Her Father was a failure
Ayahnya adalah seorang yang gagal
Her Mother was a comfort
Ibunya adalah penopang
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief.
Untuk seorang dokter, pengacara, dan kepala suku.
The shirt ran out of buttons
Kemejanya kehabisan kancing
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
Dia kehilangan semua akalnya di pertandingan baseball
And they went on Relief.
Dan mereka terpaksa mengandalkan bantuan sosial.
The bank took away their diplomas
Bank mengambil diploma mereka
They locked them up inside of the chest
Mereka menguncinya di dalam peti
And she moved away to Oklahoma
Dan dia pindah ke Oklahoma
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast
Dan mendapatkan tato di samping dadanya
"God-Damn, My socks are still hard"
"Sial, kaus kakiku masih keras"
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard
Dari berbaring di sofa malam saat dia ada di halaman belakangku
Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
Ya, kami ngobrol santai di antara pepohonan
When a shot rang low
Saat tembakan terdengar rendah
And left her standing down by the side of the road
Dan meninggalkannya berdiri di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan

Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo
Tuhan, kasihanilah, Whoo Whoo
Get her a nurse please
Bawakan dia perawat, tolong
She's almost alone
Dia hampir sendirian
I saw her hand reaching out for the telephone
Aku melihat tangannya meraih telepon
We rather see her locked up inside a home
Kami lebih suka melihatnya terkurung di rumah
Than see her standing down by the side of the road
Daripada melihatnya berdiri di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind.
Lampu depan berkedip di rok saat angin berhembus.
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men.
Di sana ada truk yang lewat dikemudikan oleh dua pria.
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?
Pria bersenapan melongok keluar dan bertanya, "Mau ikut naik?"
Out in the pale moonlight Light light Light Lie Lie Lie lie
Di bawah cahaya bulan yang pudar

Too long in the hot sun
Terlalu lama di bawah sinar matahari yang terik
She could've be Miss Wisconsin a long time ago
Dia bisa jadi Miss Wisconsin sejak lama
Spent too much time inside of the early show
Menghabiskan terlalu banyak waktu di acara pagi
We'd bought her a ticket but she didn't want to go
Kami sudah membelikannya tiket tapi dia tidak mau pergi
She was standing down by the side of the road
Dia berdiri di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan

Headlights flashing, caught a skirt in the wind.
Lampu depan berkedip, menangkap rok saat angin berhembus.
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men.
Di sana ada truk yang lewat dikemudikan oleh dua pria.
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?
Pria bersenapan melongok keluar dan bertanya, "Mau ikut naik?"
Out in through the pale moonlight
Di bawah cahaya bulan yang pudar

Her Father was a failure
Ayahnya adalah seorang yang gagal
Her Mother was a comfort
Ibunya adalah penopang
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief.
Untuk seorang dokter, pengacara, dan kepala suku.
The shirt made out of buttons
Kemeja terbuat dari kancing
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
Dia kehilangan semua akalnya di pertandingan baseball
And they went on Relief.
Dan mereka terpaksa mengandalkan bantuan sosial.
The bank took away their diplomas
Bank mengambil diploma mereka
They locked them up inside of the chest
Mereka menguncinya di dalam peti
And she moved away to Oklahoma
Dan dia pindah ke Oklahoma
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast
Dan mendapatkan tato di samping dadanya

God-Damn, My thoughts are still hard.
Sial, pikiranku masih berat.
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard
Dari berbaring di sofa malam saat dia ada di halaman belakangku

Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
Ya, kami ngobrol santai di antara pepohonan
When a shot rang low
Saat tembakan terdengar rendah
And left her standing down by the side of the road
Dan meninggalkannya berdiri di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan
Down by the side of the road
Di samping jalan