On a hot summer's night 在一个炎热的夏天的晚上

In the year of '75 在75年度

Jimmy Doyle took his child bride 麦道尔带着他的童养媳

Amanda, for a drive 阿曼达，兜风

She was only seventeen 她只有17

He just lived to see her smile 他只是活着看到她的笑容

Their commitment to each other 他们彼此承诺

Burned like a forest fire 像烧毁森林火灾

   

Otis on the radio singing "Stand By Me" 奥的斯在电台演唱的“伴我同行”

As a trooper pulled them over 作为一名士兵拦住了他们

And said Jimmy where you been 和吉米说你去哪里了

Someone matching your description 有人符合您的描述

Has just robbed the liquor store 刚刚抢劫酒铺

Amanda said "He's been with me" 阿曼达说： “他一直跟我”

But they weren't listening anymore 但他们听不进去了

   

Down at Precinct Number Five 唐氏在分局第五号

They questioned Jimmy through the night 他们质疑吉米走夜路

The sheriff said "He's gotta stand trial" 警长说： “他是得出庭受审”

Armed robbery is the charge 持械抢劫是充电

Amanda said "This cannot be" 阿曼达说： “这是不可能的”

Gonna stay right here until you set him free 会留在这儿，直到你让他自由

   

And I love him 我爱他

Here to eternity 这里到永恒

Forever 永远

Unto eternity 直到永恒

Oh God gave me something 哦，上帝给我的东西

I must hold on to 我一定要坚持下去

Gonna hold on him 会在他抱

No matter what you do 不管你做什么

   

The old courthouse was crowded 旧法院大楼里挤满

As the judge reviewed the case 由于法官审查案件

In a year of re-election 在今年连任

He was desperate to impress 他不顾一切地打动

Innocent or guilty 无辜或有罪

He saw an opportunity 他看到了一个机会

To send Jimmy down for life 送麦下来的生活

To the Penitentiary 到监狱

   

Disbelief and anger 难以置信和愤怒

As they dragged him away 当他们拖着他走

In a cell below the courthouse 在法院下方的单元格

They beat him like a slave 他们打他像奴隶

But his use of martial arts 但他使用的武术

Struck a blow for liberty 一击为自由

Felled a guard with a fist of iron 砍伐保护与铁的拳头

And killed him instantly 杀了他瞬间

   

All the press surrounded Amanda 所有的记者包围阿曼达

Coming down the courthouse steps 灌进法院步骤

Pleading for her young man's life 恳求她年轻时的生活

And in a moment seen by millions 并在某一时刻以百万计见过

She bowed her head and cried 她低下头，哭了

Show my man some mercy 显示我的人手下留情

He's the father of my child 他是我孩子的父亲

   

I love him 我爱他

Here to eternity 这里到永恒

Forever 永远

Unto eternity 直到永恒

Oh God gave me something 哦，上帝给我的东西

I must hold on to 我一定要坚持下去

Gonna hold on him 会在他抱

No matter what you do 不管你做什么

I love him 我爱他

Here to eternity 这里到永恒

   

Jimmy Doyle appeared again 麦道尔再次现身

In a second public trail 在第二次公开踪迹

For the murder of a prison guard 对于监狱警卫谋杀

They sentenced him to die 他们判他死

But Amanda with her long red hair 但是阿曼达和她的长红头发

Made one last plea 做了一个最后的请求

As the court fell into silence 由于法庭陷入了沉寂

She cried out desperately 她哭了出来拼命

   

This man of mine is innocent 这个人我的是无辜的

As one day I shall prove 正如有一天，我会证明

It's an open case of self defense 这是自卫的情况下开放

All this circumstantial evidence 所有这些间接证据

You place before your court 你出庭你把

Has robbed me of my husband 已经抢了我老公的我

Forget I will not 忘了我也不会

   

I love him 我爱他

Here to eternity 这里到永恒

Forever 永远

Unto eternity 直到永恒

Oh goodbye my Jimmy 哦，再见我的吉米

'Til we meet again 直到我们再次见面

In a better world than this 在比这更美好的世界

I swear I'll clear your name 我发誓我会清除你的名字

'Cos I love you 因为我爱你

Here to eternity 这里到永恒