Last time I saw you, you had dirt under your nails 我最后一次见到你，你在你的指甲有污垢

Your eyes were glassy and you looked so pale 你的眼睛是玻璃，你看起来那么苍白

You said my life has become a livin' hell 你说我的生活已经成为一个活着的地狱

Ain't got enough money to pay my bills 是不是有足够的钱支付我的账单

   

Everything is wrong 一切都错了

Everything is wrong 一切都错了

   

Got a friend with a needle stuck in his arm GOT用针一个朋友被困在他的手臂

He got hooked on heroin in Vietnam 他吸上了毒品在越南

It used to help kill the pain some of the time 它用来帮助止痛一些时间

Now I can't sleep at all since I got back home 现在，我无法入睡，因为在所有我回到家里

   

I worked in the strip mines off and on 我曾在露天矿和关闭

Now I can't seem to get rid of this cough 现在，我似乎无法摆脱这种咳嗽

Ain't been many jobs these last few months 是不是被大量的就业机会过去几个月

And the last one I had I got laid off 最后一个我有我被解雇了

   

I ain't got no hot water and they shut off the heat 我是不是有没有热水，他们关闭热

Can you loan me some money for something to eat 你能借给我一些钱，吃的东西

Been out here on this corner for about a week 一直在这里对这个角落的一个星期左右

Tryin hard to stand on my own two feet 试着努力站在我自己的两只脚

   

They want to try and tell me where I can live 他们想尝试一下，并告诉我，我能活

They kicked me off my land and told me they'd give me 他们踢我离开我的土地，并告诉我，他们愿意给我

A nice little tract house with running water 一个可爱的小房子道用自来水

But how am I gonna explain that to my Navaho mother 不过，我要怎么解释，我的纳瓦霍母亲

   

My American dream almost came true 我的美国梦几乎成真

But the things they promised me never came through 但他们答应我的事从来没有来过

I believe in the American dream 我相信美国梦

But things are never quite what they seem 但事情从来没有完全表里如一

   

Everything is wrong 一切都错了

Everything is wrong 一切都错了

Everything is wrong 一切都错了

Everything is wrong 一切都错了