El Centenario

The Centennial

El Centenario

If you're poor, people humiliate youSi eres pobre de humilla la gente
If you're rich, they treat you wellSi eres rico te tratan bien
If a friend joins the mobSi un amigo se mete a la mafia
Because he didn't want to be poor anymorePor que pobre ya no quizo ser
Now he has plenty of moneyAhora tiene dinero de sobra
They pay him by the sack every month.Por costales le pagan al mes.

Everyone calls him the centennialTodos le dicen el centenario
For the jewel that shines on his chestPor la joya que brilla en su pecho
Now everyone sees him differentlyAhora todos lo ven diferente
All his flaws are goneSe acabaron todos sus defectos
Just because he drives a brand-new carNomas por que trae carro del año
They see him with the dollar signYa lo ven con el signo de pesos

The gringo government is after himLo persigue el gobierno gabacho
But he doesn't stop workingPero el no deja de trabajar
He goes to the angels all the timeA los ángeles va cada rato
And comes back with a fortuneY regresa con un dineral
He receives orders from aboveEl recibe órdenes desde arriba
And fulfills them no matter what...Y las cumple a como de lugar...

And there goes buddy MauricioY ahi le va compa mauricio

He's gotten used to dangerAl peligro ya se acostumbró
That's why he's not afraid of anythingY por eso no le teme a nada
He cruises around in a CorvetteEn un corvette se pasea tranquilo
Through Tijuana and GuadalajaraPor tijuana y por guadalajara
Through Los Angeles and San FranciscoPor los ángeles y san francisco
And also through Las Vegas, Nevada.Y tambien por las vegas nevada.

He makes money through the mobPor la mafia se gana dinero
But it takes couragePero se necesita valor
Because there's no family ties herePor que aquí no hay ningun parentesco
No room for mistakesNo se permite ningun error
You're always risking your neckSiempre te andas rifando el pellejo
With the laws and the boss.Con las leyes y con el patrón.