They Got It Wrong (As Usual)
They took the girl with the famous eyebrows and plucked them out
They made her shadow disappear in the mirror
And called it a shadow of doubt
Then they wanted us to pay up front
For the privilege of watching this go down
Then they painted her eyebrows back on now she's a clown
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong
They took the boy with the overworked vibrato
and called him a singer of songs
They made him lose his faith on the spotlight
till he started singing 'bout his gun
They shot the wolves in the wild tundra cos man has to be top dog
Then they hauled out an innocent victim and gave him a hearty flog
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong
They got it wrong and made it worthless
Got it wrong and made it worthless
As usual. As usual
They took the real things that worked for us and threw them out
They took the only things that really mattered
and said this is not what it's about
They killed the wolves in the wild tundra cos man has to be top dog
Then they elevated the ignorant like they were Gods
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong (as usual)
They got it wrong
Se Equivocaron (Como Siempre)
Tomaron a la chica con las cejas famosas y las arrancaron
Hicieron que su sombra desapareciera en el espejo
Y la llamaron sombra de duda
Luego quisieron que pagáramos por adelantado
Por el privilegio de presenciar esto
Luego pintaron sus cejas de nuevo, ahora es un payaso
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron
Tomaron al chico con el vibrato sobrecargado
Y lo llamaron cantante de canciones
Hicieron que perdiera su fe en el foco
Hasta que empezó a cantar sobre su pistola
Dispararon a los lobos en la tundra salvaje porque el hombre tiene que ser el líder
Luego sacaron a una víctima inocente y le dieron una paliza
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron
Se equivocaron y lo volvieron sin valor
Lo volvieron sin valor
Como siempre. Como siempre
Tomaron las cosas reales que nos funcionaban y las tiraron
Tomaron las únicas cosas que realmente importaban
Y dijeron que no era de eso de lo que se trataba
Mataron a los lobos en la tundra salvaje porque el hombre tiene que ser el líder
Luego elevaron a los ignorantes como si fueran dioses
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron (como siempre)
Se equivocaron
Escrita por: Graham Parker