In a place called Sheriff's County 在一个叫警长县的地方

There's a story goin' round 有一个故事，布莱恩轮

And it echoes through the swamps of FLA 它通过相呼应的FLA的沼泽

About the sheriff and his daughter 关于警长和他的女儿

That he guarded with his life 他守护着自己的生活

With a shotgun just to keep those wolves at bay 用猎枪只是为了让那些狼在海湾

   

But she was a fire beyond control 但她是个火力无法控制

No chains could hold her captive soul 无链可以容纳她的俘虏灵魂

   

Now the legend grows as days unwind 现在传奇成长为天放松

About passions strong and justice blind 关于感情强烈而盲目的正义

To the reckless deeds that hide behind 到隐藏背后的鲁莽行为

The Sheriff's County Line 警长县行

   

Now the sheriff had a deputy that he treated like a son 现在的警长有一个副，他像对待一个儿子

But he warned Calhoun not to see Estelle 但他警告说，卡尔霍恩没有看到埃斯特尔

'Cause he knew that she was trouble 因为他知道，她是个麻烦

Had her mama's wild side 有她妈妈的野性的一面

And if he slipped he'd make his life a living hell 如果他滑倒，他会想办法让自己的生命活地狱

   

But flesh is weak and passion's strong 但肉体却软弱和激情的强烈

There in the backwoods around dawn 有周围黎明粗野

They say it was a murder in the first degree 他们说，这是在一级谋杀

When the sheriff caught them in the heat 当警长抓住了他们的热

Just one shot killed the deputy 刚一杆打死的副

On the Sheriff's County Line 在警长县行

   

One step closer to midnight 一步步接近午夜

Sittin' there just waitin' to die 正坐在那里只是等待着死

The young preacher asks if he's ready 这位年轻的传道人问他是否已经准备好

To make his peace and speak his mind 为了使他的和平，说出自己的想法

He said "Blood is thicker than water"? 他说： “血是血浓于水” ？

And my temper must've got out of hand 而我的脾气意有所指一发不可收拾

And just before they threw the switch on Old Sparky 而就在之前，他们扔在老斯帕克开关

He said "I'd do it all over, Do it all over again"? 他说： “我做这一切结束了，再重来一次” ？

   

Now Estelle is softly crying at the foot of her daddy's grave 现在，埃斯特尔是轻声哭泣着她爸爸的坟墓脚下

As the preacher reads the bible verse out loud 作为传道人读经文出声

You could see her eyes a wanderin' 你可以看到她的眼睛wanderin “

As he turns another page 当他打开另一个页面

And she pulls him ever gently from the crowd 她拉过他轻轻地从人群

   

She tells him, 她告诉他，

Oh she feels so all alone 哦，她感觉很孤单

And begs him to walk her safely home 并乞求他陪她安全回家

   

And the madness starts all over again 和疯狂开始从头再来

Calhoun's curse is the preacher's end 卡尔霍恩的诅咒是牧师的结束

Cause the forbidden fruit is the sweetest sin 引起了禁果是最甜蜜的罪

On the Sheriff's County Line 在警长县行