Oklahoma　　Billy Gilman

Oklahoma　　Billy Gilman

Suitcase packed with all his things
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
He don't want to go
He thought he'd found his home
But with circumstances he can't change
Waves goodbye as they pull away from the life he's known
For the last seven months or so

She said
"We found the man who looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there had he known it
Son, we think we found your dad in Oklahoma"

A million thoughts raced through his mind
What's his name, what's he like
And will be anything like the man in his dreams
She could see the questions in his eyes
Whispered "Don't be scared, my child
I'll let you know what we know...."

"About the man we found, he looks like you
And cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him
A rambler in his younger days
He knew he'd made a few mistakes
But he swore he would've been there had he known it
You always said that this was something that you wanted
Son, it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma"

One last turn he held his breath
'Til they reached the fifth house on the left
And all at once the tears came rolling in
And as they pulled into the drive
A man was waiting there outside
Who wiped the worry from his eyes
Smiled and took his hand

And he said
"I'm the man who looks like you
Who cried because I never knew
About that boy in pictures that they showed me
A rambler in my younger days
I knew I made a few mistakes
But I swear I would have been there had I known it
Never again will you ever be alone
Son, welcome to your home in Oklahoma"

奧克拉荷馬州　　比利吉爾曼

他的衣物都已打包好了
汽車停在路邊，門鈴響起
他卻不想離開
他以為已經找到了一個家
但這是他無法改變的環境
當他們將他拖離熟悉的生活，只能揮手道別
為這最後七個月的時光

她說：
　「我們找到了一個和你很像的男子
　　我們給他看的相片中的男孩
　　他哭著說一無所悉
　　他年輕時四處遊蕩
　　也明白自己犯了一些錯
　　他還發誓說，如果那時他知道的話一定會趕過去
　　孩子，我想我們已經在奧克拉荷馬州找到你爸了！」

千頭萬緒湧上他的心頭
他叫什麼名字？是個什麼樣的人？
像夢裡出現的那個男人嗎？
她看出了他眼裡的疑慮
輕聲道：「別怕，孩子
　　　　　我會告訴你我們所知的一切........」

　「我們找到的這個男子，他長得和你很像
　　我們給他看的相片中的男孩
　　他哭著說一無所悉
　　他年輕時四處遊蕩
　　也清楚自己犯了一些錯
　　他還發誓說，如果那時他知道的話一定會趕過去
　　過去你總是說這才是你所盼望的
　　孩子，是該到奧克拉荷馬州見你爸爸的時候了！」

最後一次轉彎時，他摒住呼吸
直到來到左邊第五棟房子前面
剎那間，他淚流滿面
當他們停好車子
一位男子已在外面等候
男子抹去了眼底的疑慮
微笑著牽起他的手........

男人說：
　「我就是那個和你很像的男人
　　我哭，是因為我一無所悉
　　他們給我看的相片中的男孩
　　我年輕時四處遊蕩
　　也知道自己犯了一些錯
　　但我發誓，如果那時我知道的話一定會趕過去
　　你不再是孤零零的一個人
　　孩子，歡迎來到你在奧克拉荷馬州的家！」