The boy leaps from his bed The boy leaps from his bed O menino salta de sua cama Comes bounding down the stairs Comes bounding down the stairs Vem saltitando pelas escadas The Sun's not even up yet The Sun's not even up yet O sol ainda nem nasceu He doesn't even care He doesn't even care Ele nem se importa And I And I E eu Yes, I was like that once Yes, I was like that once Sim, eu era assim uma vez He says: Daddy, it's today He says: Daddy, it's today Ele diz: papai, é hoje There is this promise that we made There is this promise that we made Há essa promessa que fizemos And I open my eyes slowly And I open my eyes slowly E eu abro meus olhos lentamente And I see his smiling face And I see his smiling face E eu vejo seu rosto sorridente And I And I E eu Yes, I was like that once Yes, I was like that once Sim, eu era assim uma vez So I put on my shirt So I put on my shirt Então eu coloquei minha camisa And my jeans and my boots And my jeans and my boots E meus jeans e minhas botas And I say: Boy, I love you And I say: Boy, I love you E eu digo: Garoto, eu te amo And he knows that I do And he knows that I do E ele sabe que eu faço He says: Pops, can we stop? He says: Pops, can we stop? Ele diz: Pops, podemos parar? For breakfast on the way For breakfast on the way Para o café da manhã no caminho I say: Son, I'll brew the coffee I say: Son, I'll brew the coffee Eu digo: filho, vou preparar o café And I'll make you some eggs And I'll make you some eggs E eu vou te fazer alguns ovos And I thank God And I thank God E eu agradeço a Deus That he That he Que ele Is mine Is mine É meu The girl calls from the yard The girl calls from the yard A garota chama do quintal Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, daddy, come and see Papai, papai, venha e veja She's perfecting her front handspring She's perfecting her front handspring Ela está aperfeiçoando sua cambalhota frontal And she is showing off for me And she is showing off for me E ela está se exibindo para mim And I And I E eu Yes, I was like that once Yes, I was like that once Sim, eu era assim uma vez So I pull off both my boots So I pull off both my boots Então eu tiro minhas duas botas And I raise up both my hands And I raise up both my hands E eu levanto minhas duas mãos Then I show her I can do one, too Then I show her I can do one, too Então eu mostro a ela que posso fazer um também And she laughs hard 'cause I can't And she laughs hard 'cause I can't E ela ri muito porque eu não posso And I And I E eu I was like that once I was like that once eu fui assim uma vez She says: Dad, you're like ridiculous She says: Dad, you're like ridiculous Ela diz: Pai, você é ridículo I say: That's kinda my job I say: That's kinda my job Eu digo: esse é meio que meu trabalho And she kisses me on my cheek And she kisses me on my cheek E ela me beija na minha bochecha Then she's back out in the yard Then she's back out in the yard Então ela está de volta no quintal And she is wild And she is wild E ela é selvagem And free And free E livre And mine And mine E meu Oh, I thank God Oh, I thank God Ah, eu agradeço a Deus That she That she Que ela Is mine Is mine É meu The woman's on the porch The woman's on the porch A mulher está na varanda She says: Husband come and sit She says: Husband come and sit Ela diz: Marido venha e sente-se And we look up at the stars And we look up at the stars E olhamos para as estrelas And we talk about our kids And we talk about our kids E falamos sobre nossos filhos And I And I E eu I was like that once, she says I was like that once, she says Eu era assim uma vez, ela diz And she says: Do you remember And she says: Do you remember E ela diz: Você se lembra Just how terrified you were Just how terrified you were O quão aterrorizado você estava Before our babies came Before our babies came Antes de nossos bebês chegarem How you were shaken to the core? How you were shaken to the core? Como você foi abalado ao núcleo? And I And I E eu I was like that once I was like that once eu fui assim uma vez And she says: Oh love And she says: Oh love E ela diz: Oh amor Look how blessed Look how blessed Olha que abençoado You and I've become You and I've become Você e eu nos tornamos And I take her hand and say to her And I take her hand and say to her E eu pego a mão dela e digo a ela You'll always be the one You'll always be the one Você sempre será o único And I'm still And I'm still E eu ainda estou Mystified Mystified Mistificado That you That you Que você Want to Want to Quer Be mine Be mine Seja meu Oh, I thank God Oh, I thank God Ah, eu agradeço a Deus That you are mine That you are mine Que você é meu And I thank God And I thank God E eu agradeço a Deus That he is mine That he is mine Que ele é meu And I thank God And I thank God E eu agradeço a Deus That she is mine That she is mine Que ela é minha And I thank God And I thank God E eu agradeço a Deus For me and mine For me and mine Para mim e meu