My father always promised me My father always promised me Meu pai sempre me prometeu That we would live in France That we would live in France Que nós viveríamos na França We'd go boating on the Seine We'd go boating on the Seine Íamos de barco no rio Sena And I would learn to dance And I would learn to dance E eu gostaria de aprender a dançar We lived in Ohio then We lived in Ohio then Morávamos em Ohio, em seguida He worked in the mines He worked in the mines Ele trabalhou nas minas On his dreams like boats On his dreams like boats Em seus sonhos como barcos We knew we would sail in time We knew we would sail in time Sabíamos que iria navegar no tempo My sisters on the road, and ran away My sisters on the road, and ran away Minhas irmãs na estrada, e fugiu To Denver and Cheyenne To Denver and Cheyenne Para Denver e Cheyenne Marrying their own grownup dreams Marrying their own grownup dreams Casar-se com seus próprios sonhos adulto The lilacs and the man The lilacs and the man Os liláses e o homem I stand behind the young girls dreams I stand behind the young girls dreams Eu estou atrás dos jovens os sonhos das garotas Only danced alone Only danced alone Só dançou sozinho Hoping, hoping that my fathers dreams Hoping, hoping that my fathers dreams Esperando, esperando que os meus pais sonha Would take me home Would take me home Iria me levar para casa I live in Paris now I live in Paris now Eu moro em Paris agora My children dance and dream My children dance and dream Meus filhos dançar e sonhar Hearing the ways of a miner's life Hearing the ways of a miner's life Ouvindo os modos de vida de um mineiro In words they've never seen In words they've never seen Em palavras que eles nunca viram I sail my memories of home I sail my memories of home Eu navego minhas memórias de casa Like boats across the Seine Like boats across the Seine Como barcos em todo o Sena And watch my fathers eyes And watch my fathers eyes E ver os meus pais olhos Watching the setting sun Watching the setting sun Assistindo o pôr do sol Set in my fathers eyes again Set in my fathers eyes again Situado em meus pais olhos novamente