Mississippi

Every step of the way, we walk the line
我们一往无前 坚定地走在这条道路上
Your days are numbered, so are mine
你们的日子已经屈指可数了，而我亦如是
Time is piling up, we struggle and we stray
我们的时光 充斥着斗争和颠沛流离
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape
我们四面楚歌、无处可逃
City's just a jungle, more games to play
城市是钢筋森林 更多的乐趣等着人们去享用
Trapped in the heart of it, tryin' to get away
你的内心受困于此，试图逃离这一切
I was raised in the country, I been working in the town
我在乡下成长 我在城镇工作
I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
当我卸下行李那一刻，我深知自己已陷入困顿
Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
我向来一贫如洗 没有任何东西可以赠予你
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
是的 我从来都是一无所有
Sky full of fire, Pain pouring down
天空中充满着火光 所有痛苦倾泻而出
Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around
你并没有可以向我兜售的东西 我们还是回见吧
All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime
我所有的想法和态度是如此神圣 不容亵渎
Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme
请不要振振有词地用你的正义感来评价我
Only one thing I did wrong
唯有一件事 我确实做错了
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
那就是在密西西比逗留了一天之久
Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall
恶魔在巷子里，而顽固的人停滞不前
Say anything you wanna, I have heard it all
随便说点儿什么吧 我会洗耳恭听
I was thinking about the things that Rosie said
我在想念罗茜曾说过的话
I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed
我曾梦见我在她的床上
Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
疾步穿过从树上飘落的树叶
Feeling like a stranger nobody sees
感觉就像一个不被察觉的陌生人
So many things that we never will undo
我们无法放弃的事情太多了
I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too
我知道你的内疚 我也满怀歉意
Some people will offer you their hand and some won't
有的人伸手握住你 而有的则熟视无睹
Last night I knew you, tonight I don't
昨夜我如此熟悉你 而今夜感觉已不再
I need something strong to distract my mind
我需要一些强大的东西来分散注意力
I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind
我会一直注视着你 直到我的双眼被蒙蔽
Well I got here following the southern star
跟随着南方之星 我来到此处
I crossed that river just to be where you are
我穿过山川河流 只为抵达你的所在
Only one thing I did wrong
唯有一件事我确实做错了
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
我不该在密西西比逗留一天之久
Well my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast
我的小船被撞碎了 迅速地下沉
I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
我在烈酒中沉溺 不畏将来 不忆往昔
But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free
但我的内心依然充满渴望 它自由且轻盈
I've got nothing but affection for all those who sailed with me
我一无所获 但是对带我上路的人充满感激之情
Everybody's moving, if they ain't already there
如果他们还未抵达那儿 那就是在奋力前行的路上
Everybody's got to move somewhere
每个人都在向往某处
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
不管怎样 请坚持与我同行 爱人
Things should start to get interesting right about now
眼前的每件事都变得有趣
My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
我的衣服湿了 紧绷在身上
Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
但不像我在角落画的自画像那样紧绷
I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
我知道命运会变得温柔而友善
So give me your hand and say you'll be mine
所以请让我握紧你的手 告诉我你属于我
Well, the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay
永无止境的空虚 就像天气一样冰冷
You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way
你随时可以归来 但你始终不会回来
Only one thing I did wrong
唯有一件事我做错了
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long
那就是在密西西比待了长达一天之久