And now well here comes the blind commissioner
这边厢来了位瞎子参议员
They've got him in a trance
大家看着他晃晃悠悠，恍恍惚惚
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
一只手和一个走钢丝的人一起绑着
The other is in his pants
另一只手插在裤子里
And the riot squads are restless
暴乱的队伍已经焦躁不安
They need somewhere to go
他们需要去某个新的地方
As Lady and I look out tonight
女士与我，正向外望着，
From Desolation Row
从这条荒凉小街。

Cinderella she seems so easy
灰姑娘，看上去如此随意
"Well it takes one to know one" she smiles
"彼此彼此啦"，她微笑着说
And she puts her hands in her back pockets
然后把双手插入后面的口袋
Bette Taylor style
活脱一副贝蒂戴维斯的老明星范儿
And now here comes Romeo moaning
那边厢罗密欧又过来，苦逼着脸悲叹
"You Belong to Me I Believe"
"你是属于我的，我相信！"
And someone says " You're in the wrong place my friend
"朋友，你来错地方咯"，另一些人赶紧说，
You better leave"
"你最好还是马上走。"
And the only sound that's left
最后唯一剩下的声响
After the ambulances go
当救护车已经远去，
Is Cinderella sweeping up
只有灰姑娘，默默地扫地。
On Desolation Row
在那条荒凉小街上，


Now at midnight all the agents
午夜，所有的特工们
And the superhuman crew
和超级人类联盟
Go out and round up everyone
四处围捕每一个
That knows more than they do
知道得比他们还多的人
So come on bring them to the factory
他们把他们带进工厂
Where the heart-attack machine
那里有台心脏撞击机
Is strapped across their shoulders
它被绑在捉来人们的肩膀上
And then the kerosene
然后是煤油
Is brought down from the castles
从城堡中流淌下来
By insurance men who go
某个保险推销员会去查看
Check to see that nobody is escaping
确定是否真的没人能够逃脱，
To Desolation Row
去往那条荒凉小街
Cause I can't read too good
因为我并不怎么能阅读了
Don't send me no letters no
请不要再给我寄信，不要再寄了
Not unless you gotta mail them
除非，你是从
From Desolation Row
荒凉小街上，将它们一一寄出