I came home from college to see my old man I came home from college to see my old man Cheguei em casa da faculdade para ver o meu velho He was sittin' on the porch swing, with a book in his hand He was sittin' on the porch swing, with a book in his hand Ele estava sentado no balanço da varanda, com um livro na mão He stared at my earring, and at my tattoo He stared at my earring, and at my tattoo Ele olhou para o meu brinco, e na minha tattoo He smiled and shook his head and said He smiled and shook his head and said Ele sorriu e balançou a cabeça e disse: It's good to see you It's good to see you É bom vê-lo He chose his words carefully cause it was hard for me to come He chose his words carefully cause it was hard for me to come Ele escolheu as palavras cuidadosamente porque era difícil para mim vir And he knew I had ta temper and where I got it from And he knew I had ta temper and where I got it from E ele sabia que eu tinha ta temperamento e onde eu tenho que partir I waited for the sermon, the one I knew so well I waited for the sermon, the one I knew so well Esperei o sermão, a que eu conhecia tão bem But this time he wasn't preachin' But this time he wasn't preachin' Mas desta vez ele não estava preachin ' About heaven or hell About heaven or hell Sobre o céu ou inferno He said a real man knows the value of a woman He said a real man knows the value of a woman Ele disse que um homem de verdade sabe o valor de uma mulher A real man has got nothin to prove A real man has got nothin to prove Um homem de verdade tem nada a provar He's strenthened by love He's strenthened by love Ele é strenthened pelo amor And the Lord up above And the Lord up above E o Senhor acima So do the best that you can So do the best that you can Então faça o melhor que você pode To be a real man To be a real man Para ser um homem de verdade Could it be that I saw just a glimpse of his soul Could it be that I saw just a glimpse of his soul Pode ser que eu vi apenas um vislumbre de sua alma Or maybe losin' Mama had just taken it's toll Or maybe losin' Mama had just taken it's toll Ou talvez Mama perdendo tinha acabado de tomar é pedágio He gave me his Bible, stained with tears he had cried He gave me his Bible, stained with tears he had cried Ele me deu a sua Bíblia, manchado com as lágrimas que chorou And I opened up the cover And I opened up the cover E eu abri a tampa Where he wrote inside Where he wrote inside Onde ele escreveu dentro And it said And it said E ele disse A real man has got nothin to prove A real man has got nothin to prove Um homem de verdade tem nada a provar He's strenthened by love He's strenthened by love Ele é strenthened pelo amor And the Lord up above And the Lord up above E o Senhor acima So do the best that you can So do the best that you can Então faça o melhor que você pode To be a real man To be a real man Para ser um homem de verdade Do the best that you can Do the best that you can Fazer o melhor que você pode To be a real man To be a real man Para ser um homem de verdade