Once when our mother called Once when our mother called Uma vez, quando a nossa mãe nos ligou, She had a voice of last year's cough She had a voice of last year's cough Ela tinha a voz da tosse do ano passado. We passed around the phone We passed around the phone Nós fomos passando o telefone de um pro outro Sharing a word about Oregon Sharing a word about Oregon Falando sobre Oregon. When my turn came When my turn came Quando chegou a minha vez, I was ashamed I was ashamed eu estava com vergonha. When my turn came When my turn came Quando chegou a minha vez, I was ashamed I was ashamed eu estava com vergonha. Once when we moved away Once when we moved away Uma vez, quando ela se mudou, She came to Romulus for a day She came to Romulus for a day Ela veio a Romulus pra passar o dia. Her Chevrolet broke down Her Chevrolet broke down Seu Chevrolet quebrou, We prayed it never be fixed or be found We prayed it never be fixed or be found Nós rezamos para que ele nunca fosse consertado ou achado. We touched her hair We touched her hair Nós acariciamos o seu cabelo We touched her hair We touched her hair Nós acariciamos o seu cabelo. We touched her hair We touched her hair Nós acariciamos o seu cabelo We touched her hair We touched her hair Nós acariciamos o seu cabelo. When she had her last child When she had her last child Quando ela teve a sua última criança Once when she had some boyfriend, some wild Once when she had some boyfriend, some wild Uma vez, quando ela tinha algum namorado, algum selvagem She moved away quite far She moved away quite far Ela se mudou pra bem longe. Our Grandpa bought us a new VCR Our Grandpa bought us a new VCR Nosso avô nos comprou um vídeo cassete. We watched it all night We watched it all night Nós o assistimos a noite inteira We grew up inspite of it We grew up inspite of it Acabamos crescendo. We watched it all night We watched it all night Nós o assistimos a noite inteira We grew up inspite of it We grew up inspite of it Acabamos crescendo. We saw her once last fall We saw her once last fall Nós a vimos no último outono. Our Grampa died in a hospital gown Our Grampa died in a hospital gown Nosso avô morreu em trajes de hospital, She didn't seem to care She didn't seem to care Ela não parecia se importar. She smoked in her room and coloured her hair She smoked in her room and coloured her hair Ela fumou no seu quarto e pintou o cabelo. I was ashamed I was ashamed Eu tinha vergonha I was ashamed of her I was ashamed of her Eu tinha vergonha dela I was ashamed I was ashamed Eu tinha vergonha I was ashamed of her I was ashamed of her Eu tinha vergonha dela I was ashamed I was ashamed Eu tinha vergonha Of her Of her Dela,