Clean-Cut Kid
Everybody wants to know why he couldn't adjust
Adjust to what, a dream that bust?
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is
They put ideas in his head he thought were his
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band
When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout
For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
They said: Listen boy, you're just a pup
They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up
They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills
A jeep to drive, blood to spill
They said: Congratulations, you got what it takes
They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
He bought the American dream but it put him in debt
The only game he could play was Russian roulette
He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread
Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed
He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole
He stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
He could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar
Could've been an accountant or a tennis star
He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay
His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
Well, everybody's asking why he couldn't adjust
All he ever wanted was somebody to trust
They took his head and turned it inside out
He never did know what it was all about
He had a steady job, he joined the choir
He never did plan to walk the high wire
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That's what they did
Chico bien parecido
Todos quieren saber por qué no pudo adaptarse
¿Adaptarse a qué, a un sueño que se desmoronó?
Era un chico bien parecido
Pero lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Decían que lo que está arriba es abajo, decían que lo que no es, es
Le metieron ideas en la cabeza que él creía suyas
Era un chico bien parecido
Pero lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Estaba en el equipo de béisbol, estaba en la banda de música
Cuando tenía diez años tenía un puesto de sandías
Era un chico bien parecido
Pero lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Iba a la iglesia los domingos, era un Boy Scout
Para sus amigos, volteaba sus bolsillos al revés
Era un chico bien parecido
Pero lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Le dijeron: Escucha chico, solo eres un cachorro
Lo mandaron a un spa de napalm para ponerse en forma
Le dieron droga para fumar, tragos y pastillas
Un jeep para manejar, sangre para derramar
Le dijeron: Felicidades, tienes lo que se necesita
Lo mandaron de vuelta a la carrera de ratas sin frenos
Era un chico bien parecido
Pero lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Compró el sueño americano pero lo endeudó
El único juego que podía jugar era la ruleta rusa
Tomaba Coca-Cola, comía pan Wonder
Comía en Burger Kings, estaba bien alimentado
Fue a Hollywood a ver a Peter O'Toole
Robó un Rolls-Royce y lo condujo en una piscina
Tomaron a un chico bien parecido
Y lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Podría haber vendido seguros, ser dueño de un restaurante o bar
Podría haber sido contador o estrella de tenis
Llevaba guantes de boxeo, se tiró un día
Del puente Golden Gate a la bahía de China
Su mamá camina de un lado a otro, su papá llora y gime
Tienen que dormir juntos en una casa que no poseen
Tomaron a un chico bien parecido
Y lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron
Bueno, todos se preguntan por qué no pudo adaptarse
Todo lo que quería era alguien en quien confiar
Tomaron su cabeza y la voltearon al revés
Nunca supo de qué se trataba todo
Tenía un trabajo estable, se unió al coro
Nunca planeó caminar por la cuerda floja
Tomaron a un chico bien parecido
Y lo convirtieron en un asesino
Eso es lo que hicieron