A long time ago, yeah A long time ago, yeah Há muito tempo atrás, sim Before you was born dude Before you was born dude Antes de você nascer cara When I was still single When I was still single Quando eu ainda era solteiro And life was great And life was great E a vida foi ótimo I held this job as a traveling salesman I held this job as a traveling salesman Eu segurei a este trabalho como um caixeiro-viajante That kept me moving from state to state That kept me moving from state to state Isso me fez mudar de estado para estado Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Bem, eu estou parado na esquina da Lafayette State of Louisiana State of Louisiana Estado de Louisiana Wondering where a city boy could go Wondering where a city boy could go Querendo saber onde um garoto da cidade poderia ir To get a little conversation To get a little conversation Para se ter uma pequena conversa Drink a little red wine Drink a little red wine Beba um pouco de vinho tinto Catch a little bit of those Cajun girls Catch a little bit of those Cajun girls Catch pouco um pouco dessas meninas Cajun Dancing to Zydeco Dancing to Zydeco Dançando Zydeco Along come a young girl Along come a young girl Junto veio uma menina She's pretty as a prayerbook She's pretty as a prayerbook Ela é bonita como um livro de orações Sweet as an apple on Christmas day Sweet as an apple on Christmas day Doce como uma maçã no dia de Natal I said good gracious can this be my luck I said good gracious can this be my luck Eu disse boa graciosa isso pode ser a minha sorte If that's my prayerbook If that's my prayerbook Se essa é a minha reza Lord let us pray Lord let us pray Senhor, oremos Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Bem, eu estou parado na esquina da Lafayette State of Louisiana State of Louisiana Estado de Louisiana Wondering where a city boy could go Wondering where a city boy could go Querendo saber onde um garoto da cidade poderia ir To get her in a conversation To get her in a conversation Para levá-la em uma conversa Drink a little red wine Drink a little red wine Beba um pouco de vinho tinto Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier Dance to the music of Clifton Chenier Dança ao som de Clifton Chenier The King of the Bayou The King of the Bayou The King of the Bayou Well, that was your mother Well, that was your mother Bem, essa foi a sua mãe And that was your father And that was your father E esse era o seu pai Before you was born dude Before you was born dude Antes de você nascer cara When life was great When life was great Quando a vida era grande You are the burden of my generation You are the burden of my generation Você é o peso da minha geração I sure do love you I sure do love you Tenho certeza que te amo But let's get that straight But let's get that straight Mas vamos que em linha reta Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette Bem, eu estou parado na esquina da Lafayette Across the street from The Public Across the street from The Public Do outro lado da rua do Público Heading down to the Lone Star Cafe Heading down to the Lone Star Cafe Descendo para o Lone Star Cafe Maybe get a little conversation Maybe get a little conversation Talvez ter uma pequena conversa Drink a little red wine Drink a little red wine Beba um pouco de vinho tinto Standing in the shadow of Clifton Chenier Standing in the shadow of Clifton Chenier De pé na sombra de Clifton Chenier Dancing the night away Dancing the night away Dancing the night away