Aku harus memutar di beberapa kota kecil
I’d never been to before
Yang belum pernah kukunjungi sebelumnya
Working my way through a middle-of-June
Pelan-pelan menuju suatu tempat di pertengahan bulan Juni
Midnight thunderstorm
Hujan badai tengah malam
There was something in the headlights
Sorot lampu mobilku mengenai sesuatu
It stopped me on a dime
Aku pun segera berhenti
Well, she was scared to death, so I said
Yeah, seorang perempuan amat ketakutan, maka aku pun berkata
Climb in and then she climbed
Naiklah dan dia pun naik
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeahWell, she was bruised and broke from head to toe
Yeah, sekujur tubuh gadis itu luka-luka
With a tear in her blood-stained shirt
Air mata membasahi bajunya yang bernoda darah
She didn’t tell the whole truth but she didn’t have to
Dia tak menceritakan semuanya, dia tak perlu melakukannya
I knew what had happened to her
Aku tahu apa yang tlah terjadi padanya
I didn’t load her down with questions
Aku tak mau membebaninya dengan pertanyaan
That girl had been through enough
Sudah sangat berat apa yang dilaluinya
I just threw it in drive, looked in those eyes
Aku hanya melihatnya sekilas, menatap matanya
And I asked her where he was
Dan aku bertanya di mana lelaki itu
I don’t know if he’s an angel
Aku tak tahu apakah si lelaki seorang malaikat
‘Cause angels don’t do what he did
Karena malaikat tak mungkin melakukan hal itu
He was hellbent to find the man behind
Dia kukuh ingin mencari pria di belakang
All the whiskey scars I hid
Semua bekeas luka wiski kusembunyikan
I never thought my day of justice
Tak pernah terpikirkan olehku keadilan
Would come from a judge under a seat
Akan datang dari hakim yang duduk di kantornya
But I knew right then I’d never get hit again
Tapi seketika aku tahu bahwa aku tak mau terpukul lagi
When he said to me
Saat dia berkata padaku
Wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Just wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Well I knocked and knocked and no one came
Yeah, kuketuk pintu tapi tak ada yang datang
So I kicked in his double-wide door
Maka kudobrak pintunya
I let the hammer drop before he got
Kubuat palu itu jatuh sebelum dia sampai
To that twelve he was reaching for
Pada apa yang digapainya
I didn’t try to hide my pistol
Aku tak berusaha menyembunyikan pistolku
I didn’t even try to run
Aku pun tak berusaha lari
I just sat on the porch, smoking one of his cigarettes
Aku cuma duduk di beranda, menghisap satu rokoknya
And waited for the cops to come
Dan menunggu polisi datang
I don’t know if he’s an angel
Aku tak tahu apakah si lelaki seorang malaikat
‘Cause angels don’t do what he did
Karena malaikat tak mungkin melakukan hal itu
He was hellbent to find the man behind
Dia kukuh ingin menemukan pria di balik semua ini
All the whiskey scars I hid
Semua bekas luka wiski yang kusembunyikan
I never thought my day of justice
Tak pernah terpikirkan olehku keadilan
Would come from a judge under a seat
Akan datang dari hakim yang duduk di kantornya
But I knew right then I’d never get hit again
Tapi seketika itu aku tahu bahwa aku tak mau tertembak lagi
When he said to me
Saat dia berkata padaku
Wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Just wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Whoa (whoa)
Have mercy on me, Lord
Ampunilah aku, Tuhan
Have mercy on me
Ampunilah aku
Have mercy on me (hey), Lord
Ampunilah aku, Tuhan
It’s been sixty months and she still comes
Sudah enam puluh bulan berlalu dan dia masih datang
To see me from time to time
Untuk menjengukku dari waktu ke waktu
It was worth the price, to see a brighter side
Harganya sepadan, melihat sisi yang lebih terang
Of the girl I picked up that night
Dari seorang gadis yang kuberi tumpangan malam itu
And I might be here forever
Dan mungkin aku akan berada di sini selamanya
It ain’t paradise that’s true
Memang bukan surga, tentu saja
But it’s whole hell of a lot better
Tapi neraka ini jauh lebih baik
Than the place I sent him to, yeah
Daripada tempat kukirimkan lelaki itu, yeah
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Wait in the truck (have mercy on me)
Tunggulah di mobil (ampunilah aku)
Just wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Wait in the truck (Lord, have mercy)
Tunggulah di mobil (Tuhan, ampuni)
Just wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Have mercy on me, Lord
Ampunilah aku, Tuhan
Have mercy on me
Ampunilah aku
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Have mercy on me, Lord
Ampunilah aku, Tuhan
(Have mercy on me)
(Ampunilah aku)
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Just wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
(Ampuni, ampuni, ampunilah aku)
Wait in the truck
Tunggulah di mobil
Just wait in the truck (have mercy)
Tunggulah di mobil (ampuni)
