Hey, Daddy just lost his pay 嘿，爸爸刚失去了他的工资

What did he do it for 他怎么做到这一点的

It never made it through our door 它从来没有通过我们的大门使得

He drank the whole week away 他整个星期他喝完了

And what can a family say 什么可以一个家庭说

There must be a better way 必须有一个更好的办法

Now mama don't start to cry 现在妈妈不开始哭泣

Let's give him another try 让我们给他一次机会

   

Pick up the telephone 拿起电话

Tell him you want him home 告诉他你希望他回家

To sit and watch the evenings pass 坐下来观看晚会传递

And readin' the Leaves of Grass 而看书“草的叶子

   

I'm caught in a closing door 我陷入了关门

It's pinning me to the floor 它把我压在地板

Now mama don't start to cry 现在妈妈不开始哭泣

Let's give him another try 让我们给他一次机会

   

I'm caught in a closing door 我陷入了关门

It's pinning me to the floor 它把我压在地板

Now mama don't start to cry 现在妈妈不开始哭泣

Let's give him another try 让我们给他一次机会

   

When we're old and gray 当我们老了，灰

And the things we say are the things we really mean 而我们说的东西是东西，我们真正的意思

So why cause a scene 那么，为什么会引起场面

When things ain't what they seem 当事情并不像它看上去那样

'Cause the end result's the same “导致最终的结果是相同的

Now what can a family say 现在有什么可以一个家庭说

There must be a better way 必须有一个更好的办法

Now mama don't start to cry 现在妈妈不开始哭泣

Let's give him another try 让我们给他一次机会