Enough rope

Well I work for the city in the town where

我在城里为这座城市工作

I grew up

我长大了

Some days

有些日子

I run a backhoe some days

有时候我开着挖土机

I run a dump

我经营着一家屠宰场

If I had other plans on my graduation day

如果我在毕业那天有别的计划

Then several years ago

I guess I hauled 'em all away

我想我把他们都拖走了

Yeah I hauled 'em all away

我把他们都拖走了

She told me she was pregnant on the day

那天她告诉我她怀孕了

I turned 18

我十八岁了

I did what your supposed to do

我做了你该做的事

I bought her a ring

我给她买了戒指

He didn't have to ask us but he asked us anyway

他不需要问我们但他还是问了我们

We stood up and said

我们站起来说

I do what else were we gonna say

我付诸行动我们还能说什么

What else were we gonna say

我们还能说什么

Well I'm thankful for the things

我很感激你给我的一切

I have And all the things

我拥有一切

I don't And

我不知道

I've got dreams that will come true

我的梦想终会成真

And I've got some that won't

我有一些不会

Most the time

大多数时候

I just walk the line wherever it goes '

不管到哪里我都循规蹈矩

Cuz you can't hang yourself if you ain't got enough rope

因为如果你没有足够的能力你就不能自寻死路

My boss man is mad

我的老大气急败坏

I did just what he asked

我按他说的做了

I mowed the courthouse lawn watched the prisoners walkin' past

我修剪了法院的草坪看着囚犯从我身边走过

I'm happy to be working instead of wearin' chains

我很高兴工作而不是戴着金链子

Like my cousin

就像我的表弟

Willy he's locked up in the grange

Willy他被关在田庄里

He's locked up in the grange

他被关在田庄里

But I'm thankful for the things

但我很感激

I have And all the things

我拥有一切

I don't And

我不知道

I've got dreams that will come true

我的梦想终会成真

I've got some that won't

我有一些不会的

Most the time

大多数时候

I just walk the line wherever it goes '

不管到哪里我都循规蹈矩

Cuz you can't hang yourself if you ain't got enough rope

因为如果你没有足够的能力你就不能自寻死路

There's a tavern down the highway

公路尽头有一家酒馆

I go to drink some beers

我去喝点啤酒

And wash down all

把一切都洗干净

I'm missin' by hangin' around here

在这里鬼鬼祟祟我好怀念

Then I drive back to the trailer

然后我开车回到拖车里

I'll makeup with my wife

我会和我的妻子一起化妆

I kiss my sleeping children and

我亲吻我熟睡的孩子

I get on with my life

我继续我的生活

Yeah I get on with my life

我继续我的生活