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。