I was a Cowboy TRADUÇÃO - The Pearlfishers (Impressão)

I was a cowboy in my neighbourhood

spinning along the hedgerows

strawberry sherbert and gum were the tools of my trade

thought I'd grow handsome, funny and free

boys in the first grade

could never hold a candle to me

I was a cowboy

my mother took me in late '69

to the school of saint francis xaviour

pretty miss hollis was waiting to lead me away

her breasts were tender and, I confess,

I cried the whole day

hiding my face in the folds of her dress

I was a cowboy

soon I was grown and my branches were strong

and the halo of spring was round me

spilling my youth out in tissues on warm afternoons

I met some sweet girls, acted unkind

down by the sand dunes

striking the truth of life from my mind

I was a cowboy

Eu era um cowboy no meu bairro

rodando pelas cercas vivas

sorvete de morango e chiclete eram as ferramentas do meu trabalho

achei que ia ficar bonito, engraçado e livre

os meninos da primeira série

nunca conseguiram chegar perto de mim

Eu era um cowboy

minha mãe me levou no final de 69

para a escola de São Francisco Xavier

a linda miss Hollis estava esperando para me levar embora

seus seios eram macios e, confesso,

chorei o dia todo

escondendo meu rosto nas dobras do vestido dela

Eu era um cowboy

logo cresci e meus galhos estavam fortes

e a auréola da primavera me cercava

derramando minha juventude em lenços nas tardes quentes

conheci algumas garotas doces, agi de forma cruel

perto das dunas de areia

arrancando a verdade da vida da minha mente

Eu era um cowboy

Composição: David Scott / Tom Scott