Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

A long time ago came a man on a track
很久以前，有个人顺道而来
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
背着一个袋子走了三十英里
And he put down his load
他放下袋子
Where he thought it was the best
这是他以为最好的地方
He made a home in the wilderness
他在荒郊野外安顿了下来
He built a cabin and a winter store
他建起房子和谷仓
And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore
寒风凌冽，他在湖边耕地
And the other travellers came walking down the track
其他的旅行者陆陆续续地来了
And they never went further no
他们从未去到更远的地方，从未
They never went back
他们再也没有回去
Then came the churches
然后，有了教堂
Then came the schools
然后，有了学校
Then came the lawyers
然后，有了律师
Then came the rules
然后，有了法律
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
然后，有了火车，拉货的货车
And the dirty old track
那条脏兮兮的老路
Was the telegraph road
变成了一条发送电报的公路
Then came the mines
然后，有了矿井
Then came the ore
然后，有了矿石
Then there was the hard times
然后，有了艰难的时期
Like a rolling river
就像一条流淌的河流一样，一切都是自然而然的事
And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze
我听到电台说，今晚会异常寒冷
People driving home from the factories
人们从工厂下班开车回家
Six lanes of traffic
六条车道的车流
Three lanes moving slow
有一半都停滞不前
I used to like to go to work
我曾喜欢上班
But they shut it down
但是，工厂倒闭了
I've got a right to go to work
我有权上班
But there's no work here to be found
但是，这里根本就找不到任何工作
Yes and they say
是的，他们说
We're gonna have to pay what's owed
我们欠下的，终需偿还
We're gonna have to reap
我们会得到报应
From some seed that's been sowed
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
And the birds up on the wires
鸟儿站在电线
And the telegraph poles
和电线杆上
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
它们总是飞去飞来，风雨无阻
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
你可以听到它们如电波般的歌声
But I remember those nights
但是，我记得那些时光
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights
生命就像灯光下的赌注
You had your head on my shoulder
你靠在我的肩膀上
You had your hand in my hair
你抚摸着我的头发
Now you act a little colder like you don't seem to care
现在，你故作淡然，你装作满不在乎
But just believe in me baby and I'll take you away
但是，相信我，宝贝，我会带你远走高飞
From out of this darkness and into the day
冲破黑暗，走向光明
From these rivers of headlights these rivers of rain
带你穿越这些满是车灯的街道，满是风雨的河流
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
带你远离这些街头的愤怒
'Cos I've run every red light on memory lane
因为，在我回忆的车道上，我曾一路闯红灯飞奔而去
I've seen desperation explode into flames
我曾经历过绝望的谷底
And I don't wanna see it again
我不想重蹈覆辙
From all of these signs saying sorry but we're closed
远离这些牌子，牌子上面写着，抱歉，我们打烊了