Imitation leather, Pink Naugahyde,
Kulit imitasi, Naugahyde pink,
two Inch tear down the left-hand side,
sobekan dua inci di sisi kiri,
came from my daddy's pocketknife,
dari pisau saku ayahku,
that wasn't my fault
itu bukan salahku.

Moved along with us everywhere we went,
Selalu ikut kemana pun kami pergi,
no matter where we lived it always fit in,
dimanapun kami tinggal, kursi ini selalu pas,
kinda like our next of kin,
seperti keluarga dekat kami,
if that chair could talk
jika kursi itu bisa bicara.

My little brother, Billy, broke his left hand
Adikku, Billy, patah tangan kirinya,
Jumpin' off the arm like superman
Melompat dari sandaran seperti Superman,
With my grandma's old red afghan tied around his neck
Dengan selimut merah tua nenek diikat di lehernya,
It's where at least a thousand books were read,
Di situlah setidaknya seribu buku dibaca,
our siamese cat made her bed
kucing siam kami membuat tempat tidurnya,
It ever heard "And I thee wed"
Ia pernah mendengar "Dan aku menikah denganmu"
when sister married in the living room
ketika kakak menikah di ruang tamu
To that Phillips boy from just down the block
Dengan anak Phillips dari ujung jalan.
If that chair could talk
Jika kursi itu bisa bicara.

Mama bought it in a yard sale in '65
Mama membelinya di pasar loak tahun '65,
It was daddy's favorite chair after he retired
Itu adalah kursi favorit ayah setelah dia pensiun,
Survived all of that and a kitchen fire,
Bertahan dari semua itu dan kebakaran dapur,
Smoke stains wiped right off
Noda asap dihapus begitu saja.
It's where I spent a million hours talking on the phone
Di situlah aku menghabiskan jutaan jam berbicara di telepon
It was my favorite place to polish my toes
Itu adalah tempat favoritku untuk merawat kuku kaki,
something Mama didn't know,
sesuatu yang tidak diketahui Mama,
If that chair could talk
Jika kursi itu bisa bicara.

From Leave it to Beaver to the Brady Bunch
Dari Leave it to Beaver sampai Brady Bunch,
Chicken Noodle Soup and Captain Crunch
Sup Mie Ayam dan Captain Crunch,
TV Dinners to Sunday lunch, and movies late at night
Makan malam TV hingga makan siang Minggu, dan film larut malam
Brother tippin' me backwards until I screamed
Saudaraku mendorongku ke belakang sampai aku berteriak,
He'd get in trouble for bein' so mean
Dia akan mendapat masalah karena bersikap jahat,
And when he told Mama that he'd joined the Marines
Dan ketika dia bilang kepada Mama bahwa dia bergabung dengan Marinir,
It's where she sat down in shock
Di situlah dia duduk dalam keadaan terkejut
The good, the bad, it's seen it all
Yang baik, yang buruk, kursi itu telah melihat segalanya
If that chair could talk
Jika kursi itu bisa bicara.

It caught my tears,
Ia menampung air mataku,
head me up when I felt bad,
menghiburku saat aku merasa buruk,
it called my fears,
ia mendengarkan ketakutanku,
it's good to keep a friend like that.
senang memiliki teman seperti itu.

It hid the ice cream money for hot summer days,
Ia menyimpan uang es krim untuk hari-hari panas musim panas,
listened while I practiced for my high school play,
mendengarkan saat aku berlatih untuk pertunjukan sekolah menengahku,
and all the times it heard me pray,
dan semua saat-saat di mana ia mendengarkanku berdoa,
when things were going rough.
ketika segalanya berjalan sulit.
And it's where Bobby Baker gave me my first kiss,
Dan di situlah Bobby Baker memberiku ciuman pertamaku,
mama came in and nearly had a fit,
Mama masuk dan hampir pingsan,
there's footprints of my life all over it,
ada jejak-jejak kehidupanku di seluruhnya,
We've been through a lot.
Kami telah melalui banyak hal.
The good, the bad, it's seen it all,
Yang baik, yang buruk, kursi itu telah melihat segalanya,
if that chair could talk.
jika kursi itu bisa bicara.

Imitation leather, pink naugahyde
Kulit imitasi, naugahyde pink
Two inch tear down the left-hand side
sobekan dua inci di sisi kiri