(Allison Moorer)
The night was hot and steamy
Malam itu panas dan beruap
And crickets played their tune
Dan jangkrik memainkan lagu mereka
Everyone was sleeping
Semua orang sedang tidur
Under an August moon
Di bawah bulan Agustus
Except one man that sat awake
Kecuali satu orang yang duduk terjaga
Slowly going mad
Perlahan marah
Regretting that he’d thrown away
Menyesal bahwa dia telah membuangnya
The only love he had
Satu-satunya cinta yang dimilikinya
A slave to the bottle
Seorang budak botol
He’d driven his family to leave
Dia menyuruh keluarganya pergi
A wife and two daughters
Seorang istri dan dua anak perempuan
He treated so terribly
Dia sangat diperlakukan
Drunk with grief and loneliness
Mabuk karena kesedihan dan kesepian
He wasn’t thinking straight
Dia tidak berpikir jernih
He knew he couldn’t live unless
Dia tahu dia tidak bisa hidup kecuali
They pardoned his mistakes
Mereka mengampuni kesalahannya
He went into the city
Dia pergi ke kota
To try to make amends
Untuk mencoba menebus kesalahan
Asked his love for pity
Meminta cintanya untuk kasihan
But she would not give in
Tapi dia tidak mau menyerah
Overwhelmed with sadness
Kewalahan dengan kesedihan
He reached for his gun
Dia meraih senjatanya
And took her life along with his
Dan mengambil nyawanya bersama dengan nya
Before the morning sun
Sebelum matahari pagi
Now they are lying
Sekarang mereka berbohong
In the cold, cold earth
Di bumi yang dingin dan dingin
Such a sad, sad story
Seperti sedih, cerita sedih
Such a sad, sad world
Dunia yang menyedihkan dan sedih