I remember one young sister with rainbows in her eyes 我记得一位年轻的妹妹，在她的眼里彩虹

Standing on a corner with the afternoon's supply 站在一个角落，下午的供应

She spoke of other places, perhaps a better road 她谈到其他地方，也许是更好的路

Then she asked if I could tell her where they kept the mother lode 然后她问我能不能告诉她，他们不停的母亲矿脉

   

Like a night this side of dying 就像一个垂死晚上的这一边

Her day's inside the dropper on the shelf 她一天的架子上滴管内

When she hears her lifeline crying 当她听到她哭的生命线

Not a thing you say can stop her 不是你说能阻止她的事情

When she just can't stop herself 当她不能停下自己

   

I remember that July, the panic and the heat 我记得七月，恐慌和热

The savage shine of summer, the strychnine in the street 夏天的野蛮大放异彩，在大街上的马钱子碱

The way they sold each other for a favor in glassine 他们的方式卖给对方在玻璃纸的忙

The best of friends sold brothers for a dime of quinine dreams 朋友的最好卖兄弟的奎宁梦一角钱

   

Like a night this side of dying 就像一个垂死晚上的这一边

Her day's inside the dropper on the shelf 她一天的架子上滴管内

Like the shelter she's been buying 像防空洞她一直买

Not a thing I've got can save her 不是我有能救她的事

When she just can't save herself 当她刚救不了自己

She just can't save herself 她只是不能拯救自己