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Dangerous maskedPeligroso enmascarado
No longer wants to go to schoolYa no quiere ir a la escuela
Because he gets stuck in EnglishPues se atora en el inglés
And his tasks don't come out.Y no le salen sus tareas.

Everything he had learnedTodo lo que había aprendido
Doesn't even apply at recessNo se aplica ni siquiera en el recreo
When other inmates playCuando juegan otros reos
Without anyone preferring him.Sin que nadie lo prefiera.

It's not that they think he's badNo es que lo tengan por malo
It's just that they don't understand himEs sólo que no lo entienden
And they don't like any kidNi les gusta ningún niño
Who seems different.Que parezca diferente.

They don't let him get closeNo lo dejan que se acerque
And they push him, and they pull him away and they gatherY lo empujan, y lo alejan y se juntan
And he goes to the other sideY se va para otro lado
Where no questions are asked.Donde no se hacen preguntas.

His family thinks it's timeSu familia cree que es hora ya
For him to learn karateDe que aprenda karate
His grandma knits him a sweaterSu abuelita le hace un sweater
They don't tell him, he doesn't know.No le dicen, no lo sabe.

His dad bought him a rifleSu papá le compró un rifle
And a joke book to chatY un libro de chistes para platicar
His little brother contemplates himLo contempla su hermanito
He hasn't learned to speak.Ese no ha aprendido a hablar.

He knows everything there is to know about animalsÉl conoce todo lo que hay que saber sobre animales
He even says he wants to be a cop when he grows upHasta dice que quiere ser policía cuando sea grande
To take care of all of themPara cuidarlos a todos
Who don't know he's a swimming champion.Que no saben que es campeón de natación.

Then he practices riddles to make conversationLuego entrena adivinanzas para hacer conversación
Yesterday he confided one to me: Cate of my heart.Ayer me confió una de ellas: Cate de mi corazón.