I Was With Red Foley (the Night He Passed Away)

Estive com Red Foley (na Noite em que Ele Partiu)

I Was With Red Foley (the Night He Passed Away)

(Haverá paz no vale para ele, como oramos(There'll be peace in the valley for him how we pray
Estive com Red Foley na noite em que ele partiu)I was with Red Foley the night he passed away)
Estávamos em Port Wayne, Indiana, na noite em que o Senhor levou o RedWe was down in Port Wayne Indiana the night the Lord took Red away
E tivemos que chegar um pouco mais cedo porque tínhamos uma matinêAnd we had to get there a little early cause we had a matinee
E quando o Red subiu ao palco, parecia que ele se movia e falava devagarAnd when Red first went on stage it seemed that he moved and talked a little slow
Mas, claro, ele seguiu com seu show incrível como sempreBut of course he went on to do his regular great show
Logo o show da tarde acabou e todos nós descemos a rua pra comerSo soon the afternoon show was over with and we all went down the street and ate
O Red disse que não estava com muita fome, mas foi assim mesmoRed said he wasn't very hungry but he came along anyway
Terminamos de comer e voltamos para o último showAnd we got done eaten and came back to the last show
Mas o que aconteceu seria o último do Red, quem poderia saber?But the thing just would be Red's very last well who's to know
E quando ele subiu ao palco pela décima milésima vezAnd when he went on the stage for his own ten thousandth time
Estávamos todos atrás das cortinas, só jogando conversa foraWe was all back to the curtains there just shootin' the lines
Mas quando ele cantou Paz no Vale, havia um silêncio profundoBut when he sang Peace In The Valley there was such a quiet still
Eu sei que nunca vou esquecer e quem estava lá também não vai esquecerI know I'll never forget it and anyone that was there never will
Logo o último show acabouWell soon the last show was over with
E eu voltei pro hotel e o Red me ligouAnd I went back to the hotel and Red gave me a call
Eu disse pra ele vir aqui, eu estava só encarando as quatro paredesI told him to come on over I was just starin' at the four walls
Então ele veio pro meu quarto, que era ao ladoSo he came over to my room he was just next door there
Acendeu um cigarro e sentou na cadeiraLit a cigarette and sat down in the chair
E começou a falar sobre todas as preocupações que um cantor de música country temAnd he started talkin' bout all the worries that a country music singer has
Eu disse, velho Red, acho que não é tão ruim assimI said old Red I reckon it's not that bad
Ele disse, é, você está trabalhando bastante agora e um dia vai ter as suasHe said yeah you're workin' a lot now and you'll have 'em some day
Seu pai teve e eu tenho, acho que é assim que as coisas sãoYour dad had 'em and I have 'em I guess it's just meant that way
Então ele se levantou e essas foram as últimas palavras que ele disseThen he got up and these were the last words he said
Estou muito cansado agora, Hank, e preciso ir pra camaI'm awful tired now Hank and I've got to go to bed
E enquanto eu estava lá deitado com o Red a poucos passos de distânciaAnd while I layed there with Red just a few steps away
Os anjos vieram e o levaram para o último palco douradoThe angels came and took him into the last golden stage
(Haverá paz no vale para ele, como oramos(There'll be peace in the valley for him how we pray
Estive com Red Foley na noite em que ele partiu)I was with Red Foley the night he passed away)