He drank to be happy He drank to be happy Ele bebeu para ser feliz But it only made him mean But it only made him mean Mas só o fez dizer The kind of mean The kind of mean O tipo de significar A child can’t forget A child can’t forget Uma criança não pode esquecer We all had to learn We all had to learn Todos nós tivemos que aprender At an early age to lie At an early age to lie Em uma idade precoce para mentir It was a secret It was a secret Era um segredo That the family kept That the family kept Que a família manteve And all the love that could have been And all the love that could have been E todo o amor que poderia ter sido He just drank away He just drank away Ele só bebeu longe ‘Til finally all I ever felt was sad ‘Til finally all I ever felt was sad Até que, finalmente, tudo o que eu sentia era triste And I’d give anything and everything And I’d give anything and everything E eu daria qualquer coisa e tudo o que If only I could say If only I could say Se eu pudesse dizer That I love you That I love you Que eu te amo And I forgive you dad And I forgive you dad E eu perdôo meu pai But I haven’t seen him But I haven’t seen him Mas eu não o vi In such a long, long time In such a long, long time Em tal um longo, longo tempo I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas Ouvi dizer que ele é baixo vivendo em Dallas In a bottle of wine In a bottle of wine Em uma garrafa de vinho Mama tried to protect us Mama tried to protect us Mamãe tentou nos proteger But she couldn’t protect herself But she couldn’t protect herself Mas ela não podia se proteger And when the trouble came And when the trouble came E quando o problema veio I would run and hide I would run and hide Gostaria de correr e se esconder From the darkness of the closet From the darkness of the closet Da escuridão do armário I could hear the screams I could hear the screams Eu podia ouvir os gritos Of her dying dreams Of her dying dreams Dos seus sonhos morrerem As he made mama cry As he made mama cry Como ele fez chorar mama And all the love that could have been And all the love that could have been E todo o amor que poderia ter sido He just drank away He just drank away Ele só bebeu longe ‘Til finally all I ever felt was sad ‘Til finally all I ever felt was sad Até que, finalmente, tudo o que eu sentia era triste And I’d give anything and everything And I’d give anything and everything E eu daria qualquer coisa e tudo o que If only I could say If only I could say Se eu pudesse dizer That I love you That I love you Que eu te amo And I forgive you dad And I forgive you dad E eu perdôo meu pai But I haven’t seen him But I haven’t seen him Mas eu não o vi In such a long, long time In such a long, long time Em tal um longo, longo tempo I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas Ouvi dizer que ele é baixo vivendo em Dallas In a bottle of wine In a bottle of wine Em uma garrafa de vinho And I hope down on Mission Street And I hope down on Mission Street E eu espero para baixo em Mission Street Those Texas winds are warm Those Texas winds are warm Esses ventos são quentes Texas That the good Lord’s stars will light his night That the good Lord’s stars will light his night Que as estrelas o bom Deus vai iluminar a sua noite And keep him safe from harm And keep him safe from harm E mantê-lo seguro de danos And I’d give anything and everything And I’d give anything and everything E eu daria qualquer coisa e tudo o que If only I could say If only I could say Se eu pudesse dizer That I love you That I love you Que eu te amo And I forgive you dad And I forgive you dad E eu perdôo meu pai Oh I miss you Oh I miss you Oh, eu sinto sua falta And what we never had And what we never had E o que nós nunca tivemos But I haven’t seen him But I haven’t seen him Mas eu não o vi In such a long, long time In such a long, long time Em tal um longo, longo tempo I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas I hear he’s livin’ down in Dallas Ouvi dizer que ele é baixo vivendo em Dallas In a bottle of wine In a bottle of wine Em uma garrafa de vinho