当欠下房租时，我喜欢支付房租
I hope you got the diamond necklace that I sent to ya
我希望你得到了我送你的钻石
'Cause when I was low you was there for me
因为当我情绪低落时你总是陪着我
Ya never left alone 'cause you cared for me
你从不抛下我独自一人,因为你关心我
And I could see you comin' home after workin' late
我看到你工作很晚后回到家里
Ya in the kitchen tryin' ta fix us a hot plate
你在厨房里尽力为我们弄出热腾腾的一盘饭菜
Ya just workin' with the scraps you was given
你只不过用了一些别人给你的废料(边角材料)
And Mama made miracles every Thanksgivin'
妈妈你却在每一个感恩节做出了神奇
But now the road got rough, you're alone
但是现在道路不平,你独自一人
Tryin' to raise two bad kids on your own
靠你自己尽力养活两个坏孩子
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Pour out some liquor and I reminisce
喝了几杯酒我回想起
'Cause thru the dram I can always depend
因为通过这我总是依赖的酒精
On my Mama
在我妈妈身上
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
当我好象毫无希望时
You say the words that can git me back in focus
你对我说一些令我重新振奋的话
When I was sick as a little kid
当我像小孩子一样病了时
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things
你让我快乐,这样的事不胜枚举
You did
你做了
And all my childhood memories
我所有童年的记忆
Are full of all the sweet things ya did for me
充满了你为我所做的甜蜜的事情
And even though I act crazy
即使我表现疯狂
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
我感谢上帝你生养了我
There are no words that can express how I feel
没有语言可以表达我的感受
Ya never kept a secret, always stayed real
你从不保密,总是保持真实
And I appreciate how you raised me
我感激你对我的养育
And all the extra love that cha gave me
和你对我的爱
I wish I could take the pain away
我希望我能带走你的痛苦
If you can make it through the night
如果你能熬过黑夜
There's a brighter day
会有一个更明亮的白天
Everything will be alright if ya hold on
一切都会好的,只要你能坚持
It's a struggle every day, gotta roll on
每天都是一次斗争,不得不度过