Hot air hangs like a dead man
四周充满潮热的空气就好像个死人一样
From a white oak tree
在一颗白色的橡树下
People sitting on porches
人们坐在门廊上
Thinking how things used to be
思考着事情原本的样子
Dark night, it's a dark night
黑暗的夜晚，这是个黑暗的夜晚
Dark night, it's a dark night
黑暗的夜晚，这是个黑暗的夜晚
The neighborhood was changing
周围景象都变了
Strangers moving in
陌生人闯进来了
A new boy fell for a local girl
一个陌生男孩爱上了一个当地的女孩
When she made eyes at him
当她看着他的时候
She was young and pretty
她既年轻又美好
No stranger to other men
对于其他男人来说不能有陌生人染指她
Open doors were being locked at night
打开晚上上锁的门
And old lines drawn again
过去发生的事情又再次出现
I thought these things
我觉得这些事情
Didn't matter anymore
不再重要了
I thought all that blood
我觉得那些很久以前
Had been shed long ago
被献血侵染的一切
Dark night, it's a dark night
黑暗的夜晚，这是个黑暗的夜晚
He took her to the outskirts
他把她带到郊外
And pledged his love to her
向她承诺他的爱
They thought it was their secret
他们觉得这是属于他们的秘密
But someone knew where they were
但是有人知道他们在哪儿
He held her so close
他紧紧地抱着她
He asked about her dreams
他问及她的梦想
When a bullet from a passing car
这时候飞速行驶过的车上飞来一颗子弹
Made the young girl scream
年轻的女孩尖叫着
I thought these things
我认为这些事情
Didn't happen anymore
不会再发生了
I thought all that blood
我想很久以前
Had been shed long ago
被鲜血侵染的一切
Dark night, it's a dark night
黑暗的夜晚，这是个黑暗的夜晚
Dark night, it's a dark night
黑暗的夜晚，这是个黑暗的夜晚