Moon shining down through the palms 月光照耀下，通过手掌

Shadows moving on the sand 移动的阴影在沙滩上

Somebody whispering the twenty-third psalm 有人窃窃私语第二十三届诗篇

Dusty rifle in his trembling hands 在他颤抖的双手布满灰尘步枪

   

Somebody trying just to stay alive 有人尝试只是为了活下去

He got promises to keep 他得到的承诺，以保持

Over the ocean in america 在美国的海洋

Far away and fast asleep 远，睡得正香

   

Silent stars blinking in the blackness of an endless sky 沉默的星星闪烁的无尽的天空的黑暗

Cold silver satellites, ghostly caravans passing by 冷银卫星，幽灵般的商队经过

Galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born 星系方兴未艾，新的世界正在诞生

Pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn 朝圣者和浪费者匍匐向黎明

But it's a long road out of eden 但这是一个漫长的道路出伊甸园

   

Music blasting from an suv 乐从SUV爆破

On a bright and sunny day 在一个阳光灿烂的日子

Rolling down the interstate 滚滚而下的跨州

In the good ol' usa 在良好的醇美国

   

Having lunch at the petroleum club 吃午饭的石油俱乐部

Smokin' fine cigars and swappin' lives 斯莫上等雪茄和swappin生活

He said: "gimme 'nother slice o' that barbecued brisket!" 他说：“给我诺特尔片O的烤牛腩！ ”

"gimme 'nother piece o' that pecan pie!" “给我诺特尔片O的山核桃馅饼！ ”

   

Freeways flickering, cell phones chiming a tune 高速公路闪烁，手机报时一调

We're riding to utopia, road map says we'll be arriving soon 我们骑的乌托邦，路线图说，我们将很快到达

Captains of the old order clinging to the reins 旧秩序支队长紧紧地抱住了缰绳

Assuring us these aches inside are only growing pains 保证了我们这些疼痛中仅成长的烦恼

But it's a long road out of eden 但这是一个漫长的道路出伊甸园

   

Back home i was so certain 回到家里，我是如此肯定

The path was very clear 路径是很清楚

But now i have to wonder: "what are we doing here?" 但现在我不得不怀疑：“那我们在这里做什么”

I'm not counting on tomorrow 我不指望明天

And i can't tell wrong from right 我不能告诉错了右

But i'd give anything to be there in your arms tonight 不过，我愿意付出一切去那里今晚你的怀里

   

Weaving down the american highway 织入美国的高速公路

Through the litter and the wreckage and the cultural junk 通过对垃圾和残骸和文化垃圾

Bloated with entitlement, loaded on propaganda 臃肿的权利，上载宣传

And now we're driving dazed and drunk 现在我们正在驾驶茫然和醉酒

   

Been down the road to damascus, 一直在路上大马士革，

The road to mandalay 道路曼德勒

Met the ghost of caesar on the appian way 会见凯撒的鬼魂的亚壁古道

He said, "it's hard to stop this bingeing, once you get a taste." 他说，“这是很难阻止这种大吃特吃，一旦你的味道。 ”

"but the road to empire is a bloody stupid waste." “但路帝国是一个血腥的愚蠢的浪费。 ”

   

Behold the bitten apple - the power of the tools 看哪，被咬的苹果 - 工具的力量

But all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools 但是，所有在世界上的知识是没有用的傻瓜

And it's a long road out of eden.... 这是一个漫长的道路走出伊甸园....