Koper dikemas dengan semua barangnya
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
Mobil berhenti, bel pintu berdering
He don't wanna go
Dia tidak ingin pergi
He thought he'd found his home
Dia mengira akan menemukan rumahnya
But with circumstances he can't change
Tapi dengan keadaan dia tidak bisa berubah
Waves goodbye as they pull away
Gelombang selamat tinggal saat mereka menarik diri
From the life he's known
Dari kehidupan dia dikenal
For the last 7 months or so
Selama 7 bulan terakhir ini
She said, we found a man who looks like you
Katanya, kami menemukan pria yang terlihat seperti Anda
Who cried and said he never knew
Siapa yang menangis dan bilang dia tidak pernah tahu
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
Tentang anak laki-laki itu dalam foto yang kami tunjukkan padanya
A rambler in his younger days
Seorang rambler di masa mudanya
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
Dia tahu dia telah membuat beberapa kesalahan
But he swore he would have been there
Tapi dia bersumpah dia pasti ada di sana
Had he known it
Apakah dia tahu itu?
Son we think we found your dad in Oklahoma
Anak kami pikir kami menemukan ayahmu di Oklahoma
A million thoughts raced through his mind
Satu juta pikiran melintas di benaknya
What's his name, what's he like
Siapa namanya, apa yang dia suka?
And will he be
Dan akan dia
Anything like the man in his dreams
Sesuatu seperti pria dalam mimpinya
She could see the questions in his eyes
Dia bisa melihat pertanyaan di matanya
Whispered don't be scared my child
Bisik jangan takut anak saya
I will let you know
Aku akan memberitahumu
What we know
Apa yang kita tahu
About the man we found
Tentang pria yang kami temukan
He looks like you
Dia terlihat seperti Anda
Who cried and said he never knew
Siapa yang menangis dan bilang dia tidak pernah tahu
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
Tentang anak laki-laki itu dalam foto yang kami tunjukkan padanya
A rambler in his younger days
Seorang rambler di masa mudanya
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
Dia tahu dia telah membuat beberapa kesalahan
But he swore he would have been there
Tapi dia bersumpah dia pasti ada di sana
Had he known it
Apakah dia tahu itu?
You always said this was something that you wanted
Anda selalu mengatakan ini adalah sesuatu yang Anda inginkan
Son it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma
Anak sudah waktunya bertemu ayahmu di Oklahoma
One last turn he held his breath
Suatu saat, dia menahan napas
Till they reached the faint house on the left
Sampai mereka sampai di rumah samar di sebelah kiri
And all at once the tears came rolling in
Dan sekaligus air mata mengalir masuk
And as they pulled into the drive
Dan saat mereka masuk ke dalam drive
The man was waiting there outside
Pria itu sedang menunggu di sana
He wiped the worry tears from his eyes
Dia menyeka air mata khawatir dari matanya
Smiled and took his hand
Sambil tersenyum dan meraih tangannya
And he said
Dan dia berkata
I'm the man who looks like you
Akulah pria yang terlihat seperti kamu
Who cried because I never knew
Siapa yang menangis karena saya tidak pernah tahu
About the boy in pictures that they showed me
Tentang anak laki-laki itu dalam foto yang mereka tunjukkan padaku
Oh a rambler in my younger days
Oh seorang rambler di masa mudaku
I knew I'd made a few mistakes
Aku tahu aku telah membuat beberapa kesalahan
But I swear I would have been there
Tapi aku bersumpah aku akan berada di sana
Had I known it
Seandainya aku mengetahuinya
Never again will you ever be alone
Tidak akan pernah lagi kamu sendiri
Son welcome to your home in Oklahoma
Anak selamat datang ke rumah Anda di Oklahoma