Lord, I'm discouraged 主啊，我气馁

The circles have sucked in her eyes 该人士还吸她的眼睛

Lord, I'm discouraged 主啊，我气馁

Her new friends have shadowed her life 她的新朋友们遮蔽了她的生活

Lord, I'm discouraged 主啊，我气馁

She ain't come out dancing for some time 她不出来跳了一段时间

   

And I'm trying to light candles 而我试图点燃蜡烛

But they burn down to nothing 但是，他们烧毁落空

And she keeps coming up with 她不断想出

   

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

There's a house on the south side 有南侧的房子

Where she stays in for days at a time 在那里，她留在了天一次

   

I know I'm no angel 我知道我不是天使

I ain't been bad that way 我是不是一直不好呀

Can't you hear her? 你能听到她的？

She's that sweet missing songbird 她那甜美的缺失鸣禽

When the choir sings on Sundays 当合唱团唱周日

And I'm almost busted 而且我差点打掉

But I bought back the jewelry she sold 但是我买回来，她卖珠宝

   

And I come to your altar 我来到你的祭坛

And then there's just nothing 再有就是刚才什么

And she keeps insisting 她一直坚持

   

The sutures and bruises are none of my business 缝线和瘀伤是我无关

She says that she's sick, but she won't get specific 她说她的病，但她不会得到具体的

The sutures and bruises are none of my business 缝线和瘀伤是我无关

This guy from the north side comes down to visit 这家伙从北边下来参观

His visits, they only take five or six minutes 他的访问，他们只需要五六分钟

   

Lord, I'm sorry to question your wisdom 主啊，对不起质疑你的智慧

But my faith has been wavering 但我的信念一直摇摆不定

Won't you show me a sign 你不给我一个迹象

And let me know that you're listening? 让我知道你在听吗？

   

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine 借口和半真半假和加度葡萄酒

I know it's unlikely she'll ever be mine 我知道这是不可能的，她永远是我的

So I mostly just pray she don't die 所以我大多只是祈祷她不会死