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Once, I was seven years old, my mama told me
– Semel, septem annos natus eram, mater mea mihi dixit
“Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely”
– “Ite te fac aliquos amicos vel solus eris”
Once, I was seven years old
– Olim septem annorum eram
It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger
– Erat magnus, magnus mundus, sed maior essemus putavimus
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learnin’ quicker
– Invicem ad limites propellentes, eruditi sumus ‘ velocius
By eleven, smokin’ herb and drinkin’ burnin’ liquor
– Undecim, smokin ‘herba et potus’ burnin ‘ liquor
Never rich, so we were out to make that steady figure
– Numquam dives, sic eramus ut figuram illam stabilis faceremus
Once, I was eleven years old, my daddy told me
– Olim, undecim annos natus eram, pater meus mihi narravit
“Go get yourself a wife or you’ll be lonely”
– “Ite tibi uxorem vel solus eris”
Once, I was eleven years old
– Ita: “xix annos habeo
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
– Ego semper habebat somnium, quod sicut pater meus coram me
So I started writin’ songs, I started writin’ stories
– Ego igitur coepi scribere, carmina, ego coepi scribere, fabulas
Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me
– Aliquid de illa gloria sicut semper videbatur mihi peperit
‘Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
– ‘Tantum vere amare faciam illos ego semper vere scire me
Once, I was twenty years old, my story got told
– Semel, viginti annos natus sum, fabula mea narravit
Before the mornin’ sun, when life was lonely
– Ad matutinum inv adoremus deum quia ipse fecit nos solus
Once, I was twenty years old (Lukas Graham!)
– Viginti annos natus sum (Lukas Graham!)
I only see my goals, I don’t believe in failure
– Non solum proposita videre, non creditis in defectum
‘Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
– ‘Scio voces minimas, maiorem facere possunt
I got my boys with me, at least those in favor
– Ego got meus mihi pueros, saltem in gratiam
And if we don’t meet before I leave, I hope I’ll see you later
– Ca. se ti non vuoi altro, io mene partiro.
Once, I was twenty years old, my story got told
– Semel, viginti annos natus sum, fabula mea narravit
I was writin’ ’bout everything I saw before me
– Ego eram scribam ‘ praedura omnia quae vidi coram me
Once, I was twenty years old
– Olim viginti annos natus sum
Soon, we’ll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold
– Mox triginta annos natus erimus, carmina nostra vendita sunt
We’ve traveled around the world and we’re still roamin’
– Weve iter per orbem terrarum et adhuc sumus roamin’
Soon, we’ll be thirty years old
– Mox triginta annos natus erimus
I’m still learnin’ about life, my woman brought children for me
– Im ‘adhuc learnin’ de vita, mulier mihi filios attulit
So I can sing them all my songs and I can tell them stories
– Itaque omnia carmina mea cantare possum et fabulas illis dicere possum
Most of my boys are with me, some are still out seekin’ glory
– Plerique pueri mei mecum sunt, quidam adhuc e gloria quaerekin
And some I had to leave behind, my brother, I’m still sorry
– Et quidam relinquere habui, frater meus, adhuc paenitet
Soon, I’ll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one
– Mox ego sexaginta annos natus ero, pater meus sexaginta unum obtinuit
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one
– Memento vitam et tunc vita tua melior fit
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
– Tam felicem hominem feci cum litteras semel scripsi
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month
– Spero filios meos venire et semel vel bis in mense visitare
Soon, I’ll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
– Mox, et erit sexaginta annorum, ego puto mundum est frigus
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
– An multum habeo filios, qui me fovere possunt?
Soon, I’ll be sixty years old
– Mox ego sexaginta annorum ero
Soon, I’ll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
– Mox, et erit sexaginta annorum, ego puto mundum est frigus
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
– An multum habeo filios, qui me fovere possunt?
Soon, I’ll be sixty years old
– Mox ego sexaginta annorum ero
Once, I was seven years old, my mama told me
– Semel, septem annos natus eram, mater mea mihi dixit
“Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely”
– “Ite te fac aliquos amicos vel solus eris”
Once, I was seven years old
– Olim septem annorum eram
Once, I was seven years old
– Olim septem annorum eram
