Rollin ‘ke Vegas
On an eastbound outta L.A.
Di timur keluar dari L.A.
I met a roughneck man who hailed from Alabama
Saya bertemu dengan seorang pria kasar yang berasal dari Alabama
His eyes had a lot to say
Matanya banyak bicara
And his name was Rufus Champion
Dan namanya Rufus Champion
They call that train the desert wind
Mereka menyebutnya kereta angin gurun
And it blew like a mutha that day
Dan itu bertiup seperti mutha hari itu
Thru the Joshua Trees
Melalui Pohon Yosua
We were battin' the breeze
Kami sedang battin ‘angin
About our rock'n roll heros
Tentang pahlawan rock’n roll kami
Dead or alive
Hidup atau mati
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Out across that night did we sail
Di seberang malam itu kami berlayar
Bone against steel against the rail
Tulang melawan baja melawan rel
Boats against the stream
Perahu melawan arus
Cutting against the grain
Pemotongan terhadap gandum
Kept on rollin'
Disimpan di rollin ‘
Bone against steel
Tulang melawan baja
As the moon rose in the window
Saat bulan terbit di jendela
Rufus began his tale
Rufus memulai ceritanya
About an oil rig near the gulf coast
Tentang sebuah rig minyak di dekat pantai teluk
Puttin' man against metal
Puttin ‘melawan logam
In a classic work-place accident
Di tempat kerja klasik kecelakaan
He told how the drill commenced to shakin'
Dia menceritakan bagaimana drill mulai shakin ‘
The platform started to rock
Platform mulai rock
The chain began breaking
Rantai mulai pecah
They were straight out of luck
Mereka benar-benar kurang beruntung
And then the sky kinda lite up
Dan kemudian langit agak lite up
Just like a lightnin' bolt had struck
Persis seperti kilatan cahaya menerpa
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Workmen's compensation don't compensate for much
Kompensasi pekerja tidak banyak memberi kompensasi
With the doctors and lawyers and the IRS and such
Dengan dokter dan pengacara dan IRS dan semacamnya
You can break up the bone
Anda bisa memecah tulang
But the spirit just won't bust
Tapi semangat itu tidak akan bangkrut
When is bone against steel
Kapan tulang menempel pada baja
With casino lights up a shimmering
Dengan lampu kasino yang berkilauan
We made that Vegas stop
Kami membuat Vegas berhenti
And we laughed away our blues
Dan kami menertawakan blues kami
Now here's the good news
Nah, inilah kabar baiknya
Rufus walks off heels a kickin'
Rufus berjalan dari tumit kickin ‘
With his baby right by his side
Dengan bayinya tepat di sisinya
And as they waltzed on out of view
Dan saat mereka melenggang keluar dari pandangan
We were back up to speed
Kami kembali ke kecepatan
And clean outta sight
Dan bersihkan pemandangan
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