I was on my way down to Mexico, 我对我的方式到墨西哥，

there was trouble on the rise. 有不断上升的麻烦。

It was nothing more than I'd left behind, 这不过是比我甩在后面，

which was much to my surprise. 这是出乎我的意料。

I turned around and lit a cigarette 我转过身，点燃了一支香烟

wiped the dust off of my boots. 掸去灰尘，我的靴子。

When up ahead I saw the crowd, 在前方，我看到了人群中，

I knew it was no use. 我知道这是没有用的。

 

I'ts been the same way for Oh so long, Its被以同样的方式哦这么久，

it looks like I'm singing the same old song. 它看起来像我唱老调重弹。

 

A fine and fancy man was he, 罚款和花哨的人是他，

doing good things for the poor. 做穷人的好东西。

Givin' rides in his rockin' Eighty-eight for free.* 得到安宁骑在他的摇滚八十八是免费的。 *

They could not hope for more. 他们不能希望了。

When it came my turn he said to me, 当它来到轮到我，他对我说，

"Have I seen your face before?" “难道我以前见过你的脸？ ”

I said, "Oh no, you must be wrong, 我说，“哦，不，你一定是错误的，

I'm from a distant shore. 我来自一个遥远的彼岸。

 

So if you don't mind, I'll just move along 所以，如果你不介意的话，我就待着

but it looks like I'm singin' the same old song." 但它看起来像我唱的老调重弹。 “

 

A Nineteen Forty movie star 一个19四十电影明星

with a long forgotten name. 一个早已被人遗忘的名字。

She was a sexy mess in her pleated dress, 她是一个性感的一塌糊涂她的百褶长裙，

still hangin' on to fame. 还在犹豫不决，到声名鹊起。

With forgotten lines she missed her cue 随着被遗忘的线条，她错过了她的提示

and left a glass of wine at home. 并留下了一杯酒在家里。

She was singin' the same song that I was. 她唱着同一首歌，我是。

Could we both be wrong? 难道我们都错了？

 

So hand in hand we walked along, 因此，手牵手我们一起走，

each of us singin' the same old song. 每一个我们欢唱的老调重弹。