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Lyrics
It’s rainin’ out in Soho, you’re tellin’ me, “Don’t go”
– Li ap lapli soti nan Soho, ou ap di m’, ” Pa ale”
Tucked outside a bar door, what are we alive for?
– Kache deyò yon pòt ba, ki sa nou vivan pou?
I could call a car or we can walk down the avenue
– Mwen ta ka rele yon machin oswa nou ka mache desann avni an
I wrote a song for you
– Mwen te ekri yon chante pou ou
About that spot in Ireland, you got on the table when
– Sou kote sa a nan Iland, ou te sou tab la lè
That man played his sad songs for me and all my drunken friends
– Nonm sa a te jwe chante tris li pou mwen ak tout zanmi mwen ki te bwè
You danced there and I did too
– Ou te danse la e mwen te fè tou
That night, I wrote a song for you
– Jou lannwit sa a, mwen te ekri yon chante pou ou
And you remind me of some old timey photo that I saw
– Epi ou raple m de kèk foto fin vye granmoun timey ke mwen te wè
In the doorway on a long day, in your black-lace bra
– Nan pòt la nan yon jou long, nan soutyen nwa-dantèl ou
Started writin’ when I met you, I’ll be writin’ when I die
– Te kòmanse ekri lè mwen te rankontre ou, mwen pral ekri lè mwen mouri
This song for you
– Chante sa a pou ou
I heard you told your daddy ’bout some boy in the city
– Mwen tande ou te di papa ou ‘ sou kèk ti gason nan vil la
“He’s Oklahoma trash, but he’s real kind with me”
– “Li Se Oklahoma fatra, men li se reyèlman bon ak mwen”
Does a boy get tired of playin’ those tunes
– Èske yon ti gason fatige jwe mizik sa yo
But I wrote this song for you
– Men mwen te ekri chante sa a pou ou
Deep within my lower spine, I see you drinkin’ summer wine
– Anndan nan pi ba kolòn vètebral mwen, mwen wè ou bwè diven ete
At a venue out in Dublin, back when I said nothin’
– Nan yon kote soti nan Dublin, tounen lè mwen pa t ‘ di anyen
Wish I’d said then the things I’m thinkin’ now
– Mwen swete mwen te di lè sa a bagay sa yo mwen panse kounye a
I wrote a song for you
– Mwen te ekri yon chante pou ou
And all these people tellin’ me I ain’t what I used to be
– Ak tout moun sa yo di m’ mwen pa sa mwen itilize yo dwe
But you’ve known me since I was naive and twenty-three
– Men, ou te konnen m ‘ depi mwen te naiv ak ven-twa
I could give a shit about what these people say I am
– Mwen ta ka bay yon shit sou sa moun sa yo di mwen se
I wrote a song for you
– Mwen te ekri yon chante pou ou
And I feel like a kid again when you start askin’ questions
– E mwen santi m tankou yon timoun ankò lè ou kòmanse poze kesyon
About my mama, Oklahoma, or the way I’m sleepin’
– Sou manman m, Oklahoma, oswa fason mwen ap dòmi
When they took the boy you knew, sold him for profit
– Lè yo te pran ti gason ou te konnen an, yo te vann li pou pwofi
I had you in my arms last night, but I lost it
– Mwen te gen ou nan bra m ‘ yè swa, men mwen pèdi li
I heard you told your daddy ’bout some boy in the city
– Mwen tande ou te di papa ou ‘ sou kèk ti gason nan vil la
“He’s Oklahoma trash, but he’s real kind with me”
– “Li Se Oklahoma fatra, men li se reyèlman bon ak mwen”
Does a boy get tired of playin’ those tunes
– Èske yon ti gason fatige jwe mizik sa yo
But I wrote this one for you
– Men mwen te ekri sa a pou ou
Yeah, I wrote this one for you
– Wi, mwen te ekri sa a pou ou
Maybe you’ll move on, do somethin’ different
– Petèt ou pral deplase sou, fè yon bagay diferan
Find yourself a sober man who golfs and is Christian
– Jwenn tèt ou yon nonm ki pa bwè ki jwe gòlf E Ki Kretyen
But in everything I say and in everything I do
– Men nan tout sa m di ak nan tout sa m fè
I wrote this song for you
– Mwen te ekri chante sa a pou ou
