Pada usia 16, dia keluar dari sekolah menengah atas untuk merumahkan keberuntungannya di Tanah Perjanjian.
She gor a job behind the counter at all-night hamburger stand.
Dia melakukan pekerjaan di belakang meja makan di tempat hamburger sepanjang malam.
She wrote faithfully home to Mama, “Now mama, don't you worry none.
Dia menulis dengan setia kepada Mama, “Sekarang mama, jangan khawatir sama sekali.
From small things, Mama, big things one day come”.
Dari hal kecil, Mama, hal-hal besar suatu saat datang “.
It was late one Friday, he pulled in out of the dark.
Saat itu sudah larut suatu hari Jumat, dia keluar dari kegelapan.
He was tall and handsome. First she took his order, then she took his heart.
Dia tinggi dan tampan. Pertama dia mengambil pesanannya, lalu dia mengambil hatinya.
They bought a house up on a hillside where little feet would soon run.
Mereka membeli sebuah rumah di lereng bukit tempat kaki kecil akan segera berlari.
From small things, Mama, big things one day come.
Dari hal-hal kecil, Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang.
Oh, but luck was fleeting. It's sad but it's true.
Oh, tapi keberuntungan sudah berlalu. Ini menyedihkan tapi itu benar.
When your heart is bleeding, you don't want to hear it abused.
Saat jantung Anda berdarah, Anda tidak ingin mendengarnya disalahgunakan.
She packed her bags and went to Wyoming with a real estate man.
Dia mengemasi tasnya dan pergi ke Wyoming bersama seorang real estat.
She drove down to Tampa in an Eldorado Grand.
Dia pergi ke Tampa di Eldorado Grand.
She wrote back, “Dear Mama, life is just heaven in the sun.
Dia membalas, “Dear Mama, hidup hanyalah surga di bawah sinar matahari.
From small things, Mama, big things one day come.”
Dari hal-hal kecil, Mama, hal-hal besar suatu hari nanti datang. “
Well, she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road.
Yah, dia menembaknya mati di jalan Florida yang cerah.
When they caught her, all she said was she couldn't stand the way he drove.
Ketika mereka menangkapnya, semua yang dia katakan adalah dia tidak tahan dalam perjalanannya.
Back home, lonesome Johnny waits for his baby's parole.
Kembali ke rumah, Johnny kesepian menunggu pembebasan bayinya.
He waits high on the hillside where the wide-open rivers roll.
Dia menunggu tinggi di lereng bukit tempat sungai-sungai terbuka lebar berguling.
At his feet and almost grown now, a blue-eyed daughter and a handsome son.
Di kakinya dan hampir tumbuh sekarang, seorang putri bermata biru dan seorang anak laki-laki tampan.
From small things, Mama, big things one day come.
Dari hal-hal kecil, Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang.
From small things, Mama, big things one day come
Dari hal-hal kecil, Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang