My mother came to hazard when I was just seven
当我只有七岁的时候我妈妈去冒险
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes
即使那样 城镇里的人们都有偏见
That boy＇s not right
那个男孩不正直
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
三年前 当我认识了Mary
First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
那是第一次某个人能够不在乎谣传和谎言
And saw the man inside
看到那个男人的内心
We used to walk down by the river
我们过去常常在河边散步
She loved to watch the sun go down
她喜欢看太阳落山
We used to walk along the river
我们过去常常沿着河边散步
And dream our way out of this town
梦想着我们离开这个城市
No one understood what I felt for Mary
没有人理解我对Mary的感觉
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
没有人在乎 直到那天晚上她一个人出去散步
And never came home
再也没回家
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
第二天清晨一个警察就来敲门
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
突然间上千个人
Pointed right at me
都对我指指点点
I swear I left her by the river
我发誓我把她留在河边
I swear I left her safe and sound
我发誓我离开的时候她还是安然无恙的
I need to make it to the river
我需要到达河边
And leave this old Nebraska town
离开这个Nebraska城市
I think about my life gone by
我考虑已经度过的人生
And how it＇s done me wrong
它怎么错误地对待我
There＇s no escape for me this time
这一次我不再逃避
All of my rescues are gone  long gone
我所有的援救都远远离开了
I swear I left her by the river
我发誓我把她留在河边
I swear I left her safe and sound
我发誓我离开的时候她还是安然无恙的
I need to make it to the river
我需要到达河边
And leave this old Nebraska town
离开这个Nebraska城市