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。