Videyo Clip
Lyrics
Mama told me when I was young
– Manman m te di m lè m te jèn
“Come sit beside me, my only son
– “Vini chita bò kote m, sèl pitit gason m
And listen closely to what I say
– Epi koute byen sa m di
And if you do this it’ll help you
– E si ou fè sa li pral ede ou
Some sunny day”
– Yon jou solèy”
Oh, yeah
– Oh, yeah
Oh, take your time, don’t live too fast
– Oh, pran tan ou, pa viv twò vit
Troubles will come and they will pass
– Pwoblèm ap vini epi yo pral pase
You’ll find a woman, yeah, and you’ll find love
– Ou pral jwenn yon fanm, wi, epi ou pral jwenn renmen
And don’t forget son there is someone up above
– Epi pa bliye pitit gason gen yon moun pi wo a
And be a simple kind of man
– Epi yo dwe yon senp kalite moun
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, se yon bagay ou renmen ak konprann
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Ti bebe, se pou yon senp kalite moun
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Oh, ou pa pral fè sa pou mwen pitit gason, si ou kapab?
Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold
– Bliye dezi ou pou lò nonm rich la
All that you need is in your soul
– Tout sa ou bezwen se nan nanm ou
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
– Epi ou ka fè sa, oh, ti bebe, si ou eseye
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
– Tout sa mwen vle pou ou, pitit gason m’, se yo dwe satisfè
And be a simple kind of man
– Epi yo dwe yon senp kalite moun
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, se yon bagay ou renmen ak konprann
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Ti bebe, se pou yon senp kalite moun
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Oh, ou pa pral fè sa pou mwen pitit gason, si ou kapab?
Oh, yes, I will
– Oh, wi, mwen pral
Boy, don’t you worry, you’ll find yourself
– Ti gason, pa enkyete w, ou pral jwenn tèt ou
Follow your heart and nothing else
– Swiv kè ou e pa gen anyen lòt bagay
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
– Epi ou ka fè sa, oh, ti bebe, si ou eseye
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
– Tout sa mwen vle pou ou, pitit gason m’, se yo dwe satisfè
And be a simple kind of man
– Epi yo dwe yon senp kalite moun
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, se yon bagay ou renmen ak konprann
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Ti bebe, se pou yon senp kalite moun
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Oh, ou pa pral fè sa pou mwen pitit gason, si ou kapab?
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
– Ti bebe, se pou yon senp, se pou yon nonm senp
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, se yon bagay ou renmen ak konprann
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Ti bebe, se pou yon senp kalite moun
