像是在燃燒般，所以我祈求上帝能賜予雨水
It was like my soul's on fire
我的靈魂像是在燃燒著
And I had to watch the flames
我必須眼睜睜看著烈焰
All my dreams went up in ashes
看著我的夢想被燒成灰燼
And my future blew away
看著我的未來幻滅

Now the oil's gone
油礦已竭
And the money's gone
錢潮已逝
And the jobs are gone
沒有了工作
Still we're hangin' on
我們能在此堅持著

Down in dry county
乾旱之郡
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游泳
Praying for some holy water
祈求上天降下甘霖
To wash the sins from off our hands
洗滌沾滿雙手的罪惡
Here in dry county
乾旱之郡阿
The promise has run dry
承諾早已乾涸
Where nobody cries
沒人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
沒有人能活著離開這裡

Men spend their whole lives
人們花了大半輩子
Waiting praying for some big reward
等待、祈求能有所回報
But it seems sometimes
但有些時候
The payoff leaves you feeling like a dirty whore
回報卻讓你覺得像是個污穢的妓女
If I could choose the way I'll die
如果我能選擇死亡的方式
Make it by the gun or knife
我寧願選刀子或槍
'Cause the other way there's too much pain
因為其他方式太痛苦了

Night after night after night after night
夜復一夜，夜復一夜

Down in dry county
乾旱之郡
They're swimming in the sand
他們在沙中游泳
Praying for some holy water
祈求上天降下甘霖
To wash the sins from off our hands
洗滌沾滿雙手的罪惡
Here in dry county
乾旱之郡阿
The promise has run dry
承諾早已乾涸
Where nobody cries
沒人哭泣
And no one's getting out of here alive
沒有人能活著離開這裡