Eu Não Sou Santo

I'm Not a Saint

Eu Não Sou Santo

I'm not a saintEu não sou santo
If I were a saint, I'd be on the altarSe eu fosse santo estava no altar
One eye on the priest and the other on the mass, just giving a breakUm olho no padre e outro na missa, só dando colher de chá

Look, I performed miraclesOlha eu fazia milagres
Helped the poor win the lotteryAjudava os pobres a ganhar na loteca
Money in the slum turned into a gameDinheiro no morro virava peteca
And I would urbanize the slumsE as favelas eu ia urbanizar
And I would also send a messengerE também mandava um mensageiro
To go to the prisons and take my turnIr nas cadeias fazer minha vez
Freeing the victims of this criminal eliteLibertava as vítimas dessa elite bandida
And putting the tie-wearing thieves in checkE os ladrões de gravata metia no xadrez

I'm not a saintEu não sou santo

I just wouldn't give a breakEu só não dava colher
To the clown who only knows how to delayA fim de comédia que só sabe atrasar
I'd beat up the snitchCaguete safado eu metia o cacete
And then I'd have them hangedE logo em seguida mandava enforcar
Yes, but for the good hustlerSim mas para o bom malandro
Who never did and doesn't do cowardiceQue nunca fez e nem faz covardia
I'd give him all the privilegesA ele eu dava toda regalia
And only go along to get aheadE só ia na boa pra se adiantar

I'm not a saintEu não sou santo

I still lived in the slumEu ainda morava no morro
My shack would have a beautiful chapelMeu barraco teria uma linda capela
Where people would pray and light candlesOnde o povo rezaria e acendia vela
I'd build a school for the children to studyConstruia escola para as crianças estudar
And then I'd have a registry office built and put the name of the blessed saintE em seguida mandava fazer um cartório e botava o nome do santo bendito
It was black and white, everything was beautifulEra preto no branco era tudo bonito
And anyone who was living together was obliged to get marriedE quem fosse amigado era obrigado a casar

I'm not a saintEu não sou santo