Lirik Death By Misadventure (Terjemahan)

Well, Harry had a good job working' for the Secret Service
Nah, Harry punya pekerjaan yang oke di Layanan Rahasia
He had a wife and kids at home who made him awful nervous
Dia punya istri dan anak di rumah yang bikin dia sangat gugup
He'd never done a damn thing you could call experimental
Dia nggak pernah melakukan hal yang bisa dibilang eksperimen
And he had this aching feeling that his life was accidental
Dan dia merasa hidupnya ini seperti sebuah kebetulan

So one day he burned his pinstripe suit and his leather shoulder holster
Suatu hari dia bakar jas garis-garisnya dan holster kulitnya
He snapped a Polaroid and made a giant wanted poster
Dia ambil foto Polaroid dan bikin poster raksasa orang yang dicari
He took it to a print shop and ordered up a thousand flyers
Dia bawa ke percetakan dan pesan seribu selebaran
And walked next door to the laundromat and blew his brains out in the drier
Lalu dia pergi ke sebelah, ke tempat laundry, dan bunuh diri di pengering

And the tag on his toe read: Death by misadventure
Dan label di jari kakinya bertuliskan: Mati karena petaka
Ain't that some way to go? Death by misadventure
Apa itu cara yang konyol untuk pergi? Mati karena petaka

Well, Harry's wife Estella took this matter rather lightly
Istrinya Harry, Estella, menganggap ini dengan santai
She could have cried and cried but then her looks might come unsightly
Dia bisa saja menangis, tapi takut penampilannya jadi jelek
She thought about her wardrobe and how much it was outdated
Dia mikir tentang pakaian-pakaiannya yang sudah ketinggalan zaman
And how this trumped up family thing was vastly overrated
Dan betapa semua urusan keluarga ini sangat dibesar-besarkan

Her kids both turned against her and they took to drugs and stealing
Anak-anaknya berpaling darinya dan terjerumus ke narkoba dan mencuri
Some junkie killed 'em both for two dime bags they were dealing
Seorang pecandu membunuh mereka berdua demi dua kantong kecil narkoba
And sitting home alone disgusted by it all
Dan duduk di rumah sendirian, muak dengan semua ini
She blew the sole survivor off with ninety Nembutals
Dia bunuh diri dengan sembilan puluh Nembutal

And the tag on her toe read: Death by misadventure
Dan label di jari kakinya bertuliskan: Mati karena petaka
Ain't that some way to go? Death by misadventure
Apa itu cara yang konyol untuk pergi? Mati karena petaka

So be careful how you choose your path and who you pick to go with
Jadi hati-hati dalam memilih jalan dan siapa yang kamu ajak
Some folks they take to living fast while some prefer a slow death
Beberapa orang hidup cepat, sementara yang lain lebih suka mati pelan-pelan
Some folks get confused and never quite know how they're going
Beberapa orang bingung dan nggak pernah tahu ke mana mereka pergi
When you're laid out on that slab we're all the worse for knowing
Saat kamu terbaring di meja itu, kita semua jadi lebih buruk karena tahu

That the tag on your toe reads: Death by misadventure
Bahwa label di jari kakimu bertuliskan: Mati karena petaka
What a silly way to go. Death by misadventure
Apa cara yang konyol untuk pergi. Mati karena petaka

Lirik Lagu John Hiatt

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