Lone Star Blues - George Strait
At a truck stop in St Angelo
在圣安吉洛的卡车车站
Saw a bill board about this rodeo
看见一个马术竞技会广告牌
This weekend out in El Paso
这个周末在埃尔帕索过
So I signed up to ride
我要参加这个比赛
I drew a bull called original sin
我画了一只名叫罪恶的公牛
Heard he'd killed a couple of men
听说他杀了一些人
Figured this was something I could win
想着这些事我可以赢
Cause the devil was on my side
因为恶魔就在我身边
I was havin' myself one hell of a ride
我让自己在地狱里骑行
But I ended up disqualified
但是我结束了不合格的
That bull just up and died
那牛一上来就死了
Before they blew the whistle
在他们吹哨以前
With those north Texas blues
听着北德克萨斯的蓝调
Thought I'd paid all my dues
想着我应该支付我所有的费用
Then those south Texas blues
然后听着南德克萨斯的蓝调
Told me son, you ain't through
告诉我儿子，你没听过
Had the east Texas blues and the west Texas too
东德克萨斯蓝调和西德克萨斯蓝调
I've done all I know to do
我听了所有，我知道做什么
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose
尝试去失败 尝试去失败
These ol' Lone Star Blues.
这些孤星蓝调
Well I got laid off at Brown and Rue
我被Brown and Rue公司解雇了
Then on my way back to cuttin' chute
然后在我回家的路上
I lost my wrist watch and my boots
我丢了我的手表和靴子
Shootin' dice with a dude from Houston
我和来自休斯敦的一个伙伴掷骰子
Well there ain't no jobs here workin' cattle
这儿没有什么工作机会
So I got on the part time haulin' gravel
所以我做兼职搬运石头
With some outfit from Seattle out here building custom homes
从西雅图弄的设备在这里建造定制住宅
With those north Texas blues
听着北德克萨斯的蓝调
Thought I'd paid all my dues
想着我应该支付我所有的费用
Then those south Texas blues
然后听着南德克萨斯的蓝调
Told me son, you ain't through
告诉我儿子，你没听过
Had the east Texas blues and the west Texas too
东德克萨斯蓝调和西德克萨斯蓝调
I've done all I know to do
我听了所有，我知道做什么
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose
尝试去失败 尝试去失败
These ol' Lone Star Blues.
这些孤星蓝调
Well I gassed my truck and I packed my clothes
我给卡车加了油，我整理好我的衣服
Turned in my key and I hit the road
插上钥匙，我开上马路
I said cow town's where I'll go
我说牛区小镇是我去的地方
You never know, I might get lucky!
你不知道，我也许会有运气
Well I got a friend there turning knobs
我那有个朋友在旋钮
At a place called Billy Bobs
在一个叫Billy Bobs的地方
Said thought he could get me a job there
他说他可以给我在那儿找个工作
Workin' as a bouncer
做保镖的工作
First night on the job was just insane
第一夜的工作是疯狂的
Some ol' boy got all deranged
有些男孩都精神错乱了
Hit me in the head with a Harley chain
用一个链子敲打我的头
To this day, my ears still ring!
这天我的耳朵开始响
With those north Texas blues
听着北德克萨斯的蓝调
Thought I'd paid all my dues
想着我应该支付我所有的费用
Then those south Texas blues
然后听着南德克萨斯的蓝调
Told me son, you ain't through
告诉我儿子，你没听过
Had the east Texas blues and the west Texas too
东德克萨斯蓝调和西德克萨斯蓝调
I've done all I know to do
我听了所有，我知道做什么
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose
尝试去失败 尝试去失败
These ol' Lone Star Blues.
这些孤星蓝调
I've done all I know to do
我做了所有我知道的
Tryin to lose, tryin to lose
尝试去失败 尝试去失败
These ol' Lone Star Blues
这些孤星蓝调