Bertemu seorang pria yang berjalan di pinggir jalan
His name was Joe and his clothes were borrowed
Namanya Joe dan pakaiannya dipinjam
When he spoke all his word had pain
Saat dia mengucapkan semua kata-katanya terasa sakit
In his eyes and his heart was sorrow
Di matanya dan hatinya berduka
He walked for many miles in the rain
Dia berjalan sejauh beberapa mil di tengah hujan
Said he'd be walking until tomorrow
Katanya dia akan berjalan sampai besok
His wife took the kids and drove away
Istrinya membawa anak-anak dan pergi
With his best friend and moved down to Mexico
Dengan sahabatnya dan pindah ke Meksiko
He felted he'd lost everything
Dia merasa telah kehilangan segalanya
Made a new friend named Johnny Walker
Membuat teman baru bernama Johnny Walker
Often (He) cried about his past till Johnny said to him
Seringkali (Dia) menangis tentang masa lalunya sampai Johnny berkata kepadanya
Sir Times get hard
Sir Times mengalami kesulitan
And Things go wrong
Dan ada yang salah
Though you stumble and fall
Meskipun Anda tersandung dan jatuh
Don't give up just get up again
Jangan menyerah bangun saja
You can't complain
Anda tidak bisa mengeluh
bout the heartache and pain
tentang sakit hati dan rasa sakit
But right there you remain
Tapi di sanalah kau tetap tinggal
Till you choose to get up
Sampai Anda memilih untuk bangun
I met this girl on 42ND street
Saya bertemu gadis ini di jalan 42ND
On her way to work religiously
Dalam perjalanannya untuk bekerja secara religius
She looked me in my eyes and said to me
Dia menatap mataku dan berkata kepadaku
She's barely able to make ends meet
Dia hampir tidak mampu memenuhi kebutuhan
It broke my heart to have to hear her say
Ini membuat hatiku harus mendengarnya berkata
She had three children and one on the way
Dia memiliki tiga anak dan satu di antaranya
For her kids she had to be strong
Untuk anak-anaknya dia harus kuat
Cause things got rough when their daddy moved on
Penyebab hal menjadi kasar saat ayah mereka pindah
To proud to ask her family to help her
Dengan bangga meminta keluarganya untuk membantunya
Cause her father always swore she'd be a failure
Karena ayahnya selalu bersumpah dia akan gagal
If it wasn't for her children's love
Jika bukan karena cinta anak-anaknya
She would have given up
Dia pasti sudah menyerah
3x Times may get hard
3x Times mungkin akan sulit
And Things may go wrong
Dan hal-hal yang mungkin salah
Though you stumble and fall
Meskipun Anda tersandung dan jatuh
Don't give up just get up again
Jangan menyerah bangun saja
You can't complain
Anda tidak bisa mengeluh
bout the heartache and pain
tentang sakit hati dan rasa sakit
When right there you'll remain
Saat di sana kau akan tetap tinggal
Till you choose to get up
Sampai Anda memilih untuk bangun
Times may get hard
Waktu mungkin akan sulit
And Things may go wrong
Dan hal-hal yang mungkin salah
Got your self to lean on
Minta dirimu untuk bersandar
Just be strong and hold on
Jadilah kuat dan tahan
This is your life
Ini hidupmu
It's your time make it right
Ini waktumu membuatnya benar
When they turn out your light
Saat mereka mematikan lampu Anda
There's no chance to come back again
Tidak ada kesempatan untuk kembali lagi