Last time I saw you, you had dirt under your nails
Terakhir kali aku melihatmu, kukumu penuh kotoran
Your eyes were glassy and you looked so pale
Matamu terlihat kosong dan wajahmu sangat pucat
You said my life has become a livin' hell
Kau bilang hidupku sudah jadi neraka
Ain't got enough money to pay my bills
Gak punya cukup uang buat bayar tagihan

Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah
Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah

Got a friend with a needle stuck in his arm
Punya teman yang jarum suntik nempel di lengannya
He got hooked on heroin in Vietnam
Dia kecanduan heroin waktu di Vietnam
It used to help kill the pain some of the time
Dulu itu bisa meredakan sakitnya sesekali
Now I can't sleep at all since I got back home
Sekarang aku gak bisa tidur sama sekali sejak pulang ke rumah

I worked in the strip mines off and on
Aku kerja di tambang batubara, kadang ada kadang enggak
Now I can't seem to get rid of this cough
Sekarang batuk ini gak mau hilang
Ain't been many jobs these last few months
Gak banyak pekerjaan dalam beberapa bulan terakhir
And the last one I had I got laid off
Dan pekerjaan terakhir yang aku punya, aku dipecat

I ain't got no hot water and they shut off the heat
Gak ada air panas dan pemanasnya dimatikan
Can you loan me some money for something to eat
Bisa pinjamkan aku uang buat beli makanan?
Been out here on this corner for about a week
Udah seminggu aku di sudut ini
Tryin hard to stand on my own two feet
Berusaha keras untuk berdiri di kaki sendiri

They want to try and tell me where I can live
Mereka mau ngatur aku tinggal di mana
They kicked me off my land and told me they'd give me
Mereka usir aku dari tanahku dan bilang mereka akan kasih aku
A nice little tract house with running water
Sebuah rumah kecil yang bagus dengan air mengalir
But how am I gonna explain that to my Navaho mother
Tapi bagaimana aku bisa jelasin itu ke ibuku yang suku Navaho?

My American dream almost came true
Mimpi Amerikaku hampir jadi kenyataan
But the things they promised me never came through
Tapi janji-janji mereka gak pernah terwujud
I believe in the American dream
Aku percaya pada mimpi Amerika
But things are never quite what they seem
Tapi kenyataannya gak pernah seperti yang terlihat

Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah
Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah
Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah
Everything is wrong
Semua terasa salah