Well, I grew up wild and free Well, I grew up wild and free Bom, eu cresci selvagem e livre Walkin' these fields in my barefeet Walkin' these fields in my barefeet Caminhando por aqueles campo descalço There wasn't no place I couldn't go There wasn't no place I couldn't go Não havia nenhum lugar que eu não pudesse ir With a .22 rifle and a fishin' pole With a .22 rifle and a fishin' pole Com o rifle .22 e a vara de pescar Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Bom, eu vivo na cidade mas não me encaixo You know it's a pity the shape I'm in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Você sabe que isso é uma forma de compaixão Well, I got no home and I got no choice Well, I got no home and I got no choice Bom, eu não tenho lar e não tenho escolha Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Deus, tenha misericórdia do garoto caipira When I was young I remember well When I was young I remember well Quando eu era jovem eu me lembro bem I'd hunt the wild turkey and bobwhite quail I'd hunt the wild turkey and bobwhite quail Eu caçava o peru selvagem e o codorniz de crista branca The river was clear and deep back then The river was clear and deep back then O rio era limpo e fundo Had fishin' lines tied to the willow limb Had fishin' lines tied to the willow limb Tinha redes de pesca estirada até a extremidade do salgueiro. Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Bom, eu vivo na cidade mas não me encaixo You know it's a pity the shape I'm in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Você sabe que isso é uma forma de compaixão Well, I got no home and I got no choice Well, I got no home and I got no choice Bom, eu não tenho lar e não tenho escolha Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Deus, tenha misericórdia do garoto caipira Well, they damned the river, they damned the stream Well, they damned the river, they damned the stream Bom, eles ferraram o rio, eles ferraram o córrego They cut down the Cyprus and the Sweetgum trees They cut down the Cyprus and the Sweetgum trees Eles cortaram os Cyprus e as árvores de Liquidambar There's a laundromat and a barbershop There's a laundromat and a barbershop Havia uma lavanderia e uma barbearia And now the whole meadow is a parking lot And now the whole meadow is a parking lot E agora toda aquela várzea é um estacionamento Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Bom, eu vivo na cidade mas não me encaixo You know it's a pity the shape I'm in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Você sabe que isso é uma forma de compaixão Well, I got no home and I got no choice Well, I got no home and I got no choice Bom, eu não tenho lar e não tenho escolha Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Deus, tenha misericórdia do garoto caipira Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Well, I live in the city but don't fit in Bom, eu vivo na cidade mas não me encaixo You know it's a pity the shape I'm in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Você sabe que isso é uma forma de compaixão Well, I got no home and I got no choice Well, I got no home and I got no choice Bom, eu não tenho lar e não tenho escolha Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Deus, tenha misericórdia do garoto caipira Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Deus, tenha misericórdia do garoto caipira