He was standin' on the corner 他在角落里站在

A hundred dollar bill in his hand 手里拿着百元钞票

Said I could feed a lot of these people with this 说我可以用这个养活了不少，这些人的

But that ain't the business at hand 但是，这并不是企业在手

Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be 是不是只有一个理由，一个白色的小男孩是

Over on this side of town 在对镇这一边

He gave that money to the man and he 他给了钱的人，他

Bought a little mercy for now 买好一点的怜悯，现在

Have mercy on me 饶了我吧

Have mercy on me 饶了我吧

I'm a sinner Lord can't you see 我是一个罪人，上帝，你看不到

Have mercy on me 饶了我吧

   

Old Joe don't know how it got started 老乔不知道它是怎么开始的

I guess it was the fire in her eyes 我想这是火在她眼里

He loved his wife and children 他爱他的妻子和孩子

And he wasn't into telling all these lies 他不进告诉所有的这些谎言

But she gave herself so freely 但她给自己那么自如

In that room at the top of the stairs 在那个房间在楼梯的顶端

He'd go to her in hope he'd find a little mercy there 他会去她希望他会找到一点怜悯有

   

Tears were made to fall 泪作了回落

Hearts made to break 心中取得突破

Sometimes it feels 有时感觉

Like they just want to know 像他们只是想知道

How much you can take 你能承担多少

She was all alone that evening 她独自一人，当晚

What was she thinking about 她在想什么有关

Her mind was made up and 她下定了决心，并

I guess it was the only way out 我想这是唯一出路

There's a pistol in a pawn shop window 有一个在一家当铺窗口手枪

Made of cold, blue steel 采用冷，蓝钢

She took it home to find out 她把它带回家，找出

How warm a little mercy could feel 多么温暖一点点怜悯能感觉到

God knows that mercy ain't free 神知道，慈悲不是免费的

Have mercy on me 饶了我吧