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Lyrics
My son is almost three
– Pitit gason m nan gen prèske twa an
He used to look just like his dad
– Li te konn sanble ak papa l
But right now he looks just like me
– Men kounye a li sanble ak mwen
And as far as I can see, the fruit I bear is sweet
– E osi lwen ke mwen ka wè, fwi mwen pote se dous
But the apple’s rolling real far from the tree
– Men pòm lan ap woule byen lwen pyebwa a
And falling down the hill so full of love and so carefree
– Ak tonbe desann ti mòn lan se konsa plen ak renmen ak se konsa san pwoblèm
I wonder if the world will treat him any better than it treated me
– Mwen mande si mond lan pral trete l nenpòt ki pi bon pase li trete m
But papa, don’t you preach
– Men papa, pa preche
I tried to teach him every day that nothing good is free, but always should be
– Mwen te eseye anseye l ‘ chak jou ke pa gen anyen bon se gratis, men yo ta dwe toujou
And with my roots above and all my branches down below
– Ak rasin mwen anwo ak tout branch mwen anba
Please tell my boy I love him so
– Tanpri di pitit gason m mwen renmen l konsa
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
– Tanpri di mond lan mwen dwe grandi anvan mwen ale
I just wanted you to know
– Mwen jis te vle ou konnen
That I believe in magic and I believe in sin
– Ke mwen kwè nan majik e mwen kwè nan peche
I still believe in Heaven, if they’ll never let me in
– Mwen toujou kwè nan Syèl la, si yo pa janm kite m ‘ nan
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
– Mwen te kòmanse kwè nan renmen jou mwen te rankontre ti jimo mwen an
I think I might start tryin’ because I haven’t been
– Mwen panse ke mwen ta ka kòmanse eseye paske mwen pa te
My Momma’s getting old
– Manman m ap vin granmoun
Well, it’s contagious and you’ll catch it like a cold
– Oke, li se kontajye epi ou pral trape li tankou yon frèt
She won’t admit it, but it’s something that I know
– Li pa pral admèt li, men li se yon bagay ke mwen konnen
‘Cause every year that passes for me passes her a hundredfold
– Paske chak ane ki pase pou mwen pase li yon santèn fwa
Back in the day, my dad and I would share a laugh at all of her mistakes
– Retounen nan jou a, papa m ‘ ak mwen ta pataje yon ri nan tout erè li yo
But that alliance didn’t save me from her fate
– Men alyans sa a pa t sove m de sò li
No, it didn’t, I’m still twenty-eight
– Non, li pa t’, mwen toujou ven-uit
Became a single mom, just crushed under a rake
– Te vin yon manman sèl, jis kraze anba yon rake
Of a child growing faster than I think that I can take
– Nan yon timoun ap grandi pi vit pase mwen panse ke mwen ka pran
I love him anyway
– Mwen renmen l de tout fason
And I remind myself a time will come when he sees me turn grey
– E mwen raple tèt mwen yon lè ap vini lè li wè m ‘ vire gri
And realize it’s too late, like I did with my mother
– Epi reyalize li twò ta, menm jan mwen te fè ak manman m
So now I tell her to her face
– Se konsa kounye a mwen di l nan figi l
With my roots above and all my branches down below
– Avèk rasin mwen anlè ak tout branch mwen anba
Please tell my mom I love her so
– Tanpri di manman m mwen renmen l konsa
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
– Tanpri di mond lan mwen dwe grandi anvan mwen ale
I just wanted you to know
– Mwen jis te vle ou konnen
That I believe in magic and I still believe in sin
– Ke mwen kwè nan majik e mwen toujou kwè nan peche
I still believe in Heaven, if they’ll never let me in
– Mwen toujou kwè nan Syèl la, si yo pa janm kite m ‘ nan
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
– Mwen te kòmanse kwè nan renmen jou mwen te rankontre ti jimo mwen an
And I might start tryin’ because I haven’t been
– E mwen ta ka kòmanse eseye paske mwen pa te
I haven’t been, da-da-da-da
– Mwen pa te, da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-la-la
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-la-la
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-la-la
I love him so
– Mwen renmen l konsa
