Dear daughters 亲爱的女儿

Gwen, you're my oldest and you're quite a lady 格温，你是我最老，你是个大家闺秀

You're my only blue eyed girl and you turn sixteen in April 你是我唯一的蓝眼睛的女孩，你把16四月

And you sure made a change in my world 而且你肯定做在我的世界改变

I'm sorry I missed the big evening, your first date and I wasn't around 对不起，我错过了大晚上，你的第一次约会，我不在身边

   

Save all the secret things you did and tell me when I get to town 保存你所做的秘事，并告诉我，当我一到城里

And on your graduation I wanted pictures to look back on 和你学成毕业，我想图片回顾

But then I wasn't there to take them, as usual I was gone 但当时我不在那里把他们像往常一样我走了

You've had to grow up much too quick and you've done it on your own 你已经长大了太多太快，你已经在你自己做到了

You did it without mama 'cause mama wasn't home 你们这样做是没有妈妈因为妈妈不在家

   

And Jackie, you're quite a lady too 和成龙，你是个了不起的女士太

You're just one year younger than Gwen 您只差一个今年比格温年轻

And there's so much that I'm missing like being mommy now and then 而且有这么多，我很想念就像是妈妈，然后现在

I remember the day you cooked your first meal, you were nine 我记得你煮的第一餐的日子，你是9

You cooked biscuits and ham 你煮的饼干和火腿

And you called it to me how good it was 'cause I was out of town 而你把它称为对我来说有多好，是因为我是出城

   

And at the party for fathers and daughters, well, I know you felt out of place 而在党的父亲和女儿，好了，我知道你觉得格格不入

And even the pretty dress I bought couldn't fill that empty space 甚至漂亮的裙子，我买不能填补这一空白

And the time when you got sick and the doctors turned you down 和时间，当你生病了，医生把你下来

They said they couldn't treat you with your mama out of town 他们说他们不能把你和你的妈妈出城

   

And Tina, you're such a pretty girl with big almond eyes, brown 和Tina ，你这么漂亮的女孩，大杏仁的眼睛，棕色

And they voted you a home coming queen when I was out of town 他们投你家来了王后，当我出城

I know you were a beauty 'cause your sisters dressed you right 我知道你是个美女因为你的姐妹们穿着你的权利

And you said it didn't matter that I was out of town that night 你说这并不重要，我是出城的那天晚上

   

And the day that you joined the cheer leading team 而且，你加入了欢呼领导小组一天

Boy, nothing could hold you down, you yelled, "Hip hip hurray" 男孩，没有什么可以多抱你下来，你大叫， “髋万岁”

Over the phone 'cause as usual I was out of town 在手机的事业像往常一样我出城

   

And Tamala Georgette Jones, you simply take my breath away 和Tamala乔其纱琼斯，你只需带走我的呼吸

Born just six short years ago and named for your daddy and me 诞生短短6年前，并命名为你的爸爸和我

Going to sleep on [Incomprehensible] arm and listening to her hymn 要睡在[不可思议]胳膊，听她的赞歌

Drifting off to fairy land while sucking on your thumb 漂流过童话的土地，同时吸吮拇指

While, just yesterday you pulled a tooth, you sure are brave and strong 同时，就在昨天，你拉牙，你肯定是勇敢和坚强

I wish I could have been there but as usual I was gone 我希望我能一直存在，但像往常一样我走了