My mother came to hazard when I was just seven
当我只有七岁的时候,母亲踏上了她的冒险旅程
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes
即使镇上的人都带着偏见的眼神说道
That boy's not right
那男孩有问题
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
三年前,我认识Mary的时候
First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
第一次,有人的眼光超越谣言和谎言
And saw the man inside
看清那个人的内心
We used to walk down by the river
我们曾顺着河岸向下漫步
She loved to watch the sun go down
她喜欢看日落
We used to walk along the river
我们曾漫步河岸
And dream our way out of this town
期盼着离开小镇的路
No one understood what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
没有人理解我对Mary的感觉
And never came home
直到她独自离开的那晚,也没有人在意过
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
她再也没回过家
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
第二天早上,戴徽章的男人来敲门
Pointed right at me
突然,我变成千夫所指
I swear I left her by the river
矛头直指着我
I swear I left her safe and sound
我发誓,我和她在河岸边分开的
I need to make it to the river
我发誓,我离开时她还好好的
And leave this old Nebraska town
我必须去河岸边
I think about my life gone by
离开这座陈腐的内布拉斯加州小镇
And how it's done me wrong
我幻想着离开后的生活
There's no escape for me this time
现在,一切都无法扭转
All of my rescues are gone long gone
这一次,我再也无法逃离
I swear I left her by the river
我所有的救赎早已离去
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
我发誓,我和她在河岸边分开的
And leave this old Nebraska town
我发誓,我离开时她还好好的