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Verse 1)
A child who lost his father in 1996
The day he left his youngest child who had had his love all to himself
I couldn’t believe it, it seemed like a dream, I hoped it was a dream
On the next day, I hit rock bottom. The ground had given way under my feet

I remember my friends gathering in front of the stairs to our apartment
They feebly dropped the words “Cheer up!” in front of me
It was strange to thank them in the situation where only I
had become different, it was difficult to accept

words of consolation. At that time I probably
prayed for the first time, that dad would take me fishing again
and if so, I would absolutely not let it show that I’m bored, and [I prayed].
that I would be able to see [the car with] the plate number 3545 parked in the parking lot again

Our family. Smiles became less. When we were sitting
at the dinner table, the house became more quiet
The clattering sound of the dishes being washed
Normally, I would have been polishing my dad’s shoes around that time

He had given me 1,000 won. Although his shoes had been a mess
The five pairs of shoes in front of our door became four
“Our Minho,((E SENS’ real name)) now you’re the only man in the family?
You have to protect your mom, hurry and grow up strong”((E SENS’ full name is Kang Minho; ‘kang’ may be understood as ‘strong’ in Korean))

Hook)
I’m a son, my dad’s son
If not for that day, would my life
be different from the way it is now?
Would my personality be the same as it is now?

I’m a son,
proudly
I’ve been walking my way
I’m walking my way, I’m walking my way

Verse 2)
4th year of elementary school. I compared
the side dishes of my lunch box with those of my classmates
Not knowing at all how much of a bad thing it was,
I pestered my mom to pack me other side dishes

Unable to buy new clothes, the younger one of my [two] elder sisters had to wear the elder one’s old clothes
My eldest sister was always within the top three students of the school
because she had to help mom,
because [she knew] she would be the first among us three to earn money

My sisters’ puberties were probably several times harder than others’
I was too young to understand that
Meanwhile, when the teacher told us to put up a hand if we had a single parent,
I half closed my eyes, too embarrassed to even put up my hand

The fingers of my mom, who is a single parent, hurt
because she had to make dough at the restaurant she worked at
Meanwhile, when a girl threw at me the words “You don’t even have a dad,”
I couldn’t give any reply and did nothing

Hook)
I’m a son, my mom’s son
If not for that day, would my life
be different from the way it is now?
Would my personality be the same as it is now?

I’m a son,
proudly
I’ve been walking my way
I’m walking my way, I’m walking my way

Verse 3)
My dad’s desk wasn’t thrown out, we left it in its place as it was,
full of books. I was told he had not been able to go to Seoul Uni because he hadn’t had any money
Even after he had got off work, he had sat at his desk late at night
I had wondered if that was a natural thing for adults to do

I don’t have a lot of memories [of him]. On Sundays,
dad would put me on his lap and scrub my skin((In the bath, to get rid of dirt and dead skin.))
That time had been boring for me but it is one of the few events
of which I remember even the smells and sounds

Going alone to the bathhouse, I got used to it
And from the age of fifteen on, I also mentioned to others first
that I had no father, before other kids would ask me what my dad’s working as
Because I didn’t like their flustered expressions after they asked

But then, I don’t have to see my dad’s back bending((= see him aging))
so I’ll treat that as one good thing
I only know my dad at his best
If I have one wish, it is to have a drink with my dad

Bridge)
If he saw me now and if
he had seen me in my twenties, lost
If he saw my now married sisters’ family pictures
If he saw his son and his daughters’ sons and daughters

Hook)
I’m a son, my mom and dad’s son
If not for that day, would my life
be different from the way it is now?
Would my personality be the same as it is now?

I’m a son,
proudly
I’ve been walking my way
I’m walking my way, I’m walking my way