I knew exactly I knew exactly Eu sei exatamente What you were going through What you were going through O que você está passando It's just that I didn't have the right It's just that I didn't have the right Apenas não tenho o direito To discuss your problems To discuss your problems Para discutir seus problemas I saw you struggling for our education I saw you struggling for our education Eu vi você lutando por nossa educação I saw you struggling to get us clothes to wear mama I saw you struggling to get us clothes to wear mama Eu vi você lutando para conseguir roupa para nós usar mamãe This man you got married to is dead alive This man you got married to is dead alive Este homem com quem você se casou é um morto vivo Over the years I asked myself Over the years I asked myself No decorrer dos anos eu perguntei para mim Many questions Many questions Muitas questões Is he my real dad or was I adopted mama Is he my real dad or was I adopted mama Ele é meu verdadeiro pai ou eu fui adotado mamãe I know it's difficult for you I know it's difficult for you Eu se isto é tão difícil para você But hold on I am a little grown up now But hold on I am a little grown up now Mas persista, eu sou um adolescente agora Oh Ho Oh Ho Oh Ho CHORUS CHORUS Coro Hold on just a little bit longer now (x4) Hold on just a little bit longer now (x4) Persista, um pouco mais agora (x4) You were a laughing stock in the community You were a laughing stock in the community Você era um objeto de riso na comunidade The press didn't rest makin' news out of you mama The press didn't rest makin' news out of you mama A imprensa não deu sossego fazendo notícias de você mamãe Now is the time to show them oh oh that Now is the time to show them oh oh that Agora o tempo está mostrando para eles he who laughs last laughs he who laughs last laughs Que quem rir por último rir the best, that's the way it is (x2) the best, that's the way it is (x2) Melhor, esse éo caminho disto CHORUS CHORUS Coro I know it's not easy for you mama I know it's not easy for you mama Eu sei isto não é fácil para você maãe but your tears will turn to laughter but your tears will turn to laughter Mas suas lágrimas se tornarão risos now that I'm a grown up mama now that I'm a grown up mama Agora que sou um adulto mamãe CHORUS [till fade] CHORUS [till fade] Coro