I pack my bags and say goodbye to my wife for what seems like the millionth time.
They said it gets easier, but they lied. She looks at me and says, "Really, baby, I will be just fine,"
But then she looks away so I don't have to see her cry. And that is when I ask myself:
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
Really, I'm so thankful for the people I meet, the places I've been and the things I've seen, but when she's not here it doesn't feel like I'm living my dream. I know they say that no one is perfect, but I swear she's perfect for me and that makes it so much harder to leave.
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
If you miss me, I'm just a phone call away. Please be strong, be strong for me. I need you to show me how to change the inside of me. For my heart, for their sake. Be strong, be strong for me!
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, so alone?
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
They said it gets easier, but they lied. She looks at me and says, "Really, baby, I will be just fine,"
But then she looks away so I don't have to see her cry. And that is when I ask myself:
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
Really, I'm so thankful for the people I meet, the places I've been and the things I've seen, but when she's not here it doesn't feel like I'm living my dream. I know they say that no one is perfect, but I swear she's perfect for me and that makes it so much harder to leave.
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
If you miss me, I'm just a phone call away. Please be strong, be strong for me. I need you to show me how to change the inside of me. For my heart, for their sake. Be strong, be strong for me!
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, so alone?
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
I pack my bags and say goodbye to my wife for what seems like the millionth time.
(Seorang Suami yang harus pergi meninggalkan istrinya untuk menjalankan tugas mungkin hanya untuk beberapa waktu yang masih bisa dalam batas kesabaran, namun rasanya seperti jutaan tahun yang akan dilewati tanpa orang tercinta)
They said it gets easier, but they lied.
(Semua berkata ini takan akan sulit, tapi mereka tau apa? mereka hanya mencoba untuk tidak memberatkan perpisahan yang dia rasakan)
She looks at me and says, "Really, baby, I will be just fine,"
(Dengan tabah Istrinya pun mencoba meyakinkan bahwa "Sayang... aku akan baik baik saja disini tanpamu!"
But then she looks away so I don't have to see her cry.
(Tapi hati perempuan mana yang tak akan sedih melihat seseorang yang dia cintai harus pergi dan mereka tidak bisa bertemu untuk waktu yang lama? Perempuan hanya bisa sembunyikan tangisannya...)
And that is when I ask myself:
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
How am I supposed to be everything they expect me to be when I feel so alone, 'cause I left my heart at home?
(Hanya bisa bertanya pada Tuhan, kenapa harus ada perpisahan seperti ini? "Bagaimana aku bisa menjalankan apa yang Tuhan takdirkan saat aku harus meninggalkan orang yang aku cinta?" Dalam hatinya pasti selalu ada perempuan yg ia cintai namun tetap saja akhirnya ia akan merasa sendiri karena tidak bisa melihat dan berikan seluruh kasih sayangnya langsung, ini sebuah kekhawatiran)
She needs me, but I know they need me too. So, God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do.
("Dia butuhkan aku tapi mereka juga membutuhkanku" lelaki itu merasa tidak bisa menjadikan ini pilihan, hanya bisa berdoa agar semua bisa ia lewati)
Really, I'm so thankful for the people I meet, the places I've been and the things I've seen, but when she's not here it doesn't feel like I'm living my dream.
(Bukan ia tidak bersyukur dengan apa yang tuhan berikan, tapi haruskah seperti ini jadinya? karena hidupnya tidak akan lengkap tanpa orang yg dicintainya)
I know they say that no one is perfect, but I swear she's perfect for me and that makes it so much harder to leave.
(Tidak ada orang yang sempurna di dunia ini, tapi ia yakin perempuan itu adalah yang terbaik yang ia miliki dan ini makin membuatnya sakit untuk meninggalkan perempuan yang dicintainya itu)
If you miss me, I'm just a phone call away. Please be strong, be strong for me. I need you to show me how to change the inside of me. For my heart, for their sake. Be strong, be strong for me!
("Jika kau merindukan aku, kau selalu bisa hubungi aku" Ia hanya meminta istrinya untuk kuat dan jadi petunjuk jalannya bahwa ia bisa jalani takdirnya itu. Untuk hatinya dan untuk semua keharusan hidup yang ia jalani. "Kekuatanmu adalah kekuatanku!")
Lagu ini memiliki makna yang sangat dalam. Tentang cinta sejati, tentang kesabaran untuk jalani kehidupan yang Tuhan gariskan, tentang Perempuan yang kuat menanti cintanya kembali. Cerita tentang perasaan lelaki yang luluh karena harus menjalani suatu hal yang sulit atas cintanya. Ini tentang doa, harapan untuk tetap menjadi satu, harapan tentang pengorbanan cinta.
