Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)

Audiencia Preliminar (Déjala Regresar a Casa)

Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)

No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejaban, no la dejaban regresar a casaThey wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaThey wouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaThey wouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casa y ahora ya no hay más hogarThey wouldn't let her go home and now there's no more home

Ella tomó turnos extra, aún no podía pagar la fianzaShe took on extra shifts, still couldn't pay the bail
Sin peligro, sin riesgo de fuga, pero se quedaría en la cárcelNo danger, no flight risk, but she would stay in jail
No la habían condenado por nadaShe was not convicted of anything
No la habían condenado por nadaShe was not convicted of anything
¿No la dejarías regresar a casa?Won't you let her go home?
¿No la dejarías regresar a casa?Won't you let her go home?
¿No la dejarías regresar a casa?Won't you let her go home?

En casa tiene dos hijos y la abuela necesita su cuidadoAt home she's got two kids and grandma needs her care
¿Quién prepara el almuerzo y da las medicinas si está en la cárcel, no está ahí?Who pack the lunch and give meds if she's in jail, not there?
Ya le quitaron al único papá que jamás tuvieronThey already took the only daddy that they ever had
Le dispararon y luego le pusieron una pistola cerca que nunca tuvoShot him then put a gun near him that he never had
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let him go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let him go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let him go home

Dos meses, el alquiler está atrasado y la abuela se cayóTwo months, the rent's past due and gramma took a fall
Los niños han faltado a la escuela para verla en el hospitalThe kids' been missing school to see her at the hospital
Cuando la maestra vio que no estaban en la escuela otra vez hoyWhen the teacher saw that they were not in school again today
Llamó a servicios sociales y ellos se llevaron a los niñosShe called cps and cps then took the kids away
No los dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let them go home
No los dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let them go home
No los dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let them go home

Dentro, las noticias golpean fuerte, nunca se sintió más solaInside the news hits hard, she's never been more alone
No puede pagar una nueva tarjeta de teléfono, además nadie está en casaCan't afford a new phone card, besides nobody's home
Vergüenza y aislamiento, privación económicaShame and isolation, economic deprivation
Y ya no hay más hogarAnd there's no more home
Y ya no hay más hogarAnd there's no more home
Y ya no hay más hogarAnd there's no more home

La audiencia preliminar es corta, el único testigo es el policíaPreliminary hearing's short, only witness is the cop
Ni siquiera se presenta en la corte y todos los cargos se desestimanHe doesn't even show up in court and all the charges get dropped
¿De qué chingados sirve todo el infierno que le hizo pasar?What the fuck's the point of all the fucking hell he put her through?
Le quitó su mundo entero y la preparó para comenzar la segunda rondaTook her whole world away and set her up to start 'round two
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let her go home
Y ahora ya no hay más hogarAnd now there's no more home

No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejaban, no la dejaban regresar a casaThey wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home
No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejabanThey wouldn't let her
No la dejaban, no la dejaban regresar a casaThey wouldn't let her, wouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casaWouldn't let her go home
No la dejaban regresar a casa y ahora ya no hay más hogarWouldn't let her go home and now there's no more home