| Originale | English translation by Ceil Herman |
| THE AMERICAN WAY | THE AMERICAN WAY |
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| Leroy Henderson tar sin kavaj, | Leroy Henderson takes his jacket, |
| kollar att körkortet ligger på plats, | checks that his drivers license is in place, |
| startar bilen, vinkar till sin kvinna | starts his car, waves to his woman. |
| Leroy Henderson har tretti minuter att leva | Leroy Henderson has 30 minutes to live. |
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| San Fransisco är dimmig och dan, | San Francisco is foggy and unpleasant, |
| men Leroy gnolar, han känner sig bra. | but Leroy is humming, he feels good. |
| Han lämnar stan längs highway nummer elva | He leaves the city by highway number 11. |
| Nu har Leroy Henderson tjugo minuter att leva. | Now Leroy Henderson has 20 minutes to live. |
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| Han har stämt möte i San José | He has arranged a meeting in San Jose. |
| Han kör rätt hårt, vill inte bli sen | He drives fast, he won't be late. |
| Så sätter han på radion i sin Cheva | So he turns the radio on in his Chevy. |
| Nu har Leroy Henderson tio minuter att leva | Now Leroy Henderson has 10 minutes to live. |
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| Radiokillarna öser på | The radio announcer pours forth. |
| Det verkar visst ha varit ett rån | It seems that there has been a robbery |
| i San Fransisco för en liten stund sen | in San Francisco a little while ago. |
| Dom snodde tvåhundra tusen och stack | They took 200,000 and ran |
| och sköt ihjäl en vansinnig vakt | and killed a furious guard |
| som ville bli hjälte och fånga hela bunten | who wanted to be a hero by catching them all. |
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| Leroy myser, han känner sig cool | Leroy smiles contentedly, he feels cool. |
| Så får han syn på en Highway-patrol; | Then he sees the Highway Patrol; |
| Två MC-snutar vinkar in hans Cheva | Two cops motion to his Chevy. |
| Nu har Leroy Henderson två minuter att leva | Now Leroy Henderson has 2 minutes to live. |
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| Den ene snuten smyger sig fram | One of the policemen sneaks up |
| med tjänstekanonen i höger hand | with his gun in his right hand, |
| den andre står en bit ifrån och tittar. | the other stands a little bit back and watches. |
| "Jävlar, nu har man väl kört för fort. | "Shit, I've been driving too fast! |
| Lika bra de får se mitt kort." | They want to see my license" |
| Tänker Henderson och trevar efter fickan | Henderson thinks, and gropes for his pocket. |
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| Kulan går mellan ögonen | The bullet goes between his eyes |
| och blåser skallen av Henderson | and blows the head off Henderson. |
| Blod och hjärna sölar ner hans Cheva | Blood and brain run down his Chevy. |
| En vanlig tvåbarnspappa har slutat att leva. | An ordinary father of two has ceased living. |
