Close friend of mine as a child fell into a slumber 煤矿作为一个孩子的亲密朋友陷入了沉睡

No sign of life since '75 生活中，因为75迹象

Then one day he just, what do you know 后来有一天，他刚刚，你怎么知道

I guess God just called his number 我想上帝只是叫他的号

   

He called me up he called me up and said 他给我打电话，他打电话给我，说：

"I've been awake about a week “我已经醒了约一个星期

I'm thinking about asking the doctor 我想询问医生

If he could put me back to sleep" 如果他能够把我回去睡觉“

Then he laughed and said 然后他笑了，说

"Hey all the girls they look the same" “嘿，所有的女孩，他们看起来是一样的”

Don't they know just what their mothers 难道他们不知道正是他们的母亲

Paid in blood, and tears to change 支付的血，泪变化

   

But the words that made me cry 但是做的话我哭泣

The thing he softly said 的事情，他轻声说

It stayed with me, it keeps messing with my head 它一直伴随着我，它一直把我的头搞乱

He said, "If Jesus Christ is alive and well 他说， “如果耶稣基督是活得很好

Then how come John & Elvis are dead?" 那么怎么来的约翰和猫王都死了？ “

   

Youth, beautiful youth 青春，美丽的青春

We walked through the walls until we found the truth 我们通过墙壁走，直到我们找到真相

And said "Change it, it's ugly just change it" 并说：“改变它，它的丑陋只是改变它”

Everyone we used to know 我们每个人都用了就知道

Must have given up, so long ago 必须放弃，不久之前

You can see it, it's written on their faces 你可以看到它，它的写在他们的脸上

And the inside of their clothes 和自己的衣服里面

   

But the words that made me cry 但是做的话我哭泣

'Cos I knew just what they meant 因为我知道刚才是什么意思

He turned to me and said 他转身对我说：

"Hey boy, if Jesus Christ is alive and well “喂孩子，如果耶稣基督是活得很好

Then how come John & Elvis are dead?" 那么怎么来的约翰和猫王都死了？ “

   

"Tell me if Jesus Christ is alive and well “告诉我，如果耶稣基督是活得很好

Then how come Marvin & Elvis are dead?" 那么怎么来的马文和猫王都死了？ “

   

I said "If Jesus Christ is going to save us from ourselves 我说：“如果耶稣是要拯救我们

How come peace, love and Elvis are dead?" 怎么来的和平，爱和猫王都死了？ “