When I was 15 I dreamed of leaving my home When I was 15 I dreamed of leaving my home Quando eu tinha 15 anos sonhava em sair de casa I had to see the world I had to see the world Eu tinha que ver o munso And live like a rolling stone And live like a rolling stone E viver como uma pedra rolando I heard California was paved in gold I heard California was paved in gold Eu ouvi dizer que a Califórnia era coberta de ouro So I hopped on that train So I hopped on that train Então eu esperançei por aquele trem It didn't come easy It didn't come easy Eu não viria fácil But I keep thinkin' bout But I keep thinkin' bout Mas eu continuei pensando The green grass and missing my home The green grass and missing my home A grama verde e a saudade de casa Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos meu caminhos do sul Where I can be myself and live another day Where I can be myself and live another day Onde eu posso ser eu mesmo e viver um outro dia Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos meus caminhos do sul Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face Onde os altos pinheiros balançam e os ventos do sul beijam o meu rosto Oh southern grace Oh southern grace Oh graça do sul Me and my boys started a band Me and my boys started a band Eu e meus meninos começamos uma banda Practiced everyday out on the Hell House land Practiced everyday out on the Hell House land Praticavamos todos os dias na terra da Hell House Played every honky tonk and this ol' bar Played every honky tonk and this ol' bar Jogavamos todos os "honky tonk" e aquele velho bar To sing about Sweet 'Bama To sing about Sweet 'Bama Para cantar da Doce Alabama We were just simple men We were just simple men Nós eramos apenas simples homens The music is forever The music is forever A música é para sempre and the songs will never ever end and the songs will never ever end e as múcias nunca irão acabar Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos meus caminhos do sul Where I can be myself and live another day Where I can be myself and live another day Onde eu posso ser eu mesmo e viver um outro dia Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos meus caminhos do sul Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face Onde os altos pinheiros balançam e os ventos do sul beijam o meu rosto Oh take me back! Oh take me back! Oh leve-me devolta! I sit here thinkin' about those days I sit here thinkin' about those days Eu sento aqui e penso sobre aqueles dias I wouldn't change a thing about my life today I wouldn't change a thing about my life today Eu não mudaria nada sobre minha vida hoje Ain't it funny how time sure flies Ain't it funny how time sure flies Não é engraçado como o vento realmente voa 'Cause all I ever wanted and all I ever needed 'Cause all I ever wanted and all I ever needed Porque tudo o que eu sempre quis e precisei WAS YOU WAS YOU ERA VOCÊ Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos caminhos do sul Where I can be myself and live another day Where I can be myself and live another day Onde eu posso ser eu mesmo e viver um outro dia Take me back to my southern ways Take me back to my southern ways Me leve devolta aos meus caminhos do sul Where the tall pines blow and the St. John's flows, and only God - he Where the tall pines blow and the St. John's flows, and only God - he Onde os altos pinheiros balançam e Sgt. John flui, e apenas Deus - ele knows, and those southern winds kiss my face knows, and those southern winds kiss my face sabe, e aqueles ventos do sul beijam o meu rosto