My father always promised me My father always promised me Meu pai sempre me prometeu That we would live in France That we would live in France Que viveríamos na França We'd go boating on the Seine We'd go boating on the Seine Íamos de barco no rio Sena And I would learn to dance And I would learn to dance E eu gostaria de aprender a dançar We lived in Ohio then We lived in Ohio then Vivíamos em Ohio, em seguida, He worked in the mines He worked in the mines Ele trabalhou nas minas On his dreams like boats On his dreams like boats Em seus sonhos, como barcos We knew we would sail in time We knew we would sail in time Sabíamos que seria navegar no tempo All my sisters soon were gone All my sisters soon were gone Todas as minhas irmãs logo se foram To Denver and Cheyenne To Denver and Cheyenne Para Denver e Cheyenne Marrying their grownup dreams Marrying their grownup dreams Casar-se com seus sonhos de adulto de The lilacs and the man The lilacs and the man Os lilases e do homem I stayed behind the youngest still I stayed behind the youngest still Eu fiquei para trás o mais novo ainda Only danced alone Only danced alone Apenas dançava sozinho The colors of my father's dreams The colors of my father's dreams As cores dos sonhos de meu pai Faded without a sound Faded without a sound Desvaneceu-se sem um som And I live in Paris now And I live in Paris now E eu vivo em Paris agora My children dance and dream My children dance and dream Minha dança crianças e sonho Hearing the ways of a miner's life Hearing the ways of a miner's life Ouvindo as formas de vida de um mineiro In words they've never seen In words they've never seen Em palavras que nunca vi I sail my memories of home I sail my memories of home Eu navego minhas memórias de casa Like boats across the Seine Like boats across the Seine Como barcos através do Sena And watch the Paris sun And watch the Paris sun E ver o sol Paris As it sets in my father's eyes again As it sets in my father's eyes again Como se define nos olhos de meu pai novamente My father always promised us My father always promised us Meu pai sempre nos prometeu That we would live in France That we would live in France Que viveríamos na França We'd go boating on the Seine We'd go boating on the Seine Íamos de barco no rio Sena And I would learn to dance And I would learn to dance E eu gostaria de aprender a dançar I sail my memories of home I sail my memories of home Eu navego minhas memórias de casa Like boats across the Seine Like boats across the Seine Como barcos através do Sena And watch the Paris sun And watch the Paris sun E ver o sol Paris As it sets in my father's eyes again As it sets in my father's eyes again Como se define nos olhos de meu pai novamente