I woke up in a hotel, didn't know what to do I woke up in a hotel, didn't know what to do Acordei num hotel, não sabia o que fazer I turned the TV on, wrote a letter to you I turned the TV on, wrote a letter to you Liguei a TV, escrevi uma carta para você The news was talkin' 'bout a dead man upon the interstate The news was talkin' 'bout a dead man upon the interstate O jornal estava falando de um homem morto na estrada interestadual Seems they lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Seems they lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Parece que estavam procurando por um Cadillac com placa do Tennessee Well since I left California baby, things have gotten worse Well since I left California baby, things have gotten worse Bem, desde que eu deixei a Califórnia, baby, as coisas pioraram Seems the land of opportunity for me is just a curse Seems the land of opportunity for me is just a curse Parece que a terra da oportunidade para mim é uma maldição Tell that judge in Bakersfield, my trial I'll have to wait Tell that judge in Bakersfield, my trial I'll have to wait Diga ao juíz em Bakersfield, meu julgamento terá que esperar They're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates They're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Eles estão procurando por um Cadillac com placa do Tennessee It was somewhere in Nevada, it was cold outside It was somewhere in Nevada, it was cold outside Foi em algum lugar em Nevada, estava frio lá fora She was shiverin' in the dark, so I offered her a ride She was shiverin' in the dark, so I offered her a ride Ela estava tremendo no escuro, então lhe ofereci uma carona Three bank jobs later, four cars hotwired Three bank jobs later, four cars hotwired Três assaltos a banco depois, quatro carros roubados We crossed the Mississippi like an oil slick fire, Yeah! We crossed the Mississippi like an oil slick fire, Yeah! Cruzamos o Mississippi como fogo no óleo Yeah If they'd known what we was up to they wouldn't let us in Yeah If they'd known what we was up to they wouldn't let us in Yeah se eles soubessem no que estávamos metidos eles não nos teriam deixado entrar Now we landed in Memphis like original sin Now we landed in Memphis like original sin Agora chegamos em Memphis como o pecado original Elvis Presley Boulevard to the Graceland gates Elvis Presley Boulevard to the Graceland gates Bulevar Elvis Presley aos portões Graceland Oh, see we're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Oh, see we're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates Oh, entenda, estamos procurando por um Cadillac com placa do Tennessee Man, there must have been a dozen of them parked in that garage Man, there must have been a dozen of them parked in that garage Cara, deve ter tido uma dúzia deles na garagem There wasn't one Lincoln and there wasn't one Dodge There wasn't one Lincoln and there wasn't one Dodge Não tinha um Lincoln e não tinha um Dodge Wasn't one Japanese model or make Wasn't one Japanese model or make Não tinha um modelo ou de fabricação japonesa Just pretty, pretty Cadillacs' with Tennessee plates Just pretty, pretty Cadillacs' with Tennessee plates Só lindos, lindos Cadillacs com placa do Tennessee She saw him singing once when she was seventeen She saw him singing once when she was seventeen Ela o viu cantando uma vez quando tinha 17 anos And ever since that day she's been living in between And ever since that day she's been living in between E desde então ela tem vivido entre dois mundos I was never king of nothin' but that wild weekend I was never king of nothin' but that wild weekend Eu nunca fui rei de nada, mas naquele louco fim de semana Anyway he wouldn't care, hell he gave them to his friends Anyway he wouldn't care, hell he gave them to his friends De qualquer jeito ele não se importaria, droga, ele os deu aos seus amigos This ain't no hotel I'm writin' you from This ain't no hotel I'm writin' you from Não é de hotel que estou te escrevendo The Tennessee prison up at Brushy Mountain The Tennessee prison up at Brushy Mountain A prisão do Tennessee na Montanha Brushy Where yours sincerely's doin' five to eight Where yours sincerely's doin' five to eight Onde seu "atenciosamente" está das cinco às oito Stampin' out my time makin' Tennessee plates Stampin' out my time makin' Tennessee plates Marcando meu tempo fazendo placas do Tennessee