Friends there's somethin' been hauntin' me and I just got to tell you bout it
朋友们 有件事一直萦绕心头 我必须向你们诉说
I saw an accident one day that would chill the heart of any man
那天目睹的惨剧 足以让任何铁汉心头发凉
And teach them not to drink a drop while the steering wheel's in their hand
告诫人们手握方向盘时 千万滴酒莫沾
This awfull accident occurred on the 20th day of may
这起骇人事故发生在五月二十日那天
And caused two dear little children to be sleeping beneath the clay
让两个可爱的孩子永远沉睡在黄土之下
These two little kids walked side by side along the state highway
两个小身影沿着州际公路并肩而行
Their poor old mother she had died and their daddy had run away
他们苦命的母亲早已离世 父亲也弃家远走
As these two little kids walked arm in arm how sad their hearts did feel
当两个孩子挽手前行时 心中该是何等凄凉
When around the curb came a speeding car with a drunk man at the wheel
转弯处驶来飞驰的汽车 醉汉掌控着方向盘
The drunk man saw the two little kids and he hollered a drunken sound
醉汉看见两个小孩 发出含混不清的吼叫
Get out of the road you little fools and the car it brought them down
快滚开小蠢货 但车辆已将他们撞倒
The bumper struck the little girl taking her life away
保险杠击中女孩 夺走了她幼小的生命
While the little boy in a puddle of blood in the ditch lying there did lay
男孩躺在沟渠血泊中 奄奄一息
The drunk man staggered from his car to see the damage that he had done
醉汉踉跄下车 查看自己酿成的惨剧
And he let out a yell you could hear for miles when he recognized his dying son
当他认出垂死的儿子 发出数里可闻的哀嚎
Such mourning from a drunken man I've never heard before
从未听过如此撕心裂肺的醉汉悲鸣
While kneeling at the running board he prayed to heavens door
他跪在车旁 向天堂之门祈祷
Saying oh god please forgive me for this awful crime I've done
祈求上帝宽恕 这可怕的罪行
And his attention then was called away by the words of his dying son
垂死儿子的呼唤 撕裂了他的心
And he said daddy why did you do this to us how come you run us to the ground
孩子问父亲 为何要这样对我们
It was you and mommy we was talking about when the car it brought us down
我们正谈论着你和妈妈 却被你的车撞倒
And I was just telling little sister that I knew we'd see you again someday
我刚告诉妹妹 总有一天会再见到你
But daddy why did it have to be like this why did it have to be this way
但爸爸 为何要以这种方式相见
Why daddy why
为什么 爸爸 为什么