Across the border they turn water into wine 穿越邊界他們把水變成美酒 Some say it's the devil's blood 有人說那些美酒 They're squeezing from the vine 是他們從葡萄擠出的惡魔之血 Some say it's a saviour 有人卻說 In these hard and desperate times 這是艱困時期的拯救者 For me it helps me to forget 對我而言它可以讓我暫時忘記 That we're just born to die 我們是為了死亡而出生的 I came here like so many did 我像多數人一樣 To find the better life 為了找尋更好的生活而來到這裡 To find my piece of easy street 尋找富裕街道中屬於我的角落 To finally be alive 讓我能感受到自己還活著 And I know nothing good comes easy 我知道所有美好的事物得來不易 And all good things take some time 且美好的事物需要一些時間來得到 I made my bed I'll lie in it 在自己的床安祥 To die in it's the crime 死去是一件憾事 You can't help but prosper 你不用貢獻一己之力此地照樣繁榮 Where the streets are paved with gold 這裡的街道由黃金鋪成 They say the oil wells ran deeper herethan anybody's known 他們說這裡的油井比其他人想像的還要深 I packed up on my wife and kid 我把妻子、孩子送回家 And left them back at home 之後就回到這裡 Now there's nothing in this paydirt 現在這裡什麼也沒有 The ghosts are all I know 只有許多我熟識的鬼魂 Now the oil's gone 油已經被開採光了 The money's gone 錢也沒了 And the jobs are gone 連工作也沒有了 Still we're hangin' on Down in 卻只剩下我們還在這乾旱地方苦撐 Dry county 乾旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 人們在沙漠中泅泳 Praying for some holy water 祈禱天降神聖之雨 To wash the sins from off our hand 以洗滌我們的罪 Here in dry county 在這乾旱之郡 The promise has run dry 所有的希望隨之風乾 Where nobody cries 在這裡沒有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 而且沒有人能活著離開這裡 In the blessed name of Jesus 「奉主耶穌之聖名」 I heard a preacher say 我聽見牧師說 That we are God's children 我們是神的子民 And He'd be back someday 總有一天祂會回來拯救我們 And I hoped that he knew 我希望牧師知道某些事情 Something as he drank his cup of wine 就像他懂得喝酒一樣 I didn't have too good of a feeling 晚上外出時 As I head out to the night 我的心情並沒有太好 I cursed the sky to open 我咒罵天空希望它能打開 I begged the clouds for rain 還向雲朵祈求雨水 I prayed to God for water 我的血管像被火燒一樣的難過 For this burning in my veins 因此我向神祈雨 It was like my soul's on fire 那感覺就像靈魂在燃燒 And I had to watch the flames 但我卻只能眼睜睜地看著火舌將我吞噬 All my dreams went up in ashes 我所有的夢想被焚毀成為灰燼 And my future blew away 我的未來已被扼殺 Down in dry county 乾旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 人們在沙漠中泅泳 Praying for some holy water 祈禱天降神聖之雨 To wash the sins from off our hand 以洗滌我們的罪 Dry county 在這乾旱之郡 The promise has run dry 所有的希望隨之風乾 Where nobody cries 在這裡沒有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 而且沒有人能活著離開這裡 Men spend their whole lives 人們花了他們的大半人生等待 Waiting praying for their big reward 祈求他們的努力能獲取極大的報酬 But it seems sometimes 但大多數的情形是 The payoff leaves you feeling 低微的薪水讓 Like a dirty whore 你感覺自己是個污穢的妓女 If I could choose the way I'll die 假如我可以選擇死亡的方式 Make it by the gun or knife 我會選擇死於槍下或刀刃 Cause the other way there's too much pain 因為其他的方法都太痛苦 Night after night after night 一夜又一夜 一夜又一夜 Down in dry county 乾旱之郡 They're swimming in the sand 人們在沙漠中游泳 Praying for some holy water 祈禱天降神聖之雨 To wash the sins from off our hand 以洗滌我們的罪 Dry county 在這乾旱之郡 The promise has run dry 所有的希望隨之風乾 Where nobody cries 在這裡沒有人哭泣 And no one's getting out of here alive 而且沒有人能活著離開這裡