Dia membawa kantong plastik di sekeliling sepatunya
He was covered with the evening news
Dia ditutupi dengan berita malam
Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands
Punya sepasang kaus kaki wol tua di tangannya
The bank sign was flashing “5 below
Tanda bank berkedip “5 di bawah ini
It was freezing rain an spittin’ snow
Hujan membeku menghirup salju
He was curled up behind some garbage cans
Dia meringkuk di balik beberapa tong sampah
I was afraid that he was dead
Aku takut dia sudah mati
I gave him a gentle shake
Aku memberinya goyang lembut
When he opened up his eyes
Saat dia membuka matanya
I said,”Old man are you ok?”
Saya berkata, “Orang tua apakah Anda baik-baik saja?”
He said,”I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree”
Dia berkata, “Saya baru saja keluar dari pohon kapas”
I was runin’ from some honey bees
Aku lari dari beberapa lebah madu
Drip dryin’ in the summer breeze
Drip kering di angin musim panas
After jumpin’ into Calico creek
Setelah melompat ke sungai Calico
I was walkin’ down an old dirt road
Aku berjalan menyusuri jalan tanah tua
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
Melewati ladang jerami yang baru saja dipangkas
Man I wish you’d just left me alone
Man, aku berharap kau meninggalkanku sendirian
‘Cause I was almost home
Karena aku sudah hampir sampai di rumah
Then he said,”I was comin’ round the barn”
Lalu dia berkata, “Saya berkemas di lumbung”
Bout the time he grabbed my arm
Bout saat dia meraih lenganku
When I heard Momma holler son hurry up
Saat kudengar Momma berteriak cepat
I was close enough for my own nose
Aku cukup dekat untuk hidungku sendiri
To smell fresh cobbler on the stove
Untuk mencium tukang sepatu segar di atas kompor
When I saw daddy loadin’ up the truck
Saat aku melihat ayah menaiki truk itu
Cane poles on the tailgate
Tebu tiang di bak truk
Barbers blowin’ in the wind
Tukang cukur meniup angin
Since July of ’55
Sejak Juli ’55
That’s as close as I’ve been
Itu sedekat aku dulu
He said,”I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree”
Dia berkata, “Saya baru saja keluar dari pohon kapas”
I was runin’ from some honey bees
Aku lari dari beberapa lebah madu
Drip dryin’ in the summer breeze
Drip kering di angin musim panas
After jumpin’ into Calico creek
Setelah melompat ke sungai Calico
I was walkin’ down an old dirt road
Aku berjalan menyusuri jalan tanah tua
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
Melewati ladang jerami yang baru saja dipangkas
Man I wish you’d just left me alone
Man, aku berharap kau meninggalkanku sendirian
‘Cause I was almost home
Karena aku sudah hampir sampai di rumah
I said,”old man you’re gonna freeze to death”
Saya berkata, “orang tua Anda akan mati beku”
Let me drive you to a mission
Biarkan saya mengantarmu ke sebuah misi
He said,”Boy if you left me alone
Dia berkata, “Nak jika Anda meninggalkan saya sendiri
Right now I’d be fishin’
Sekarang aku akan memancing
He said,”I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree”
Dia berkata, “Saya baru saja keluar dari pohon kapas”
I was runin’ from some honey bees
Aku lari dari beberapa lebah madu
Drip dryin’ in the summer breeze
Drip kering di angin musim panas
After jumpin’ into Calico creek
Setelah melompat ke sungai Calico
I was walkin’ down an old dirt road
Aku berjalan menyusuri jalan tanah tua
Past a field of hay that had just been mowed
Melewati ladang jerami yang baru saja dipangkas
Man I wish you’d just left me alone
Man, aku berharap kau meninggalkanku sendirian
‘Cause I was almost home
Karena aku sudah hampir sampai di rumah
Man I wish you’d just left me
Man, aku berharap kau baru saja meninggalkanku