desperado,why don't you come to your senses？
亡命之徒，你为何执迷不悟？
you've been out-riding fences for so long now
你已经独自漂泊了很久。
oh you're hard one ,
喔，你是个固执的家伙
but I know that you've got your reasons
但是我知道你有你自己的理由
these things that are pleasing you can hurt you somehow
你怕这些令你喜悦的终有一天会伤害到你
don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
为什么不丢弃那张方片皇后，男孩？（在美国，方块皇后代表暴力）
she'll beat you if she's able
如果她可以，她会打败你
you know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
你知道你最好的选择一直是红心皇后。（红心皇后代表仁慈）
now it seems to me some fine things
现在，我眼中的好东西
have been laid upon your table
都摆在了你的眼前
but you only want the ones that you can't get
但是你只想要你得不到的
desperado,oh,you ain't gettin no younger
亡命之徒，噢，你已不再年轻
your pain and your hunger
你的痛苦，你的饥饿
they're driving you home
他们正驱使你回家
freedom,oh,freedom well that's just some people talking
自由啊，自由，那只是片面之词
your prison is walking though this world all along
你的罪恶正在独自蔓延到整个世界
don't your feet get cold in the winter time
你的双脚是否禁得住冬天的寒冷
the sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
雪不飘舞，光被遮蔽
it's hard to tell the night time from the day
分不清黑夜与白昼
you're losin' all your highs and lows ，ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away？
你将失去你的一切喜悲，这难道不可笑吗？
desperado,why don't you come to your senses
亡命之徒，你为何执迷不悟？
come down from your fences，open the gate
敞开心扉吧
it may be raining
或许会经历风雨
but there's a rainbow above you
但雨后依旧会有彩虹
you'd better let somebody love you
你最好让别人来爱你
(let somebody love you)
让别人来爱你
you'd better let somebody love you
你最好让别人来爱你
before it's too late
在为时已晚之前。