I had a hard run, runnin' from your window.
Aku berlari keras, melarikan diri dari jendela kamu.

I was all night running, running, Lord I wonder if you care,
Aku seharian berlari, Tuhan, aku penasaran apakah kamu peduli,

I had a run in, run around, and run down.
Aku terlibat masalah, berputar-putar, dan kehabisan tenaga.

Run around the corner, corner, Lord run smack in to a tree.
Berputar di sudut, Tuhan, tiba-tiba aku menabrak pohon.

I had to move, really had to move,
Aku harus pergi, benar-benar harus pergi,

That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
Itu sebabnya, jika kamu mau, aku berlutut memohon,

Bertha don't you come around here anymore.
Bertha, jangan datang lagi ke sini.

Dressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea.
Aku mengenakan baju hijau, pergi ke tepi laut.

Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines.
Mencoba mengerti apa yang terjadi, mencoba membaca di antara baris-barisnya.

I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin', fallin',
Aku merasa seolah aku sedang jatuh, jatuh, jatuh,

I turned around to see,
Aku berbalik untuk melihat,

Heard a voice al callin', Lord you was comin' after me.
Mendengar suara memanggil, Tuhan, kamu datang mengejarku.

I had to move, really had to move,
Aku harus pergi, benar-benar harus pergi,

That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
Itu sebabnya, jika kamu mau, aku berlutut memohon,

Bertha don't you come around here anymore.
Bertha, jangan datang lagi ke sini.

Ran into a rainstorm, I ducked back into Novato.
Terjebak badai hujan, aku kembali ke Novato.

It's all night pourin', pourin', pourin',
Hujan terus turun sepanjang malam,

Lord but not a drop on me.
Tapi Tuhan, tidak ada setetes pun yang mengenai aku.

Test me, test me,
Uji aku, uji aku,

Test me, test me, test me,
Uji aku, uji aku, uji aku,

Why don't you arrest me?
Kenapa kamu tidak menangkapku?

Throw me in to the jailhouse,
Masukkan aku ke penjara,

Lord until the sun goes down, 'till it goes down.
Tuhan, sampai matahari terbenam, sampai terbenam.

I had to move, really had to move,
Aku harus pergi, benar-benar harus pergi,

That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
Itu sebabnya, jika kamu mau, aku berlutut memohon,

Bertha don't you come around here anymore.
Bertha, jangan datang lagi ke sini.

I had to move, really had to move,
Aku harus pergi, benar-benar harus pergi,

That's why if you please, I am on my bendin' knees,
Itu sebabnya, jika kamu mau, aku berlutut memohon,

Bertha don't you come around here anymore.
Bertha, jangan datang lagi ke sini.