Straight-backed chair dan meja
Where he sits when he's able
Dimana dia duduk saat dia bisa
To walk over from bedridden misery
Berjalan dari kesengsaraan terbaring di tempat tidur
To record from his thoughts
Untuk merekam dari pikirannya
On a worn out table cloth
Di atas taplak meja yang sudah usang
Where he'd been while
Dimana dia berada sementara
His mind breaks sleeplessly
Pikirannya terputus tanpa tidur
Though his body's bent with age
Padahal tubuhnya membungkuk seiring bertambahnya usia
You know, he's still out on that stage
Anda tahu, dia masih di atas panggung itu
Entertaining all his friends
Menghibur semua temannya
That pause to greet him at the door
Jeda itu untuk menyambutnya di pintu
Forty-nine years out on the road
Empat puluh sembilan tahun di jalan
Many nights he'd saved a soul
Banyak malam dia telah menyelamatkan jiwa
Now he sits and waits
Sekarang dia duduk dan menunggu
To claim his own reward
Mengklaim ganjarannya sendiri
God's own singer of songs is going home
Penyanyi lagu Tuhan sendiri akan pulang
Though he's poor, he might be
Meskipun dia miskin, dia mungkin begitu
The richest one you know
Yang terkaya yang kamu kenal
All his pain will set him free
Semua rasa sakitnya akan membebaskannya
Wash his soul and cleans him clean
Cuci jiwanya dan bersihkan dia
God's own singer of songs is going home
Penyanyi lagu Tuhan sendiri akan pulang
God's own singer of songs is going home
Penyanyi lagu Tuhan sendiri akan pulang