Viejas de vecindad

Old Gossips in the Neighborhood

Viejas de vecindad

There are people who pay close attentionHay gentes que se fijan mucho
to the speck in someone else's eyeen la paja del ojo ajeno
and never realizey nunca se dan cuenta
the beam they have in their ownde la viga que traen en el trasero
There are those who dedicateHay quienes se dedican
themselves to criticizing othersa criticar a los demas
and end up making gossipy llegan a hacer del chisme
a way of life, a professionuna forma de vivir una profesion
laundry room gossipchismes de lavadero
gossipy old ladies in the neighborhoodviejas de vecindad
always thinkingsiempre pensando
of lies to make upque mentiras inventar
they remind me of the busybodiesme recuerdan a las comadres
playing cards in the afternoonsjugando canasta en las tardes
and turning hot gossipy haciendo del chisme caliente
into a way of lifeuna forma de vivir
an institutionuna institucion
laundry room gossipchismes de lavadero
gossipy old ladies in the neighborhoodviejas de vecindad
always airing outsiempre sacandose a balcon
the dirtcon la suciedad