When we all ran back into the briars 当大家都跑回了荆棘

We told our children about the foreign shore 我们告诉我们的孩子对国外岸

When we threw our boots into the fire 当我们扔靴子在火

We told them all about the tug of war 我们告诉他们所有关于拉锯战

   

Gonna tell them about the seed and the shovel 要告诉他们关于种子和铲

About the prison and the promised land 关于监狱和应许之地

Gonna tell them about the dream of the devil 要告诉他们关于魔鬼的梦想

About the hurting and the healing hand, that hand 关于伤害和治愈的手，那手

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

   

When we held our words up in the mirror 当我们举行了我们的话在镜子

We told our children how to hold their tongues 我们告诉孩子们如何保持自己的舌头

When we held our heads beneath the river 当我们举行了我们的头在河底下

We told them all about the iron lung 我们告诉他们所有关于铁肺

   

Gonna tell them about the sins of the father 会告诉他们父亲的罪孽

About the junkie and the jubilee 关于迷和禧

Gonna tell them about the roots in the water 会告诉他们在水中的树根

About the killing in the quiet line of trees 关于杀害在树木的幽静线

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

   

All our morning kisses in the covers 在涵盖了所有我们早上吻

And told our children what 'worthy' means 并告诉我们的孩子有什么值得“的意思

And then you wrapped your arms around another 然后缠另一个你的怀抱

And told them what was worth a pile of beans 告诉他们什么是值得一堆豆子

   

Gonna tell them about the call of the ocean 要告诉他们关于海洋的呼唤

About the singers and the endless song 关于歌手和无尽的歌

Gonna tell them about the body and the motion 会告诉他们的身体和运动

And how the music never lasts too long, too long 如何在音乐永远不会时间太长，太长

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the low lit alley and the wedding bed 关于低亮场和婚礼床

About the first born sucker and the spider's web 关于第一个出生的吸盘和蜘蛛网

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the mind and the muscle and the weary mile 关于头脑和肌肉疲倦公里

About the heart and the hustle and the empty sky 关于心脏和喧嚣和空荡的天空

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the tangled up truth in the perfect teeth 关于在完美的牙齿纠缠不清真相

About the pilgrim and the picking through the chaff and wheat 关于通过谷壳和小麦的朝圣者和采摘

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the butterfly kiss and the call for blood 关于蝴蝶的亲吻和呼叫血液

About the pig and the preacher and the holy mud 关于猪和牧师和圣泥

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the breeze in the summer and the nose will know 关于风在夏季和鼻子就知道了

About the sleep through the winter when the cold wind blows 关于整个冬天的休眠，当寒风萧瑟

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the lame duck lion and the thorny crown 关于跛脚鸭狮子和棘手冠

About the proud punk mule and the heavy plow 关于骄傲的朋克骡子和重犁

   

Cause the music never lasts too long for the singers and the endless song 导致音乐永远持续太长的歌手和无尽的歌

About the sunburned belly and the mother's moon 关于晒黑的腹部和母亲的月亮

About the end of the music coming way too soon 关于音乐的方式来结束得太早