Nah, dia wino, dicoba dan benar.
Done about everything there is to do.
Selesai segala hal yang harus dilakukan.
He worked on freighters, an’ he’d worked in bars.
Dia bekerja di kargo, dan dia bekerja di bar.
He worked on farms, an’ he’d worked on cars.
Dia bekerja di peternakan, dan dia sedang mengerjakan mobil.
It was white port that put that look in his eye,
Itu adalah pelabuhan putih yang menatap matanya,
Grown men get when they need to cry.
Pria dewasa mendapatkan saat mereka perlu menangis.
We sat down on the curb to rest,
Kami duduk di tepi jalan untuk beristirahat,
And his head just fell down on his chest.
Dan kepalanya tertunduk di dadanya.
He says: “Every single day it gets,
Dia berkata: “Setiap hari,
“Just a little bit harder to handle and yet. . .”
“Sedikit sulit untuk ditangani dan belum …”
Then he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered,
Lalu dia kehilangan benang dan pikirannya berantakan,
And the words just rolled off down the gutter.
Dan kata-kata itu hanya berguling dari selokan.
Well, he was elevator man in a cheap hotel,
Nah, dia adalah orang lift di hotel murah,
In exchange for the rent on a one room cell.
Sebagai ganti sewa pada satu sel kamar.
An’ he’s old: years beyond his time,
‘Dia sudah tua: tahun di luar waktunya,
No thanks to the world, and the white port wine.
Tidak ada terima kasih kepada dunia, dan anggur port putih.
So he said: “Son.” He always called me son.
Jadi dia berkata: “Nak.” Dia selalu memanggilku anak laki-laki.
Said: “Life for you has just begun.”
Kata: “Hidup untukmu baru saja dimulai.”
An’ then he told me the story I’d heard before
Dan dia menceritakan kisah yang pernah kudengar sebelumnya
How he fell in love with a Dallas whore.
Bagaimana dia jatuh cinta dengan pelacur Dallas.
Now, he could cut through the years to the very night,
Sekarang, dia bisa melewati tahun-tahun menjelang malam,
When it ended in a whore house fight.
Saat itu berakhir dengan pertarungan pelacur.
And she turned his last proposal down,
Dan dia menolak proposal terakhirnya,
In favor of being a girl about town.
Demi menjadi gadis tentang kota.
Now it’s been seventeen years, right in line,
Sekarang sudah tujuh belas tahun, tepat di antre,
He ain’t been straight in none of the time.
Dia tidak langsung tidak dalam waktu.
It’s too many days of fightin’ the weather,
Sudah terlalu berhari-hari melawan cuaca,
An’ too many nights of not being together.
Terlalu banyak malam untuk tidak bersama.
So he died.
Jadi dia meninggal.
Instrumental break.
Istirahat instrumental
An’ when they went through his personal effects,
Sebuah ‘ketika mereka melewati efek pribadinya,
In among the stubs from the welfare checks,
Di antara stubs dari pemeriksaan kesejahteraan,
Was a crumblin’ picture of a girl in a door,
Adalah gambaran seorang gadis di pintu,
An’ an address in Dallas, and nothin’ more.
Sebuah alamat di Dallas, dan yang lainnya.
An’ the welfare people provided the priest,
Seorang ‘orang-orang kesejahteraan menyediakan pendeta,
A couple from the mission down the street,
Beberapa dari misi di jalan,
Sang “Amazing Grace”, and no one cried,
Bernyanyilah “Amazing Grace”, dan tidak ada yang menangis,
‘Cept some lady in black, way off to the side.
‘Sambil ada wanita berkulit hitam, jalan ke samping.
We all left and she’s standing there,
Kami semua pergi dan dia berdiri di sana,
A black veil covering her silver hair.
Jilbab hitam menutupi rambut peraknya.
Ol’ One-Eyed John said her name was Alice,
Ol ‘One-Eyed John mengatakan namanya Alice,
An’ she used to be a whore in Dallas.
Seorang ‘dia dulu seorang pelacur di Dallas.
So let him roar, Lord, let him roll.
Jadi biarlah dia mengaum, Tuhan, biarkan dia berguling.
I bet he’s gone to Dallas, rest his soul.
Aku yakin dia pergi ke Dallas, istirahat jiwanya.
Just you let him roll, Lord, let him roar
Biarkan saja dia berguling, Tuhan, biarkan dia mengaum
He always said that heaven
Dia selalu mengatakan surga itu
Was just a Dallas whore.
Apakah hanya pelacur Dallas?
Just you let him roar, Lord, let him roll.
Biarkan saja dia mengaum, Tuhan, biarkan dia berguling.
I bet he’s gone to Dallas, rest his soul.
Aku yakin dia pergi ke Dallas, istirahat jiwanya.