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Everyday my papa would work
To try to make ends meet
To see that we would eat
Keep those shoes upon my feet
Every night my papa would take me
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
After all my prayers were said
And there were years
Of sadness and of tears
Through it all
Together we were strong
We were strong
Times were rough
But Papa he was tough
Mama stood beside him all along
Growing up with them was easy
The time had flew on by
The years began to fly
They aged and so did I
And I could tell
That mama she wasn't well
Papa knew and deep down so did she
So did she
When she died
Papa broke down and he cried
And all he could say was, "God, why her? Take me!"
Everyday he sat there sleeping in a rocking chair
He never went upstais
Because she wasn't there
Then one day my Papa said,
"Son, I'm proud of how you've grown"
He said, "Go out and make it on your own.
Don't worry. I'm O.K. alone."
He said, "There are things that you must do"
He said, "There's places you must see"
And his eyes were sad as he
As he said goodbye to me
Every time I kess my children
Papa's words ring true
He said, "Children live through you.
Let them grow! They'll leave you, too"
I remember every word Papa used to say
I kiss my kids and pray
That they'll think of me
Oh how I pray
They will think of me
That way
Someday
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父親每天工作回來，
總是忙著為我準備吃的，
關心我有沒有吃飽 ，
還會幫我把鞋子穿好。
每到晚上，父親會抱我上床；
親吻我的額頭，帶著我一起禱告。
禱告完後，父親會對著我說；
孩子，很快你就會長大，長大後；
你也會和我一樣成為小孩的父親。
每當我問起母親好嗎？
父親總是心情低落地說；她很好！她很好！
母親去世時，父親崩潰地哭泣，
他對著上帝說；為什麼不是帶我走！
每個晚上；
我看著父親只願坐在那張搖椅上；
不願上樓，
喔！我知道，因為母親已經不在那裡。
有一天，父親對著我說；
孩子，你已經長大了，父親為你感到驕傲，
現在該是讓你出去開創人生的時候了，
你不用擔心我，
我可以一個人過。
每次我吻我的小孩時，
父親的教誨總是在耳邊叮嚀著；
等你的孩子長大後，
你也一樣要讓他們出去開創人生。
我永遠記得父親對我說過的每一句話；
每句指引我走向成長的話...........。
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