Mama and her little guy 妈妈和她的小家伙

Barefoot on the driveway in the morning light 赤脚在晨光车道

His Daddy says “I’ll see ya, son” 他的爸爸说： “我去看看你，儿子”

“We’ll be together when summer comes” “我们会在一起，当夏天到来”

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

This is not goodbye 这不是再见

I’ll be back in a little while 我会回来的一小会儿

Lift up your head, look me in the eye 抬起你的头，看着我的眼睛

It’s ok if you need to cry 这是确定的，如果你需要哭

But this is not goodbye 但是，这不是再见

   

It’s hard to start a brand new life 很难启动一个全新的生活

He misses Daddy and she’s no one’s wife 他想念爸爸，她是谁的妻子

First day of school, she drives him there 学校的第一天，她驱使他有

He clings to Mama ‘cause he’s just so scared 他攀附着妈妈，因为他只是害怕

And she says 她说：

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

Days turn to years, and he’s now eighteen 天转年，他现在18

Wants to see the world, wants to spread his wings 希望看到这个世界，想展开翅膀

She loves him, so she lets him go 她爱他，所以她让他走

Before he boards that plane, he lets her know mama 他板这架飞机之前，他让她知道妈妈

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

Mama’s fading and it won’t be long now 妈妈的衰落，它不会很长，现在

He sits beside her, his head is down 他坐在她的身边，他的头是向下

She says “I’m proud of you, you’re a good man” 她说： “我为你感到骄傲，你是个好人”

"I’ll always love you so take my hand and remember “我会永远爱你，牵着我的手，记住

This is not goodbye" 这不是再见“