African drums are silent and the Wingos 非洲鼓是沉默和Wingos

are poets at last 是诗人在最后

Out on Dafuskie Island, the bulldozers 出来Dafuskie岛，推土机

bury the past 埋葬过去

And the low country sinks, she cannot swim 和低的国家水槽，她不会游泳

the dogwood feels the hurt 山茱萸感觉疼

While the foursome plays on borrowed days in 而四人扮演在借来的日子

their alligator shirts 他们的鳄鱼衬衫

   

Now I realize who killed the Prince of Tides 现在我知道谁杀了潮汐王子

How can you tell how it used to be 你怎么知道它是如何使用的是

When there's nothing left to see 当有什么可看

   

One night they put a price on the sunset and that 一天晚上，他们把价格上的夕阳和

got the whole earth shakin' 得到了整个地球颤抖

Those rose from the grave both the weak and the brave 这些玫瑰从坟墓都弱勇敢

'cause history was there for the makin' 因为历史在那里的金

And the winos surrounded the condos forming 而WINOS包围了公寓形成

a frail human fence 身体虚弱的人篱笆

And they shouted out loud to the roar of the crowd 他们喊出了响亮的人群的喧嚣

"Same old story, more dollars than sense" “同样的老故事，更多的美元比意义上的”

   

Now I realize who killed the Prince of Tides 现在我知道谁杀了潮汐王子

How can you tell how it used to be 你怎么知道它是如何使用的是

When there's nothing left to see 当有什么可看

Paperback novels make young girls dream and 平装本小说让年轻女孩梦想和

Judy's spending quieter days in the stream Judy的支出安静几天流中

With Giovinno, Goodman, Phil and Mac D, they were 随着Giovinno ，古德曼，菲尔和Mac D，它们是

such good friends to me 这么好的朋友给我

   

Now I realize who killed the Prince of Tides 现在我知道谁杀了潮汐王子

How can you tell how it used to be 你怎么知道它是如何使用的是

When there's nothing left to see 当有什么可看

   

Heaven knows but God decides 天知道，但上帝决定

When to kill the Prince of Tides 当杀潮汐王子

How can you tell how it used to be 你怎么知道它是如何使用的是

When there's nothing left to see 当有什么可看

   

Nothing left to see 没有什么可以看

And beach music beach music beach music 和沙滩音乐沙滩音乐沙滩音乐

just plays on 刚上播放