He was sitting on the front porch of a half-way house 他坐在一个中途宿舍前廊

Chainin' cigarettes and drinkin' coffee Chainin 香烟和喝酒咖啡

I was walkin' by on my way home 我是走着回家的路上“通过

Stopped and said, hello, how are ya 停下来，说，你好，怎么都雅

He looked at me and said, I've seen better days 他看着我，说，我已经看到更好的日子

I looked at him and said, there's a better way 我看着他，说，有一个更好的办法

   

Three nails and a cross 三个指甲和跨

Equal forgiveness 等于宽恕

Just like you, I was lost 就像你，我迷失

And that's hell to have to live with 这就是地狱还要忍受

I've sat on that front porch where you're sittin' now 我已经坐在了前面门廊那里你坐在我现在

I kept lookin' deep inside 'til I figured out 我一直看着他的内心深处，直到我想通了

Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness. 三个指甲和交叉等于宽恕。

   

She was sittin' on her bed crying crocodiles 她在她的床上哭泣的鳄鱼正坐在

Sixteen ain't a good age to be pregnant 十六是不是一个很好的年龄怀孕

And she thinks mom and dad won't love her anymore 她认为爸爸妈妈不爱她了

Like the boy who swore he always would but doesn't 喜欢谁发誓他总是想，但没有孩子

She turns and sees that Bible laying by her bed 她转过身，看见圣经奠定了她的床

And she crumbles to her knees as she bows her head 她崩溃到她的膝盖，她鞠躬她的头

   

Three nails and a cross 三个指甲和跨

Equal forgiveness 等于宽恕

Lord help me cause I'm lost 求主帮助我，因为我迷路了

And that's hell to have to live with 这就是地狱还要忍受

I need You more than ever now, without a doubt 我需要你比以往更现在，毫无疑问，

I've made a big mistake, can You help me out 我犯了一个大错误，你能帮助我

Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness 三个指甲和交叉等于宽恕

Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness 三个指甲和交叉等于宽恕