Suatu ketika ketika ibu kami memanggil,
She had a voice of last year’s cough.
Dia memiliki suara batuk tahun lalu.
We passed around the phone,
Kami melewati telepon,
Sharing a word about Oregon.
Berbagi sepatah kata tentang Oregon.
When my turn came, I was ashamed.
Saat giliranku datang, aku merasa malu.
When my turn came, I was ashamed.
Saat giliranku datang, aku merasa malu.
Once when moved away,
Suatu saat ketika pindah,
She came to Romulus for a day.
Dia datang ke Romulus selama sehari.
Her Chevrolet broke down,
Chevrolet-nya rusak,
We prayed it’d never be fixed or be found.
Kami berdoa tidak akan pernah diperbaiki atau ditemukan.
We touched her hair, we touched her hair.
Kami menyentuh rambutnya, kami menyentuh rambutnya.
We touched her hair, we touched her hair.
Kami menyentuh rambutnya, kami menyentuh rambutnya.
When she had her last child,
Saat dia melahirkan anak terakhirnya,
Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild.
Suatu ketika dia punya beberapa pacar, beberapa liar.
She moved away, quite far.
Dia pindah, cukup jauh.
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR.
Kakek kami membeli VCR baru.
We watched it all night, we grew up in spite of it.
Kami menyaksikannya sepanjang malam, kami tumbuh meskipun.
We watched it all night, we grew up in spite of it.
Kami menyaksikannya sepanjang malam, kami tumbuh meskipun.
We saw her once last fall,
Kami melihatnya sekali musim gugur yang lalu,
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown.
Kakek kami meninggal di rumah sakit.
She didn’t seem to care,
Dia sepertinya tidak peduli,
She smoked in her room and colored her hair.
Dia merokok di kamarnya dan mewarnai rambutnya.
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her.
Aku merasa malu, aku malu padanya.
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her.
Aku merasa malu, aku malu padanya.
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her.
Aku merasa malu, aku malu padanya.
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her.
Aku merasa malu, aku malu padanya.