It's three miles to the river
距离河边有三英里
That would carry me away
流水会把我带走
And two miles to the dusty street
距离落满灰尘的街道 有两英里
That I saw you on today
今天我在那里看到你
It's four miles to my lonely room
距离我孤独的房间 有四英里
Where I will hide my face
在那里 我会将自己隐藏
And about half a mile to the downtown bar
距离市中心的酒吧 有半英里
That I ran from in disgrace
我狼狈地从那里离开
Lord how long have I got to keep on running
上帝 我要一直奔跑多久
Seven hours seven days or seven years
七个小时 七天 还是七年
All I know is since you've been gone
我所知道的是 自你离开后
I feel like I'm drowning in a river
我感觉就像淹没在河里
Drowning in a river of tears
淹没在伤心的河流
Drowning in a river
淹没在河里
Feel like I'm drowning
感觉就像淹没在河里
Drowning in a river
淹没在河里
In three more days I'll leave this town
再过三天 我就要离开镇上了
And disappear without a trace
消失得无影无踪
A year from now maybe settle down
或许一年以后
Where no one knows my face
我会停留在一个没有人认识我的地方
I wish that I could hold you
我希望我可以抱着你
One more time to ease the pain
再一次减轻痛苦
But my time's run out and I got to go
但是我没有时间了 我必须要走了
Got to run away again
要再一次离开
Still I catch myself thinking
然而我在想
One day I'll find my way back here
有一天 我还会回来
You'll save me from drowning
你会拯救我 那样我就不会溺水了
Drowning in a river
淹没在河里
Drowning in a river of tears
淹没在伤心的河流
Drowning in a river
淹没在河里
Feels like I'm drowning
感觉就像淹没在河里
Drowning in the river
淹没在河里
Lord how long must this go on
上帝 这还要持续多久
Drowning in a river
淹没在河里
Drowning in a river of tears
淹没在伤心的河流