Well it's been ten years  and a thousand tears

十年了，上千次泪如泉涌

And look at the mess I'm in-

看着眼前的混乱

A broken nose and a broken heart

我失去了嗅觉，心也破碎了

An empty bottle of gin

一个空着的酒瓶

Well I sit and I pray

我坐着祈祷

In my broken down Chevrolet-

在我破烂的雪佛兰车里

While I'm singin' to myself

对自己唱着歌

There's got to be another way

还有另一条路向我敞开

Chorus:

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧

I'm lonely and I'm tired

我好孤单，我好累

And I can't take any more pain

不能再承受更多的痛苦了

Take away  take away

带走吧

Never to return again

永远别回来

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧

Well I've searched and I've searched

我曾苦苦追寻

To find the perfect life-

追求完美的生活

A brand new car and a brand new suit

崭新的名牌车，崭新的名牌西装

I even got me a little wife-

甚至娶了一位妻子

But wherever I have gone

但不管我去到哪里

I was sure to find myself there-

都很确定在那里能找到自我

You can run all your life

你能掌控自己全部的生活

But not go anywhere

而哪里都不用去

Chorus:

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧

I'm lonely and I'm tired

我好孤单，我好累

And I can't take any more pain

不能再承受更多的痛苦了

Take away  take away

带走吧

Never to return again

永远别回来

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧

Well I'll pass the bar on the way

当我以后经过那个酒吧时

To my dingy hotel room-

那个肮脏的酒店房间

I spent all my money

我花掉了所有的钱

Been drinkin' since a half past noon-

午后一直沉浸在酒里

I'll wake there in the mornin'

我会在清晨醒来

Or maybe in the county jail-

或者在乡下的监狱里醒来

Times are hard getting harder

日子越来越艰辛

I'm born to lose and destined to fail-

我生来就是失败者，注定要输

Chorus:

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧

I'm lonely and I'm tired

我好孤单，我好累

And I can't take any more pain

不能再承受更多的痛苦了

Take away  take away

带走吧

Never to return again

永远别回来

Take away  take away

带走吧

Take away this ball and chain

带走这锁链吧