Boca Ajena

Foreign Mouth

Boca Ajena

Foreign mouth is bad reputationBoca ajena es mala fama
And they paint themselvesY se pintan solos
They bring out the ordinarySacan lo corriente
For not speaking directlyPor no hablar de frente
They say under their breathDicen entre dientes
If they carry billsSi carga billetes
It's people from so-and-so, to the kidEs gente de fulanito, al chamaquito
Death is lurking aroundLo anda rondando la muerte

The wheel turns for everyoneLa rueda gira pa' todos
And the sun always risesY el Sol sale siempre
I climbed the spider webMe trepé a la telaraña
It was said through the mountainSe decía por la montaña
That it was part of the trickQue era parte de la maña
That because at twentyQue porque a los veinte
There's not much money in anything elseNo se tiene tanta feria en otra cosa
Just becoming the presidentApenas siendo el presidente

TrueVerdad
That's how rumors startQue así se forman los mitotes
Even if they don't noticeAunque no lo noten
I came from scratchVengo desde cero
Those who didn't believeLos que no creyeron
Now come closerHoy se arriman más

To talkPa' hablar
Just for that they get toughNomás para eso salen bravos
That one is tangled upQue uno anda enredado
Why so boldQue por qué tan morro
I walk among the wolvesAndo entre los lobos
And they teach me to howlY me enseñe aullar
Even though I was the black sheep of the houseAunque fui la oveja negra de la casa
Mom is proudOrgullosa está mamá

As usualQue como de costumbre
Just pure nonsense, buddyPura lume compa' negue
Raise the table and the little mountain, old manArriba la mesa y la montañita, viejo

The truth is that problemsLa verdad que los problemas
Are not to my likingNo son de mi agrado
When neededPa' cuando se ocupe
The three-eight spitsLa tres ocho escupe
The Ramona roarsLa Ramona ruge
Walking through trailsAndando entre brechas
Ten-ten, you stayed foreverDiez diez, te quedaste para siempre
Right away being my right handAl tiro siendo mi mano derecha

TrueVerdad
That's how rumors startQue así se forman los mitotes
Even if they don't noticeAunque no lo noten
I came from scratchVengo desde cero
Those who didn't believeLos que no creyeron
Now come closerHoy se arriman más

To talkPa' hablar
Just for that they get toughNomás para eso salen bravos
That one is tangled upQue uno anda enredado
Why so boldQue por qué tan morro
I walk among the wolvesAndo entre los lobos
And they teach me to howlY me enseñe aullar
Even though I was the black sheep of the houseAunque fui la oveja negra de la casa
Mom is proudOrgullosa está mamá