Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy 妈妈总是祈祷，我会成为一个更好的人比爸爸

And I determined not to let her down 我决心不让她失望

Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children 通过她喜欢和左提升四个孩子的男人抛弃了

We were the local gossip of the town. 我们镇的本地闲话。

   

I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others 我答应她我会生活的权利，而不是像其他人

But I wound up in jail on Chrismas day 不过，我在监狱里缠绕在圣诞当天

I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers 我告诉她，我会回家，不用担心回合我的兄弟

When I got home my mom had passed away 当我回到家我妈已经去世

   

And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions 我听到告诉通向地狱的道路是铺满了好意

And mama my intentions were the best 妈妈和我的意图是最好的

There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention 有lotsa的事情在我的生活中，我只想尽快不提

Looks like I've turned out like all the rest 貌似我竟然像所有的休息

But mama my intentions were the best 但是妈妈我的意图是最好的

   

A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing 一个小男孩用蓝色的大眼睛，开始去钓鱼

I promised him but never took the time 我答应过他，但从来没有花时间

Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing 现在，他们不让我看到他和我坐在这里，希望

Wishin' I could hold him one more time 许愿：“我可以抱他一次

   

And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions 我听到告诉通向地狱的道路是铺满了好意

And mama my intentions were the best 妈妈和我的意图是最好的

There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention 有lotsa的事情在我的生活中，我只想尽快不提

Looks like I've turned out like all the rest 貌似我竟然像所有的休息

But mama my intentions were the best 但是妈妈我的意图是最好的

   

But mama my intentions were the best 但是妈妈我的意图是最好的