Daddy hugs his little man 爸爸抱着他的小男人

Says, son I've got to go 说，儿子，我得走了

And he pulls out of the drive and disappears 他翻出的驱动器和消失的

As they walk back in the house 当他们往回走的房子

The young boy asks his mama 小男孩问他的妈妈

"here does daddy go when he leaves here 当他离开这里“这里没有爸爸去

   

Mama tells her little man, 妈妈告诉她的小男人，

Your daddy's got a job 你爸爸的找到了一份工作

And when he goes to work they pay him for his time 而当他去工作，他们支付了他自己的时间

Well the young boy gets to thinking 以及年轻的男孩变得思维

And he heads up to his bedroom 他领导着他的卧室

And comes running back with a quarter and four dimes 并配备了一个季度和4助攻跑

   

And says, mama, how much time will this buy me 并说，妈妈，多少时间会在我买

Is it enough to take me fishing or throw a football in the street 是否足以把我钓鱼或扔一个足球在大街上

If I'm a little short then how much more does daddy need 如果我是一个有点短则多少做爸爸的需要

To spend some time with me 花一些时间与我

   

The young boy tells his mama 小男孩告诉他的妈妈

Now I know daddy's busy 现在我知道爸爸的忙

'Cause most times when he gets home it's dark outside “原因大多数时候，当他回到家它好黑

But tell him I've got me some pennies 不过，告诉他我有我一些硬币

Saved up from the tooth fairy 从牙齿仙女救了

And I keep 'em in my piggy bank and I believe there's thirty-five 我陪他们在我的储蓄罐，我相信有35

   

And mama, how much time will that buy me 和妈妈，多少时间会是我买

Is it enough to take me camping in a tent down by the creek 是否足以把我露营帐篷下来的小溪

If I'm a little short then how much more does daddy need 如果我是一个有点短则多少做爸爸的需要

To spend some time with me 花一些时间与我

   

Mama, how much time will this buy me 妈妈，多少时间会在我买

Is it enough for just an afternoon a day or a whole week 难道不够只是一个下午一天或整个星期

If I'm a little short then how much more does daddy need 如果我是一个有点短则多少做爸爸的需要

To spend some time with me 花一些时间与我

   

Mama takes her little man 妈妈把她的小男人

Sets him on her lap 设定他在她的腿上

And starts dialing up some numbers on the phone 并开始拨打了电话上的一些数字

She says, daddy come home early 她说，爸爸早点回家

You don't have to chase that dollar 你不必去追逐那美元

'Cause your little man has got one here at home 因为你的小男人已经得到了一个在国内