Well he could almost taste the money 嗯，他几乎可以品尝到钱

But he was sitting in a den of thieves 但他正坐在成了贼窝

Looking for the great awakening 寻找伟大的觉醒

Trying to find a way to leave 试图找到一种方式离开

But that's when he got religion 但是，这时候，他得到了宗教

And the light went on inside 和光接着里面

He said somebody up there likes me 他说，有人在那里喜欢我

Now he's working for the holy guide 现在，他的工作为神圣的引导

   

He got drunk but he don't remember 他喝醉了，但他不记得

That he'd been drinking in a bar downtown 他会一直在一家酒吧喝酒闹

When he thought he heard a choir of angels 当他认为他听到了天使的合唱团

Singing in the Tiki Lounge 唱歌在忻酒廊

And that's when he got religion 那就是当他的宗教

From no salesman on TV 从电视上没有业务员

Just a tap on the shoulder in the parking lot 在停车场的肩膀，轻轻点击即可

He still drinks but he does believe 他还在喝酒，但他不相信

   

Religion, you do the best you can 宗教，你做的最好的，你可以

We all make the same mistakes 我们都犯同样的错误

We're gonna wind up with the man 我们要拉闸的人

   

Religion, oh you do the best you can 宗教，哦，你做的最好的，你可以

We all make the same mistakes 我们都犯同样的错误

We're gonna wind up with the man 我们要拉闸的人

   

She was silent as he paid her 她沉默，因为他付了

But the thanks she got was next to none 但她得到的是由于旁边没有

And as her car pulled out of the motel 而作为她的汽车驶出汽车旅馆

She felt the presence of someone 她觉得别人的存在

And that's when she got religion 而这时候她得到了宗教

In the front of a compact Ford 在一个紧凑的福特前

Just a gentle voice on the stereo 在音响只是一个温柔的声音

Now she's a working girl who loves the lord 现在，她是一个打工妹，谁爱耶和华