Six o'clock silence 六点钟沉默

Of a new day beginning 新的一天开始

Is heard in the small Texas town 的一声，在得克萨斯州的小城镇

Like a signal from nowhere 就像从无处信号

The people who live there 谁住在这里的人

Are up and moving around 有涨有走动

'Cause there's bacon to fry 因为有腊肉炒

And there's biscuits to bake 这里面的饼干烤

On the stove that the Salvation Army won't take 在那救世军不会采取火炉

And you open the windows 而你打开窗户

And you turn on the fan 而你打开风扇

'Cause it's hotter than hell “因为它是比地狱更热

When the sun hits the land 当太阳击中土地

   

Walter and Fanny 沃尔特和范妮

Well they own the grocery 以及他们所拥有的杂货店

That sell most all that you need 出售最重要的是，你需要

They've been up and working 他们一直和工作

Since early this morning 由于今天凌晨

They've got the whole village to feed 他们已经得到了全村人喂

Well they put out fresh eggs 那么，他们拿出新鲜鸡蛋

And throw bad ones away 扔坏的距离

That rotted because 这是因为腐烂

Of the heat yesterday 昨天的热量

The store is all dark 这家商店是一片黑暗

So you can't see the flies 所以你看不到苍蝇

That settle on round steak 上一轮牛排结算

And last Monday's pies 而上周一的馅饼

   

Sleepy Hill's drugstore 困了希尔的药店

And the cafe are open 而网吧是开放的

The coffee is bubbling hot 该咖啡泡泡温泉

'Cause the folks that ain't working 因为那是不工作的人

Gonna sit there 'til sundown 会坐在那里，直到太阳落山

And talk about what they ain't got 而谈起自己是不是得了什么

Someone just threw a clutch 有人只是把离合器

In the old pickup truck 在旧皮卡车

It seems like they're riding 好像他们是骑

On a streak of bad luck 在坏运气连胜

The doctor bills came 医生账单来了

And the well has gone dry 和井已经干

Seems their grown kids don't care 看来自己成年的孩子不关心

Whether they live or die 不管他们的死活