Soul of a Convict - Porter Wagoner

Soul of a Convict - Porter Wagoner
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Written by：Eddie Sovine/Bob Ferguson

Will he take the soul of a convict
他会接纳囚徒的灵魂吗
Could I be one of those he choosed
我能否成为他选中的人
I was taught the bible from childhood
自幼在母亲膝前学习圣经
At my mother's knee I learned to pray
学会虔诚祈祷
I was taught of God and all his goodness
聆听上帝的仁慈教诲
And the devil and his evil ways
也知晓恶魔的邪恶行径
There's good in the bad and bad in the good
善中有恶 恶中有善
And there's none that's free from sin
无人能免于罪孽
But there's some questions I've wondered about
但有些疑问始终萦绕心头
What happens to the men who die in the pen
那些死在牢狱中的人会怎样
Just imagine yourself the judge God almighty
试想你是全能的上帝法官
As you gaze over all these men
当你审视这些囚徒时
When death takes it's toll
当死亡降临
What becomes of the soul of the men
这些人的灵魂将何去何从
Who die in the pen
那些死在铁窗里的人
Do you think of God that's true
你可曾思考过真实的上帝
And just could look from his heavenly throne
难道祂会从天堂宝座俯视人间
And be pleased to see men placed in chains and stripes
欣然看着人们被锁链与鞭痕加身
And tucked from their loved ones at home
被迫与挚爱分离天各一方
Worked until they're completely exhuasted
劳作至精疲力竭仍不得停歇
And your soul cries out in vain
灵魂徒然发出悲鸣
Fed like a hog and treated like a dog
如猪猡般进食 似犬畜般被对待
And at night to the bed you're chained
夜深时仍被铁链锁在床榻
Worked from sunup to sundown
从黎明到黄昏永无止境的苦役
Through all kinds of weather
历经风雨沧桑
And if you don't do the things just right
若你行事稍有差池
You get introduced to the leather
便会领教皮鞭的滋味
And you see it's not the pain I mind so much
其实肉体痛楚尚可忍受
As I'm stretched out on the floor
当我蜷缩在地牢
It's just the thought that I can't do my part
最痛是无力尽忠职守
That's what breaks my heart
这才令我心碎欲绝
You see I'm just not man enough anymore
你看 我已不复当年勇毅
Oh there are a lotta other things
还有太多事情
I could tell you
我想告诉你
That you'd marvel at and say
你会惊讶地说
Why I didn't know in those modern times
为何在这个时代
They treated men that way but they do
人们还遭受如此对待 但事实如此
That's why I ask you do you think
所以我问你 是否认为
That God could turn with a sneer and frown
上帝会冷眼转身
At the men who die in the pen
对死在牢中的人
Do you think he'll turn us down
你认为他会拒绝我们吗
I believe there's a heaven and a hell
我相信天堂与地狱的存在
And in God I put my trust
我将信仰托付于上帝
That's why I'm asking these questions
因此我提出这些疑问
I believe he's true and just
我相信他公正而真实
And I just imagine he'll tell me
我仿佛能听到他的回答
As we meet at the golden stairs
当我们相遇在金色阶梯
Hell's not just meant for some of the men
地狱并非只为某些人而设
Who die in the pen
那些死在铁窗里的人
But for some who have mistreated them there
但那些虐待他们的人
You see we're paying for the mistakes
你看 我们正为罪孽付出代价
We made in our sins
因我们犯下的过错
As we've had our troubles in life
此生已饱经磨难
Because we're the underdogs of humanity
我们是世人眼中的败者
And surely God won't make us pay twice
仁慈的主岂会让我们双重受罚
I believe on that day of judgement
我深信审判日来临之时
He'll have this convict called in
祂会传唤这个囚犯
And he'll say it's true hell's not for you
然后说地狱本不该属于你
You had your hell in the pen
因你已在牢狱中历经炼狱