At a truck stop in San Angelo 在一辆卡车停在圣安吉洛

I saw a billboard about this rodeo 我看到一个广告牌这个圈地

This weekend out in El Paso 本周末在埃尔帕索

So I signed up to ride 所以我注册了骑

   

I drew a bull called Original Sin 我画了一个叫原罪牛市

I heard he'd killed a couple of men 我听说他已经杀了几个人

Thinkin' this was somethin' I could win 一直以为这是事端我能赢

Cause the devil was on my side 导致魔鬼就在我身边

   

I was havin' myself one hell of a ride 我就吃自己乘坐的地狱

But I ended up disqualified 但我最终被取消资格

That danged old bull just up and died 这danged老牛市刚起来而死

Before they blew the whistle 在他们抖出

   

With them north Texas blues 与之北德州蓝调

Thought I'd paid all my dues 以为我会付出我所有的会费

Then them south Texas blues 然后将它们得克萨斯州南部的蓝色

Told me son you ain't through 告诉我的儿子，你是不是通过

Had the east Texas blues 曾在德克萨斯州东部蓝调

And the west Texas too 和西得克萨斯太

I've done all I know to do 我已经做了我所知道的做

Tryin' to lose, tryin' to lose 试着输了，试着输

These old lone star blues 这些老龙星蓝调

   

Well I got laid off at Brown & Root 嗯，我得到了布朗和根下岗

Then on my way back to Cut and Shoot 然后，在我的方式回到削减和拍摄

I lost my wristwatch and my boots 我失去了我的手表，我的靴子

Shootin' dice with a dude from Houston 乱射骰子从休斯敦一个花花公子

   

Well there ain't no jobs here workin' cattle 那么有没有没有工作在这里干活的牛

So I got on part time haulin' gravel 所以我就在兼职haulin 砾石

With some outfit from Seattle 来自西雅图的一些装备

Down here buildin' custom homes 这儿buildin “定制家

   

With them north Texas blues 与之北德州蓝调

Thought I'd paid all my dues 以为我会付出我所有的会费

Then them south Texas blues 然后将它们得克萨斯州南部的蓝色

Told me son you ain't through 告诉我的儿子，你是不是通过

Had the east Texas blues 曾在德克萨斯州东部蓝调

And the west Texas too 和西得克萨斯太

I've done all I know to do 我已经做了我所知道的做

Tryin' to lose, tryin' to lose 试着输了，试着输

These old lone star blues 这些老龙星蓝调

   

Well I gassed my truck and I packed my clothes 好吧，我毒气我的车，我收拾好衣服

Turned in the key and hit the road 转身的关键上路

I said Cowtown's where I'll go 我说牛城的地方我会去

You never know I might get lucky 你永远不知道，我可能会得到幸运

   

Well I got a friend there turning knobs 嗯，我有一个朋友那里转旋钮

At a place called Billy Bob's 在一个叫比利·鲍勃的地方

Said he could get me a job there 说他可以给我一份工作有

Workin' as a bouncer 日夜不停的为保镖

   

First night on the job was just insane 在工作​​第一天晚上只是疯狂

Some ol' boy got all deranged 有些OL “男孩把所有错乱

Hit me in the head with a Harley chain 打我的脑袋，哈雷链

To this day my ears still ring 为了这一天我的耳朵还在响

   

With them north Texas blues 与之北德州蓝调

Thought I'd paid all my dues 以为我会付出我所有的会费

Then them south Texas blues 然后将它们得克萨斯州南部的蓝色

Told me son you ain't through 告诉我的儿子，你是不是通过

Had the east Texas blues 曾在德克萨斯州东部蓝调

And the west Texas too 和西得克萨斯太

I've done all I know to do 我已经做了我所知道的做

Tryin' to lose, tryin' to lose 试着输了，试着输

These old lone star blues 这些老龙星蓝调

   

I've done all I know to do 我已经做了我所知道的做

Tryin' to lose, tryin' to lose 试着输了，试着输

These old lone star blues 这些老龙星蓝调