Jenny grew up wild, like a blackfoot daisy
Jenny自小在鄉野中長大,就像一朵雛菊
Out in the shack with a blue tick hound
和一隻藍蜱獵犬生長在小屋外
Broke as hell, but blessed with beauty
儘管環境惡劣,卻被賜予無比的美貌
The kind that a rich man can't turn down
富有如他的男人是無法抵擋她的魅力
She caught the eye of an oil man dancing
跳舞中的他就這樣被她深深吸引了
One summer night in a dime store dress
在一個夏天的午夜,而她身穿廉價禮服
She had the looks, he had the mansion
她有美貌,而他擁有財富
And you can figure out the rest
可想而知之後發生了什麼
It was all roses, dripping in diamonds
玫瑰輕輕落在鑽石上
Sipping on champagne
淺嘗著香檳
She was all uptown, wearing that white gown
她住在高級住宅區,穿著白色長袍
Taking his last name
冠著他的姓氏
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing
她可以聽到遠方的教堂鐘聲響起
And up in the loft, that whole choir singing, singing
還有那唱詩班在歌唱,直達天廳
Fold your hands and close your eyes
她把手臂環起,閉上眼睛
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright
對,一切都會好起來的
And just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing
就靜靜聆聽那遠方的教堂鐘聲響著
Yeah, they're ringing
鐘聲持續響著
Jenny was hosting Junior League parties
Jenny舉辦了青少年聯盟賽
And having dinner at the country club
然後在鄉村俱樂部吃了晚餐
Everyone thought they were Ken and Barbie
大家都覺得他們如肯和芭比一樣幸福
But Ken was always getting way too drunk
但他總是喝得越來越醉
Saturday night, after a few too many
在星期六的晚上,在他喝得有一點醉的時候
He came home ready to fight
他回家,準備好要對她家暴
And all his money could never save Jenny
他所有的錢仍無法給Jenny帶來救贖
From the devil living in his eyes
從他眼中閃爍著惡魔的光芒
It was all bruises, covered in makeup
渾身都是瘀傷,她用妝容
Dark sunglasses
還有墨鏡掩蓋
And that next morning, sitting in the back pew
然後在天亮了以後,她必須回到原來的定位,像什麼也不曾發生
Praying with the Baptist
默默地祈禱著
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing
她可以聽到遠方的教堂鐘聲響起
And up in the loft, that whole choir singing, singing
還有那唱詩班在歌唱,直達天廳
Fold your hands and close your eyes
她把手臂環起,閉上眼睛
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright
對,一切都會好起來的
You just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing
就靜靜聆聽那遠方的教堂鐘聲響著
Yeah, they're ringing
鐘聲持續響著
Jenny slipped something in his Tennessee whiskey
Jenny在他的田納西威士忌中偷偷下藥
No law man was ever gonna find
他將找不到任何法律可以責罰她
And how he died is still a mystery
而他的死因仍然無人知曉
But he hit a woman for the very last time
但那會是他最後一次實行家暴
She could hear those church bells ringing, ringing
她可以聽到遠方的教堂鐘聲響起
Standing there in a black dress singing, singing
她身穿著黑色禮服站在那裡歌唱
Fold your hands and close your eyes
她把手臂環起,閉上眼睛
Yeah, it's all gonna be alright
對,一切都會好起來的
And just listen to the church bells ringing, ringing
就靜靜聆聽那遠方的教堂鐘聲響著
Yeah, they're ringing
鐘聲持續響著
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