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Cardboard Tough Guy

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Always happens with the cocky cigarette hanging from his lipsSiempre pasa con el pucho sobrador a flor de labio
with a kinda shady look that gives away the neighborhood.con la pinta medio shiome que deschava el arrabal.
He talks tough, with his sleeves rolled upLleva el lengue hecho galleta, con el funyi arremangado
and swaggers around with a gangster walky se va ladeando todo con andar acompadrado
while tapping the sidewalk with his military boot.mientras pica la vereda con el taco militar.
He talks about crickets, smoking and rough streetsLa chamuya de los grilos, de cachimba y empiedrada
on his face, he sports a scar that's now an old wound.en la cara luce un feite que hoy es vieja cicatriz.
He claims that not long ago he got into a fightSe da dique que hace poco le fajaron la mancada
and it was all because of a chick who, out of pure spite,y fue culpa de una nami que de puro rechiflada
almost ruined the plans he had at the hangout.casi ortiba los aprontes que le daba en el bulín.

He acts like a tough guy, talks like a priest,La va de que es junado, conversa de sotana,
his old tool had to be hidden away.su vieja ferramenta la tuvo que amurar.
He asks about 'the man,' respects the lady of the nightPregunta por "el hombre" respeta a la fulana
and they say a big shot helped him out.y dicen que un caudillo lo pudo acomodar.
He claims he was a sidekick in shady dealsLa va que fue ladero de puntos remanyados
and in the long whispering of murky gossip,y en el refiche lungo del turbio chimentar,
for him there are no secrets, from pulling off a scam,para él no hay un secreto, desde tirar el carro,
to getting caught in a heist or spinning another tale.pialarse en un choreo o hacer un cuento más.

He looks like a low-ranking thugTiene pinta bulinera de gavión de rango mishio
his collar lifts him up, almost to his throatel yuguillo lo levanta, casi, casi hasta la nuez
when he meets the big boss, he drinks 'straight and quick'cuando juna al mayorengo se las toma "stricho y pico"
he gets tipsy with two drinks, makes a move on the fanse embalurda con dos cañas, le hace cruz al abanico
and to act somewhat discreet, he drives the getaway car.y pa' andar algo piola la jotraba de chofer.
He greets with a 'what's up!' and if he nods, it's with a 'yeah!'La saluda con ¡dequera! y si marca es con un ¡quía!
but I, who know his record well, I knowpero yo que le remanyo su prontuario, bien lo sé
that he's nothing but a troublemaker with a backwards walkque no tiene más balurdo que un andar de contramano
and the other night, it was for being a fool that they caught himy los tiras, la otra noche fue por gil que lo juntaron
when he was causing trouble at the door of a cafe.cuando estaba haciendo pinta en la puerta de un café.