My momma gave me up when I was four years old My momma gave me up when I was four years old Minha mãe me deu quando eu tinha quatro anos She didn't destroy my body but she killed my soul She didn't destroy my body but she killed my soul Não destruiu meu corpo mas matou minha alma Now it's cold ‘cause I'm sleeping in my back seat Now it's cold ‘cause I'm sleeping in my back seat Agora isto está frio porque eu estou dormindo em meu banco traseiro I understand the spirit's willing but my flesh is weak I understand the spirit's willing but my flesh is weak Eu entendo o que o espírito está querendo mas minha carne é fraca Let him speak, let me speak Let him speak, let me speak Deixe-o falar, deixe-me falar I never had a chance to dream I never had a chance to dream Eu nunca tive uma chance para sonhar Ten years old and finding love in dirty magazines Ten years old and finding love in dirty magazines Dez anos e encontrando o amor em revistas sujas Ms. December you remember I bought you twice Ms. December you remember I bought you twice Srta. December você lembra que eu o comprei duas vezes Now I'm thirty plus and still paying the price Now I'm thirty plus and still paying the price Agora eu estou com mais trinta e ainda pago o preço Had a sister that I barely knew Had a sister that I barely knew Tive uma irmã que eu mal conheci Kind of got separated by the age of two Kind of got separated by the age of two O tipo de começo separado pela idade dos dois Same momma different daddy so we couldn't fake it Same momma different daddy so we couldn't fake it Mesma mãe, pais diferentes, então não poderíamos fingir isso I saw my sister's daddy beat her in the tub naked I saw my sister's daddy beat her in the tub naked Eu vi papai bater na minha irmã nua na banheira Take it serious the demons in a man's mind Take it serious the demons in a man's mind Leve a sério os demônios na mente de um homem The same man on rape charges now he's doing time The same man on rape charges now he's doing time O mesmo homem com carga de estupro agora ele está dando um tempo Crack followed and like daddy prison thirteen years Crack followed and like daddy prison thirteen years Pego com crack e papai no prisão por treze anos Haven't seen her, I guess she's traded tears for fears Haven't seen her, I guess she's traded tears for fears Não a tem visto, eu acho que ela negociou lágrimas por medos Chorus Chorus Coro Shout, Shout, let it all out Shout, Shout, let it all out Grito, grito, deixe tudo para fora These are the things I can do without so come on These are the things I can do without so come on Estas são as coisas que eu posso fazer, então venha Come on I'm talking to you, so come on Come on I'm talking to you, so come on Venha eu estou falando pra você, então venha Sex was how I made it through Sex was how I made it through Eu fazia sexo direto Without someone to teach you love what else is there to do Without someone to teach you love what else is there to do Sem alguém para ensinar-te o amor há para fazer See where I'm from they call you gay See where I'm from they call you gay Ver onde eu estou eles o chamam de gay Say you ain't a man, show them you ain't no punk Say you ain't a man, show them you ain't no punk Dizem que você não é um homem, mostre a eles que você não é nenhum punk Get all the girls you can, a simple plan that still haunts me even now today Get all the girls you can, a simple plan that still haunts me even now today Gonsiga todas as meninas que você puder, uma simples planta que ainda me assombre mesmo agora, hoje Back to seventeen and got a baby on the way Back to seventeen and got a baby on the way Voltar aos dezessete e encontrar um bebê no caminho No GED all I see is failure in my eyes, if you're listening and remember I apologize No GED all I see is failure in my eyes, if you're listening and remember I apologize Nenhum GED todo que eu vi falha em meus olhos, se você estiver escutando e lembrar, eu me desculpo I was raised falling in the church I was raised falling in the church Eu era uma queda levantada na igreja Made mistakes and heard the Lord's calling in the church Made mistakes and heard the Lord's calling in the church Erros cometido e ouvi o Senhor que está chamando na igreja After service in the parking lot getting high After service in the parking lot getting high Depois o serviço no estacionamento que começa alto Wanted to be accepted so bad I was willing to die Wanted to be accepted so bad I was willing to die Procurava ser aceito tão ruim que eu estava querendo morrer Even tried to tell the Pastor, but he couldn't see years of low self-esteem and insecurities Even tried to tell the Pastor, but he couldn't see years of low self-esteem and insecurities Tentei dizer ao Pastor, mas não podia ver anos da sua baixa alto-estima e de inseguranças Church taught me how to shout and how to speak in tongues Church taught me how to shout and how to speak in tongues Na igreja aprendi como clamar e falar em língua But preacher, teach me how to live now when the tongue is done, help me But preacher, teach me how to live now when the tongue is done, help me Mas o Pastor, ensinou-me que como viver agora quando as línguas são faladas, me ajudou Chorus Chorus Coro Bridge Bridge Ponte See I, See I, I just wanna let it go, just wanna let it go, just let it go See I, See I, I just wanna let it go, just wanna let it go, just let it go Veja-me, veja-me, eu apenas quero deixá-lo ir, quereo apenas deixá-lo ir, deixá-lo apenas ir Jesus please, on my knees can't You hear me crying Jesus please, on my knees can't You hear me crying Jesus por favor, de joelhos, Você não pode ouvir-me chorando You said to put it in Your hands and Lord I'm really trying You said to put it in Your hands and Lord I'm really trying Você disse para colocar em Suas mãos e Senhor , eu estou realmente tentando You wasn't lying when You said You reap what you sow You wasn't lying when You said You reap what you sow Você não estava mentindo quando disse que você colhe o que semeia Like that night momma died, it's hard to let it go Like that night momma died, it's hard to let it go Como na noite que mamãe morreu, é duro deixá-la ir You adopted me, cared for me, changed my name You adopted me, cared for me, changed my name Você adotou-me, importou-se comigo, mudou meu nome But I cursed at you, lied to you and left you pain But I cursed at you, lied to you and left you pain Mas eu O amaldiçoei, menti pra Você e o deixei sofrer It's not strange I can still see it in my head It's not strange I can still see it in my head Não é estranho, ainda posso ver isso em minha cabeça To know for hours you were lying there in that bed To know for hours you were lying there in that bed Para saber as horas você esteve jazendo lá naquela cama If you're listening to this record If you're listening to this record Se você estiver escutando esta gravação If it's day or night If it's day or night Se for dia ou noite If your momma is still living treat your momma right If your momma is still living treat your momma right Se sua mãe ainda está viva, trate-a bem Don't be like me and let that moment slip away Don't be like me and let that moment slip away Não ser como eu e não deixe que este momento escorregue pra longe And be careful ‘cause you can't take back what you say And be careful ‘cause you can't take back what you say E seja cuidadoso porque você não pode fazer voltar atrás no que diz To my real momma if you're listening I'm letting it go To my real momma if you're listening I'm letting it go À minha mãe real se você estiver escuntado, eu estou deixando isso ir To my father, I forgive you, ‘cause you didn't know that the pain was the preparation for my destiny To my father, I forgive you, ‘cause you didn't know that the pain was the preparation for my destiny Ao meu pai, eu o perdoo, porque você não sabe que a dor era a preparação para meu destino And one more thing Lord let my son be a better man than me And one more thing Lord let my son be a better man than me E mais uma coisa, Senhor permita que meu filho seja um homem melhor do que eu Chorus Chorus Coro