He was thinking back when he was a kid 他在想，当他还是个孩子

His folks were divorced 他爸妈离婚了

His old man high on something 他老人家高的东西

Came knocking at the door 来敲门

His mama wouldn't talk to him 他的妈妈也不会跟他说话

She said boy dontcha let him in 她说，男孩dontcha让他在

   

She was cussing and pacing and wasting her life 她咒骂和起搏，浪费了她的生活

On that linoleum floor 上油毡地板

He took him back to his old apartment 他把他送回他的老公寓

Turned off the TV 关掉电视

His beautiful broken hero on the couch 他漂亮的破英雄在沙发上

Passed out asleep 昏倒睡着了

And he put 'em to bed 他把时间睡觉

With tears in his eyes 泪水在他的眼里

He said dad I love you, Goodbye 他说，爸爸，我爱你，再见

   

He headed out into the night 他一头冲进夜色

Seventeen years old 十七岁

Fired up that rusty old pickup 解雇了那生锈的旧皮卡

Turned his collar to the cold 把他的衣领抵御严寒

And he headed back to mama's place 他头球回妈妈的地方

Ready for his big escape 准备好他的大逃生

And he tiptoed up the stairs and left a note 他蹑手蹑脚爬上楼梯，并留了一张纸条

In the cover's fold 在盖的折

   

It said mom I wish I could wave a wand 它说，妈妈，我希望我能挥动魔杖

And make you smile again 让你再笑

Bring back the man who stole your heart 带回谁偷走了你的心脏的人

'fore the demons got to him 前的魔找到他

If I stay here any longer 如果我留在这儿不再

Something sacreds gonna die 一些sacreds会死

He said mom I love you, Goodbye 他说，妈妈，我爱你，再见

   

Took a lot of wrong turns on the road 拍了很多弯路的道路上

Finding his life 找到自己的生命

By the grace of God he ended up 因着神的恩典，他结束了

With a little boy and a wife 有一个小男孩和一个妻子

And the phone call came from his sister 而电话来自他的妹妹

It was that old familiar pain 这是老字号的疼痛

His mother was at the doorstep 他的母亲是在酒店门口

Of heaven's pure white light 天上的纯白光

   

At the end of the service 在该服务结束

His father came up to him 他的父亲走过来对他

Clear eyed and sober now he said 现在很清楚眼睛和清醒，他说：

Boy Jesus took my sins 男孩耶稣拉着我的罪

And I pray someday maybe you'll forgive me too 我祈祷有一天也许你会原谅我太

With tears in his eyes 泪水在他的眼里

He said son I love you, Goodbye 他说，儿子，我爱你，再见

   

His plane touched down in Texas 他的飞机在得克萨斯州降落

He pulled out his phone 他掏出自己的手机

Dialed in the number, got the machine 所拨的号码，得到了机

Of his old man's home 他老人家的家

He said dad we got an extra room 他说，爸爸，我们得到了一个额外的空间

And your grandson has your eyes 和你的孙子了你的眼睛

Couldn't say anything else 不能说别的

Cause he started to cry 因为他就哭

And he choked out dad I love you, Goodbye 他哽咽着说爸爸我爱你，再见

   

Dad I love you, Goodbye 爸爸我爱你，再见