Townes is in the back lounge
Townes ada di ruang belakang
with his hands in his pocket
dengan tangannya di sakunya
pulls out two dice and says, 'Let's get at it'
mengeluarkan dua dadu dan berkata, ‘Ayo kita lakukan itu

Salina in the headlights, snake eyes on the floor,
Salina di lampu depan, mata ular di lantai,
Al drops another twenty, Pete heads for the door,
Al menjatuhkan dua puluh lagi, Pete menuju pintu,
Springer's feeling lucky, sits down for a spell,
Perasaan Springer beruntung, duduk di bawah mantra,
Oklahoma City and he's lost his last bill
Oklahoma City dan dia kehilangan tagihan terakhirnya
Jeff is in a bind waiting on sister hicks
Jeff sedang terikat menunggu adik perempuannya
seven comes a-calling
tujuh orang datang memanggil
as we cross on into Texas
saat kita menyeberang ke Texas

Townes is in the back lounge
Townes ada di ruang belakang
with a fist full of fives
dengan kepalan tangan penuh balita
he says, 'It's a little bit long
Dia berkata, ‘Ini agak lama
but I'm enjoying this ride'
tapi aku menikmati perjalanan ini ‘

Be careful with the dice
Hati-hati dengan dadu
when you're surrounded by others
Saat Anda dikelilingi oleh orang lain
with boxcars in their eyes
dengan boxcars di mata mereka
Never count your winnings at hour 23
Jangan pernah menghitung kemenanganmu di jam 23
of a 24-hour drive
dari 24 jam perjalanan
Remember that you're not the one
Ingat bahwa Anda bukan orangnya
calling the tune
memanggil lagu
that's making those diamonds dance
Itu membuat mereka menari berlian
or you'll be clean as
atau Anda akan bersih seperti
a widow woman's washboard, son,
papan cuci wanita janda, anak laki-laki,
and those are the facts
dan itulah faktanya

Townes is in the back lounge cursing at them bones
Townes yang berada di ruang belakang mengutuk tulang mereka
he says, 'Ain't this fool ever heard of Raton'
dia berkata, ‘Bukankah orang bodoh ini pernah mendengar tentang Raton?