I remember it all very well lookin' back I remember it all very well lookin' back Eu me lembro muito bem olhando para trás It was the summer i turned eighteen It was the summer i turned eighteen Era o verão eu tivesse dezoito anos We lived in a one room, rundown shack We lived in a one room, rundown shack Morávamos em um quarto de um lado, casebre decadente On the outskirts of new orleans On the outskirts of new orleans Nos arredores de Nova Orleães We didn't have money for food or rent We didn't have money for food or rent Nós não tínhamos dinheiro para comprar comida ou alugar To say the least we were hard pressed To say the least we were hard pressed Para dizer o mínimo, nós fomos pressionados And mama'd spent every last penny we had And mama'd spent every last penny we had E mama'd passou o último centavo que nós tivemos To buy me a dancin' dress To buy me a dancin' dress Para comprar-me um dançando vestido She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Ela disse que aqui é sua fantasia um chance não me decepcione Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Esta é a sua fantasia um chance não me decepcione I knew what i had to do and i made myself this I knew what i had to do and i made myself this Eu sabia que eu tinha que fazer e eu mesmo fiz isso Solemn vow Solemn vow Juramento solene I's gonna be a lady someday although i didn't know when or how I's gonna be a lady someday although i didn't know when or how Eu vai ser uma senhora algum dia, embora eu não sabia quando ou como But i couldn't see spending the rest of my life But i couldn't see spending the rest of my life Mas eu não podia ver passar o resto da minha vida With my head hung down in shame With my head hung down in shame Com a cabeça pendendo da vergonha You know i might have been born just plain white trash You know i might have been born just plain white trash Você sabe que eu poderia ter nascido simplesmente lixo branco But fancy was my name But fancy was my name Mas era o meu nome de fantasia She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down She said here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Ela disse que aqui é sua fantasia um chance não me decepcione Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Here's your one chance fancy don't let me down Esta é a sua fantasia um chance não me decepcione Lord, forgive me for what i do Lord, forgive me for what i do Senhor, perdoa-me para o que eu faço But if you want out well it's up to you But if you want out well it's up to you Mas se você quiser sair bem, cabe a você Now don't let me down, no Now don't let me down, no Agora, não me deixe cair, não You mama's gonna move you uptown You mama's gonna move you uptown Você mamãe que vai mover seu bairro Lord, forgive me for what i do Lord, forgive me for what i do Senhor, perdoa-me para o que eu faço But if you want out well it's up to you But if you want out well it's up to you Mas se você quiser sair bem, cabe a você Now don't let me down, no Now don't let me down, no Agora, não me deixe cair, não You mama's gonna move you uptown You mama's gonna move you uptown Você mamãe que vai mover seu bairro But fancy was my name But fancy was my name Mas era o meu nome de fantasia