I was headed north on Highway Five 我是向北的公路五

On a star-lit Sunday night 星空明亮的星期天晚上

When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control 当皮卡车飞到了我失控

As I watched in my headlights 当我看到我的车头灯

He swerved left then back right 他急转向左，然后回到正确的

He never hit the brakes 他从来不踩刹车

As he left the road 当他离开的路上

   

I found him lying in the grass 我发现他趴在草丛中

Among the steel and glass 其中钢铁和玻璃

With an empty whiskey bottle by his side 一个空的威士忌酒瓶在他身边

And through the blood and tears 并通过血与泪

He whispered in my ear 他低声在我耳边

A few last words just before he died 只是在他去世前最后几个单词

   

Don't tell Mama I was drinkin' 不要告诉妈妈我喝醉

Lord knows her soul would never rest 上帝知道，她的灵魂永远不会休息

I can't leave this world with Mama thinkin' 我不能离开这个世界了妈妈想着

I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath 我遇见了主，威士忌我的呼吸

   

I still think about that night 我还是想想那个夜晚

And how that young man died 如何年轻男子死亡

And how others sometimes pay for our mistakes 和别人怎么有时付出我们的错误

The last thing on his mind 在他的头脑的最后一件事

As he left this world behind 当他离开这个世界的背后

Was knowing someone else's heart would break 是知道别人的心脏都要碎了

   

Don't tell Mama I was drinkin' 不要告诉妈妈我喝醉

Lord knows her soul would never rest 上帝知道，她的灵魂永远不会休息

I can't leave this world with Mama thinkin' 我不能离开这个世界了妈妈想着

I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath 我遇见了主，威士忌我的呼吸

   

Don't tell Mama I was drinkin' 不要告诉妈妈我喝醉