Well ya know when you're young, Well ya know when you're young, Pues ya sabes, cuando eres joven, There's such a distance between you and your family. There's such a distance between you and your family. Hay una distancia entre usted y su familia. Just can't see things from the same point of view. Just can't see things from the same point of view. Simplemente no puede ver las cosas desde el mismo punto de vista. Papa wants a lawyer and mama she wants an author, Papa wants a lawyer and mama she wants an author, Papá quiere a un abogado y mi mamá quiere que un autor, And all you want is for them to want you. And all you want is for them to want you. Y todo lo que queremos es que le quieren. Well, i saw lot of bad signs and we had some real bad timesback on the east coast. Well, i saw lot of bad signs and we had some real bad timesback on the east coast. Bueno, vi muchas malas señales y tuvimos algunos timesback muy mal en la costa este. And i guess you could say it took california to bring us close. And i guess you could say it took california to bring us close. Y supongo que se podría decir que tomó california nos acercan. There was a lot of hard livin' and some stone cold women on the east coast. There was a lot of hard livin' and some stone cold women on the east coast. Había un montón de livin duro "y algunas mujeres de piedra fría en la costa este. And i saw my papa turn away when i need him the most. And i saw my papa turn away when i need him the most. Y vi a mi papá se alejan cuando lo necesitan más. And california, she's an angel. And california, she's an angel. Y California, ella es un ángel. Lo, so heavenly dressed Lo, so heavenly dressed He aquí, tan celestial vestido And the pacific she's a woman And the pacific she's a woman Y el Pacífico es una mujer The lord must have loved her best. The lord must have loved her best. El señor debe haber querido lo mejor posible. I got a california rainbow to come give them thunder clouds a rest I got a california rainbow to come give them thunder clouds a rest Tengo un arco iris de California para venir a dar un descanso nubes de tormenta And the mountain is my friend now, she put me to her test And the mountain is my friend now, she put me to her test Y la montaña es mi amigo ahora, me puso a prueba su Well you know every father has dreams and schemes fo his own kid. Well you know every father has dreams and schemes fo his own kid. Bueno, ya sabes que cada padre tiene sueños y planes para su propio hijo. And dreaming it ain't been declaired no capital crime And dreaming it ain't been declaired no capital crime Y el sueño no se ha declaired ningún delito de capital But i just hope when i grow up to have my own kids But i just hope when i grow up to have my own kids Pero espero que cuando crezca para tener mis propios hijos I'll love them all i can and let 'em make their own minds I'll love them all i can and let 'em make their own minds Me va a encantar a todo lo que puedo y dejar 'em hacer sus propias Now you know how a mother can hold the son through understanding. Now you know how a mother can hold the son through understanding. Ahora ya sabes cómo una madre puede tener el hijo a través del entendimiento. And my father he once held me close by crying. And my father he once held me close by crying. Y mi padre una vez me abrazó llorando. Whoa, and my mama's love it don't ever leave me standing. Whoa, and my mama's love it don't ever leave me standing. Whoa, y amo a mi mamá que no me dejes nunca de pie. And papa's love it just leaves me smiling. And papa's love it just leaves me smiling. Y el amor de papá sólo me deja una sonrisa. Whoa, and my mama she's a rainbow, Whoa, and my mama she's a rainbow, Whoa, y mi mamá está un arco iris, Gotta see hen on sunday when she's dressed Gotta see hen on sunday when she's dressed Tengo que ver gallina el domingo, cuando se viste Whoa, and my papa he's a good man, he gives me and mama his best. Whoa, and my papa he's a good man, he gives me and mama his best. Whoa, y mi papá es un hombre bueno, que me da y mamá su mejor momento. Whoa, my mama she's a rainbow, come to give them thunder clouds a rest. Whoa, my mama she's a rainbow, come to give them thunder clouds a rest. Vaya, mi mamá está un arco iris, vienen a darles un descanso nubes de tormenta. And my family is my friend now california put us through her test And my family is my friend now california put us through her test Y mi familia es mi amigo ahora california nos puso a través de su prueba