Born the middle son Born the middle son Nasceu o filho do meio Of a farmer Of a farmer D um agricultor And a small town And a small town E um sulista de Southern man Southern man Cdade pequena Like his daddy's Like his daddy's Como pai de seu Daddy before him Daddy before him Pi antes dele Brought up Brought up Criado Workin' on the land Workin' on the land Tabalhando na terra Fell in love Fell in love Se apaixonou With a small town woman With a small town woman Pr uma mulher de cidade pequena And they married up And they married up E eles se casaram And settled down And settled down Ese estabeleceram Natural way of life Natural way of life Modo de vida natural If you're lucky If you're lucky S você estiver com sorte For a small town For a small town Para um sulista Southern man Southern man D cidade pequena First there came First there came Primeiro vieram Four pretty daughters Four pretty daughters Qatro filhas bonitas For this small town For this small town Para esse sulista Southern man Southern man D cidade pequena Then a few years Then a few years Depois alguns anos Later came another Later came another Mais tarde veio outro A boy, he wasn't planned A boy, he wasn't planned Um menino, ele não foi planejado Seven people Seven people Sete pessoas Living all together Living all together Vivendo todas juntas In a house built In a house built Em uma casa construída With his own hands With his own hands Com suas próprias mãos Little words with love Little words with love Poucas palavras com amor And understanding And understanding E compreensão From a small town From a small town De um sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena (Chorus) (Chorus) Refrão And he bowed And he bowed E ele abaixou a His head to Jesus His head to Jesus A cabeça para Jesus And he stood And he stood E ele defendeu For Uncle Sam For Uncle Sam Seu Tio Sam And he only loved And he only loved E ele só amou One woman One woman Uma mulher He was always proud He was always proud (Ele) sempre foi orgulhoso Of what he had Of what he had Do que tinha He said He said Ele disse His greatest contribution His greatest contribution Que sua maior contribuição Is the ones Is the ones São os que You leave behind You leave behind Você deixa para trás Raised on the ways Raised on the ways Criados com boas And gentle kindness And gentle kindness Maneiras e bondade Of a small town Of a small town De um sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena Callous hands Callous hands Mãos calejadas Told the story Told the story Contaram a história For this small town For this small town Para este sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena He gave it all He gave it all Ele fez de tudo To keep it all together To keep it all together Para manter tudo junto And keep his family And keep his family E manter sua família On his land On his land Em sua terra Like his daddy Like his daddy Como seu pai, Years wore out his body Years wore out his body Os anos desgastaram o seu corpo Made it hard Made it hard Tornaram difícil Just to walk Just to walk Simplesmente andar e And stand And stand Ficar em pé You can break the back You can break the back Você pode quebrar as costas But you can't break But you can't break Mas você não pode quebrar The spirit The spirit O espírito Of a small town Of a small town De um sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena (Chorus) (Chorus) Refrão Finally death Finally death Finalmente, a morte Came callin' Came callin' Veio chamando For this small town For this small town Este sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena He said it's alright He said it's alright Ele disse tudo bem 'Cause I see angels 'Cause I see angels Porque eu vejo anjos And they got me And they got me E eles me pegaram By the hand By the hand Pela mão Don't you cry Don't you cry Não chore And don't you worry And don't you worry E não se preocupe I'm blessed I'm blessed Sou abençoado And I know I am And I know I am E eu sei que eu sou 'Cause God 'Cause God Porque Deus Has a place in heaven Has a place in heaven Tem um lugar no Céu For a small town For a small town Para um sulista de Southern man Southern man Cidade pequena (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão)