Pocket Change

Troco de Bolso

Pocket Change

meu pai não estava pronto para as alegrias da paternidademy father wasn't ready for the joys of fatherhood
após mais três filhos, ele desapareceu de vezafter three more children he disappeared for good
era a década de 1960 na terra de Brigham Youngit was the 1960's in the land of Brigham Young
eu tinha 5 anos e ela tinha 21I was 5 years old and she was 21

ela era garçonete no Wild Horse Cafeshe was a waitress at the Wild Horse Cafe
cheiros de comida e café a acompanhavam todo diasmells of food & coffee traveled home with her each day
os bolsos do vestido dela sempre rasgavam nas costuraspockets of her dress were always tearing at the seams
pesados com as moedas de dez por cento de gorjetaheavy with the silver of ten percent gratuities

e aqueles bolsos cheios de moedas vinham de horas em péand those pockets full of coins came from hours on her feet
centavos, dimes e quarters que ela usava pra se virarnickels, dimes and quarters that she used to make ends meet
quando penso nisso agora parece bonito e estranhowhen I think back on it now it seems beautiful and strange
quanto ela superou com troco de bolsohow much she overcame with pocket change

lembro que um amigo apareceu um dia com vinte dólares na mãoI remember a friend came by one day with twenty dollars in his fist
ele pegou do pai, que era oftalmologistaHe got it from his dad who was an opthamologist
ele disse que não ia sentir falta, era só troco de bolsoHe said he'd never miss it, it was only pocket change
se eu conseguisse um dinheiro também, poderíamos andar pelo campoIf I could get some money too we could ride out on the range

o uniforme dela estava pendurado atrás da porta do banheiroHer uniform was hanging up behind the bathroom door
ela ainda dormia, depois de ter trabalhado na noite anteriorShe was still asleep from having worked the night before
eu peguei o máximo que meus jovens bolsos conseguiam carregarI grabbed as many handfuls as my young pockets would hold
gastei com meu amigo na farmácia ali pertoSpent it with my buddy at the drugstore down the road

e aqueles bolsos cheios de moedas vinham de horas em péand those pockets full of coins came from hours on her feet
centavos, dimes e quarters que ela usava pra se virarnickels, dimes and quarters that she used to make ends meet
quando penso nisso agora parece bonito e estranhowhen I think back on it now it seems beautiful and strange
quanto eu tenho pra mostrar do troco de bolsohow much I have to show from pocket change

ela estava na mesa da cozinha quando voltei naquela tardeshe was at the kitchen table when I came back that afternoon
olhando para o café enquanto mexia com a colherstaring at her coffee as she stirred it with her spoon
as moedas que deixei pra trás estavam empilhadas ao lado das mãos delathe coins I left behind were stacked in rows next to her hands
quando vi que ela estava chorando, comecei a entenderwhen I saw that she was crying I came to understand

que aqueles bolsos cheios de moedas vinham de horas em péthat those pockets full of coins came from hours on her feet
centavos, dimes e quarters que ela usava pra se virarnickels, dimes and quarters that she used to make ends meet
quando penso nisso agora parece bonito e estranhowhen I think back on it now it seems beautiful and strange
quanto de quem eu sou estava no troco de bolso da minha mãehow much of who I am was in my mother's pocket change