Well, I used to drive a cab, 嗯，我以前开出租车，

you know 你知道

I heard a siren scream 我听到了警笛的尖叫声

Pulled over to the corner 拉过的角落

And I fell into a dream 我陷入了一个梦

There were 有

two men eating pennies 两个人吃便士

And three young girls who cried 三个年轻女孩谁哭了

The West coast is falling, 西海岸正在下降，

I see rocks in the sky. 我看到在天空中的岩石。

The preacher took his bible 牧师把他的圣经

And laid it on the stool. 并奠定了它在凳子上。

He said: with 他说：有

the congregation running, 众跑，

Why should I play the fool? 我为什么要装傻？

   

Well, I used to be a woman, 好了，我曾经是一个女人，

you know 你知道

I took you for a ride, 我带你一程，

I let you fly my airplane 我让你飞我的飞机

It looked good for your pride. 它看起来好你们的骄傲。

'Cause you're 因为你

the kind of man you know 你知道什么样的人

Who likes what he says. 谁喜欢他说的话。

I wonder what's it's like 我不知道什么滋味

To be so far over my head. 是迄今为止在我的头上。

Well, the lady made the wedding 那么，这位女士提出的婚礼

And she brought along the ring. 她带了戒指。

She got down on her knees 她跪在她的膝盖

And said: Let's 并说：让我们

get on with this thing. 得到这个东西。

   

Well, I used to be a folk singer 嗯，我曾经是一个民谣歌手

Keeping managers alive, 饲养管理人员还活着，

When you saw me on a corner 当你看到我在一个角落里

And told me I was jive. 并告诉我，我是牛仔舞。

So I unlocked your mind, you know 所以，我打开你的心，你知道

To see what I could see. 看看我能看到。

If you guarantee the postage, 如果你能保证邮资，

I'll mail you back the key. 我会寄给你回来的关键。

Well I woke up in the morning 嗯，我早上醒来的时候

With an arrow through my nose 通过我的鼻子箭头

There was an Indian in the corner 有在角落里的印度

Tryin' on my clothes. 我的衣服去尝试。

   

Well, I used to be asleep 嗯，我以前是睡着了

you know 你知道

With blankets on my bed. 随着我的床毛毯。

I stayed there for a while 我在那里呆了一段时间

'Til they discovered I was dead. 直到他们发现我已经死了。

The coroner was friendly 验尸官很友好

And I liked him quite a lot. 我喜欢他了不少。

If I hadn't 've been a woman 如果我没有去过的女人

I guess I'd never have been caught. 我想我从来没有被抓。

They gave me back my house and car 他们给我回我的房子和车子

And nothing more was said. 并且也没有再说什么。

   

Well, I was driving 好吧，我开车

down the freeway 在高速公路上

When my car ran out of gas. 当我的车没油了。

Pulled over to the station 拉到车站

But I was afraid to ask. 但我不敢问。

The servicemen were yellow 军人是黄色的

And the gasoline was green. 而汽油是绿色的。

Although I knew I couldn't 虽然我知道我做不到

I thought that I was gonna scream. 我还以为我是要去的尖叫。

That was on my last trip to Tulsa 这是我的最后一趟飞往塔尔萨

Just before the snow. 就在雪地里。

If you ever need a ride there, 如果你需要一坐那里，

Be sure to let me know. 请务必让我知道。

   

I was chopping down a palm tree 我被砍伐棕榈树

When a friend dropped by to ask 当朋友下跌问

If I would feel less lonely 如果我感觉不到寂寞

If he helped me swing the axe. 如果他帮我摆了斧头。

I said: No, it's 我说：不，这是

not a case of being lonely 的孤独不是个例

We have here, 我们这里有，

I've been working on this palm tree 我一直在做这个棕榈树

For eighty seven years 对于87年

I said: No, it's 我说：不，这是

not a case of being lonely 的孤独不是个例

We have here, 我们这里有，

I've been working on this palm tree 我一直在做这个棕榈树

For eighty seven years 对于87年

He said: Go get lost! 他说：去迷路！

And walked towards his Cadillac. 并走向他的凯迪拉克。

I chopped down the palm tree í砍倒棕榈树

And it landed on his back. 它降落在他的背上。