Oklahoma

Suitcase packed with all his things
手提箱裡裝著行李
Car pulls up the door bell rings
轎車聽下，門鈴響起
He don't wanna go
他希望讓這個場景永駐
He thought he'd found his home
瞬間他認為自己找到了歸宿
But with circumstances he can't change
但由於那些無能為力的原因
Waves good-bye as they pull away
當那些人離去時
From the life he's known
他只能揮手向他們告別
For the last seven months or so.
這日子大概還要持續七個月
She says we found a man that looks like you.
她告訴男孩：“我們找到了那個像你的男人。”
Who cried and said he never knew
男人哭著說他從未見過
About the boy in pictures that we showed him.
別人給他看的照片裡的男孩
A rambler in his younger days
他年輕時逍遙自在
He knew he made a few mistakes
現在也知道自己犯下了一些錯誤
But he swore he would have been there
但他發誓他會一直在那裡
Had he known it.
如果他能提前認識到這些錯誤
Son we think we found your dad in Oklahoma.
“兒子，我想我們找到了你的父親，他在俄克拉荷馬州。”
A million thoughts raced through his mind
諸多想法略過孩子的腦海
What's his name? what's he like?
他會叫什麼？他會長什麼模樣？
And will he be anything like the man in his dreams.
他會是夢裡那個父親的形象嗎？
She could see the questions in his eyes
她可以看到孩子眼裡的疑問
Wispered don't be scared my child
於是在他耳邊說：“不要害怕，
I will let you know what we know
我會告訴你我們知道的
About the man who that found he looks like you
關於那個男人的一切信息。”
Who cryed and said he never knew
“男人哭著說他從未見過
About the boy in pictures that we showed him.
別人給他看的照片裡的男孩
A rambler in his younger days
他年輕時逍遙自在
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
現在也知道自己犯下了一些錯誤
But he swore he would have been there
但他發誓他會一直在那裡
Had he known it
如果他能提前認識到這些錯誤
He always said that
他一直說
Thiswas something that you wanted.
’我就是你夢裡那個父親‘
Son it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma
兒子，現在是時間去俄克拉荷馬州看你的父親了。 ”
One last turn he held his breath
最後的時刻來臨，孩子屏住了呼吸
Till they reached the big house on the left
直到他們到達了左手邊的大房子
And all at once the tears came rollin in
孩子的眼眶一瞬間被淚水打濕
And as they pulled into the drive
當他們慢慢把車停下時
A man was waiting there outside
一個男人已經在外面等候
To wipe the worry from his eyes
他抹去了眼裡的憂愁
Smiled and took his hand
拉起了孩子的手
And he said
他說道：
I'm the man that looks like you
“我就是你夢裡的那個父親
That cried because i never knew
我曾經哭泣，因為我從未見過
About the boy in pictures that they showed me
別人給我看的照片裡的男孩
A rambler in my younger days
我年輕時逍遙自在
I knew I made a few mistakes
現在也知道自己犯下了一些錯誤
But I swear I would have been there
但我發誓我會一直在那裡
Had I known it
我現在是真心的
Never again will you ever be alone
你永遠不會感到孤獨了
Son welcome to your home in Oklahoma
兒子，歡迎來到你的家，這裡是俄克拉荷馬州。 ”