Lagu lain dari Bruce Springsteen
Deskripsi
Gitar, Pemain Terkait, Vokal: Bruce Springsteen
Komposer, Penulis Lirik: B. Springsteen
Insinyur Master: Dennis King
Insinyur Utama: Bob Ludwig
Insinyur Utama: Steve Marcussen
Insinyur Perekaman: Mike Batlin
Lirik dan terjemahan
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My name is Joe Roberts.
I work for the state.
I'm a sergeant out of Burnville, barracks number eight.
I always done an honest job, as honest as I could.
I got a brother named Frankie, and Frankie ain't no good.
Now ever since we was young kids, it's been the same come down.
I get a call on the short wave, Frankie's in trouble downtown.
Well if it was any other man,
I'd put him straight away.
But when it's your brother, sometimes you look the other way.
Yeah, me and Frankie laughin' and drinkin'.
Nothing feels better than blood on blood.
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood.
I catch him when he's dream, like any brother would.
Man turns his back on his family, well, he just ain't no good.
Well, Frankie went in the army back in 1965.
I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for my wife.
But then wheat prices kept on droppin' 'til it was like we were gettin' robbed.
Frankie came home in '68, and me, I took this job.
Yeah, we're laughin' and drinkin'. Nothing feels better than blood on blood.
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood.
I catch him when he's dream, teach him how to walk that line.
Man turns his back on his family, he ain't no friend of mine.
Well, the night was like any other.
I got a call 'bout quarter to nine.
There was trouble in a roadhouse out on the Michigan line.
There was a kid lyin' on the floor lookin' bad, bleedin' hard from his head.
There was a girl cryin' at a table, and it was Frankie she said.
Well, I went out and I jumped in my car.
Then I hit the lights.
Well, I musta done a hundred and ten through Michigan County that night.
It was out at the crossroads down 'round Willow Bank.
Seen a Buick with Ohio plates, behind the wheel was Frank.
Well, I chased him through them county roads 'til a sign said Canadian border five miles from here.
I pulled over to the side of the highway and watched his tail lights disappear.
Me and Frankie laughin' and drinkin'.
Nothing feels better than blood on blood.
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood.
I catch him when he's dream, like any brother would.
Man turns his back on his family, well, he just ain't no good.
Terjemahan bahasa Indonesia
Nama saya Joe Roberts.
Saya bekerja untuk negara.
Saya seorang sersan dari Burnville, barak nomor delapan.
Saya selalu melakukan pekerjaan dengan jujur, sejujur yang saya bisa.
Aku punya saudara laki-laki bernama Frankie, dan Frankie tidak baik.
Sekarang sejak kami masih kecil, hal yang sama selalu terjadi.
Saya mendapat telepon dalam gelombang pendek, Frankie dalam masalah di pusat kota.
Kalau itu pria lain,
Aku akan langsung membawanya.
Namun jika itu saudaramu, terkadang kamu melihat ke arah lain.
Ya, aku dan Frankie tertawa dan minum.
Tidak ada yang terasa lebih baik daripada darah di atas darah.
Takin berdansa dengan Maria saat band memainkan Night of the Johnstown Flood.
Aku menangkapnya saat dia bermimpi, seperti yang dilakukan saudara laki-laki mana pun.
Manusia meninggalkan keluarganya, dia memang tidak baik.
Nah, Frankie masuk militer pada tahun 1965.
Saya mendapat penangguhan pertanian, menetap, mengambil Maria sebagai istri saya.
Namun kemudian harga gandum terus anjlok hingga kami seperti dirampok.
Frankie pulang ke rumah pada tahun '68, dan saya, saya menerima pekerjaan ini.
Ya, kami tertawa dan minum. Tidak ada yang terasa lebih baik daripada darah di atas darah.
Takin berdansa dengan Maria saat band memainkan Night of the Johnstown Flood.
Aku menangkapnya saat dia bermimpi, ajari dia bagaimana menjalani garis itu.
Manusia meninggalkan keluarganya, dia bukan temanku.
Ya, malam itu sama seperti malam lainnya.
Aku mendapat telepon sekitar pukul sembilan kurang seperempat.
Ada masalah di sebuah roadhouse di jalur Michigan.
Ada seorang anak tergeletak di lantai, tampak jelek, kepalanya mengeluarkan banyak darah.
Ada seorang gadis menangis di meja, dan dialah Frankie yang berkata.
Baiklah, aku keluar dan melompat ke dalam mobilku.
Lalu aku menyalakan lampu.
Yah, aku harus menyelesaikan seratus sepuluh melalui Michigan County malam itu.
Letaknya di persimpangan jalan di sekitar Willow Bank.
Terlihat Buick berpelat Ohio, di belakang kemudi ada Frank.
Baiklah, aku mengejarnya melewati jalan-jalan kabupaten sampai ada tanda yang bertuliskan perbatasan Kanada lima mil dari sini.
Saya menepi ke pinggir jalan raya dan melihat lampu belakangnya menghilang.
Aku dan Frankie tertawa dan minum.
Tidak ada yang terasa lebih baik daripada darah di atas darah.
Takin berdansa dengan Maria saat band memainkan Night of the Johnstown Flood.
Aku menangkapnya saat dia bermimpi, seperti yang dilakukan saudara laki-laki mana pun.
Manusia meninggalkan keluarganya, dia memang tidak baik.