First thing I remember was asking papa why First thing I remember was asking papa why A primeira coisa que eu lembro era perguntando ao papai, "por quê?", For there were many things I didn't know For there were many things I didn't know Por lá haviam muitas coisas que eu não sabia. And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand E o papai sempre sorriu; pegou-me pela mão, Saying someday you'll understand. Saying someday you'll understand. Dizendo, "Algum dia você entenderá." (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão) Well I'm here to tell you now each and every mother's son Well I'm here to tell you now each and every mother's son Bem, eu estou aqui para contar para cada um de vocês That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young That you better learn it fast, you better learn it young É melhor você aprender isso rápido; é melhor você aprender isso ainda jovem. ‘Cause someday never comes. ‘Cause someday never comes. Porque o "Algum dia" nunca chega. Well, time and tears went by and I collected dust Well, time and tears went by and I collected dust Bem, tempo e lágrimas passaram e eu catei poeira,. For there were many things I didn't know For there were many things I didn't know Por lá haviam muitas coisas que eu não sabia. When daddy went away he said “try to be a man” When daddy went away he said “try to be a man” Quando meu pai se foi, ele disse, "Tente ser um homem, And someday you'll understand. And someday you'll understand. E, algum dia você entenderá." (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão) And then one day in April, I wasn't even there And then one day in April, I wasn't even there E então, em um dia de Abril, Eu nem estava lá, For there were many things I didn't know For there were many things I didn't know Por lá haviam muitas coisas que eu não sabia. A son was born to me; mama held hid hand A son was born to me; mama held hid hand Um filho nascia para mim; Mamãe segurou sua mão, Saying someday you'll understand. Saying someday you'll understand. Dizendo "Algum dia você entenderá" (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão) Think it was September, the year I went away Think it was September, the year I went away Penso que era Setembro, o mês em que eu fui-me embora, For there were many thing I didn't know For there were many thing I didn't know Por lá haviam muitas coisas que eu não sabia. And still I see him standing trying to be a man And still I see him standing trying to be a man E eu ainda via ele parado, tentando ser um homem; I said, someday you'll understand. I said, someday you'll understand. Eu disse, "Algum dia você entenderá." (Chorus) (Chorus) (Refrão)