Souls of the Departed(Album Version) - Bruce Springsteen

On the road to basra stood young lieutenant jimmy bly
在去巴士拉的路上站着一个年轻的叫jimmy bly的中尉
Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died
仔细检查死亡战士的衣服
At night in dreams he sees their souls rise
夜晚在梦里他看到他们的灵魂超度了
Like dark geese into the oklahoma skies
就像黑鹅进入俄克拉荷马州的天空
Well this is a prayer for the souls of the departed
这是为离开的灵魂的祈祷
Those whove gone and left their babies brokenhearted
那些人走了留下他们的宝贝独自伤心
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed
这是为离开的灵魂的祈祷
Now raphael rodriguez was just seven years old
现在raphael rodriguez只有7岁
Shot down in a schoolyard by some east compton cholos
在学校被一些东部的孩子打死
His mamma cried my beautiful boy is dead
他妈妈哭着说我的孩子死了
In the hills the self-made men just sighed and shook their heads
在山上自学成才的人独自叹息摇着头
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed
这是为离开的灵魂的祈祷
Those whove gone and left their babies brokenhearted
那些人走了留下他们的宝贝独自伤心
Young lives over before they got started
年轻的生命还没开始就结束了
This is a prayer for the souls of the departed
这是为离开的灵魂的祈祷
Tonight as I tuck my own son in bed
今夜当我躺在我床上
All I can think of is what if it wouldve been him instead
我能想到的就是如果是他就好了
I want to build me a wall so high nothing can burn it down
我想为我自己建一面高墙没人能摧毁它
Right here on my own piece of dirty ground
就在我脚下肮脏的土地上
Now I ply my trade in the land of king dollar
现在我用美元在这片土地上交易
Where you get paid and your silence passes as honor
你在那支付 你的沉默像荣誉一样流走
And all the hatred and dirty little lies
所有的仇恨和肮脏
Been written off the books and into decent mens eyes
都会被写进书里 并被正直的人看到