Mama Said

When Mama said that it was okay
当母亲说OK的时候
Mama said that it was quite alright
其实确实还不错
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
我们能有个地方睡觉
And it was ok
就已很好
Mama told us we are good kids
母亲说我们都是好孩子
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
父亲则告诫我们远离
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
那些粗鲁顽皮的孩子
'Cause we were good kids
因为我们是好孩子
Remember asking both my mom and dad
记得曾问过父母
Why we never traveled to exotic lands
为何我们不去旅行
We only ever really visit friends
却始终在访友
Nothing to tell when the summer ends
一年年的夏天都如此无聊
We never really went buying clothes
几乎未曾买过新衣服
Folks were passing on this stuff plenty loads
而别人却是打包成箱
New shoes once a year and then
一年一双的新鞋
Out to play ball so we could ruin them
却常常在打球的时候被糟蹋的一塌糊涂
When mama said that it was okay
当母亲说OK的时候
Mama said that it was quite alright
其实确实还可以
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
我们能有个安眠之处
And it was ok
夫复何求
Mama told us we were good kids
母亲说我们都是好孩子
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
父亲则告诫我们远离
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
那些粗鲁顽皮的孩子
'Cause we were good kids
因为我们是好孩子
Don’t get me wrong I didn’t have it bad
别曲解了我的意思
I got enough loving from my mom and dad
父母待我极好
But I don’t think they really understood
但我并不认为他们理解了我的意思
When I said that I wanted the deal in Hollywood
当我告诉他们我想去好莱坞闯闯
I told them I'll be singing on TV
我告诉他们我会在电视上亮相唱歌
The other kids were calling me a wannabe
从此我就被别的孩子讥为“梦想家”
The older kids they started bugging me
有些小孩开始找我的麻烦
But now they all standing right in front of me
然而此刻他们却都在台下（听我唱歌）
When mama said that it was okay
当母亲说OK的时候
Mama said that it was quite alright
其实真的还可以
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
像我们这样的人有个容身之处
And it was ok
就已很好
Mama told us we were good kids
母亲要我们怪乖乖的
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
父亲则告诫我们远离
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
那些粗鲁顽皮的孩子
‘Cause we were good kids
谁叫我们是乖孩子呢
I know which place I'm from
我明白我的出身
I know my home
我了解我的归宿
When I’m in doubt and struggling
当我陷入混沌迷茫
That’s where I go
那就是我的方向
An old friend can give advice
老友能答疑解惑
When new friends only know a half story
然而新朋友们
That’s why I’m always keep them tight
却对一切的一切一知半解
And why I'm okay
这就是为何我会对他们说
I said I'm OK
我很好的原因
You know what my mama said
你猜我母亲怎么说？
You know what she told me
她告诉我了什么？
My mama said that it was ok
母亲说没关系的
Mama said that it was quite alright
母亲说其实也还不错
Our kind of people had a bed for the night
我们能有个安身之所
And it was ok
就已足够
Mama said that we were good kids
母亲说我们都是乖孩子
And daddy told us never listen to the ones
而父亲则告诫我们远离
Pointing nasty fingers and making fun
那些粗鲁顽皮的孩子
‘Cause we were good kids
因为我们是乖小孩啊
Mama said that it was okay
母亲说还不错
Mama said that it was okay
母亲说没什么大不了
When mama said that it was okay
母亲说一切都还好