She wrote faithfully home to Mama
Dia menulis dengan setia kepada Mama
Now Mama don’t you worry none
Sekarang Mama tidak usah khawatir sama sekali
From small things Mama, big things one day come
Dari hal-hal kecil Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang

It was late one Friday
Saat itu sudah larut suatu hari Jumat
He pulled in outta the dark
Dia menarik keluar dari kegelapan
He was tall and handsome
Dia tinggi dan tampan
First she took his order, then she took his heart
Pertama dia mengambil pesanannya, lalu dia mengambil hatinya

They bought a house on the hillside
Mereka membeli sebuah rumah di lereng bukit
Where little feet soon would rock
Dimana kaki kecil akan segera rock
Well from small things Mama, big things one day come
Nah dari hal kecil Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang

Oh, but love is fleeting
Oh, tapi cinta itu sekilas
It’s sad but true
Ini menyedihkan tapi benar
When your heart is bleeding
Saat jantungmu sedang berdarah
You don’t wanna hear the news
Anda tidak ingin mendengar berita itu

She packed her bags
Dia mengemasi tasnya
And with a Wyoming County Real Estate man
Dan dengan pria Wyoming County Real Estate
She went down to Tampa
Dia pergi ke Tampa
In an Eldorado Grand
Di Eldorado Grand

She wrote back to her mama
Dia membalasnya dengan ibunya
Life is just heaven in the sun
Hidup hanyalah surga di bawah sinar matahari
From small things Mama, big things one day come
Dari hal-hal kecil Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang

(solo)
(solo)

Well, she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road
Yah, dia menembaknya mati di jalan Florida yang cerah
And when they caught her all she said
Dan saat mereka menangkap semua yang dia katakan
Was she couldn’t stand the way he drove
Apakah dia tidak bisa berdiri seperti dia menyetir

Back home, dear Johnny prays for his Betty’s parole
Kembali ke rumah, sayang Johnny berdoa untuk pembebasan bersyaratnya Betty & rsquo
He waits on the hillside where the lonely waters roll
Dia menunggu di lereng bukit tempat air sepoi-sepoi bergulir
At his feet and almost grown now
Di kakinya dan hampir tumbuh sekarang
Blue eyed daughter and a handsome son
Putri bermata biru dan anak tampan

Well from small things Mama, big things one day come
Nah dari hal kecil Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang
Yeah from small things Mama, big things one day come
Ya dari hal kecil Mama, hal besar suatu hari nanti datang