Hábleme Más Suave

Speak to Me More Softly

Hábleme Más Suave

I was singing in the streetEstaba cantando en la calle
Collecting some money to eatColectando una plata pa' comer
Two officers approach meSe me acercan dos oficiales
And tell me they don't want to see me hereY me dicen aquí no te quiero ver

I told them speak to me more softlyLe dije hábleme más suave
No one tells meA mi nadie me dice
What I have to doQue tengo que hacer
As a kid, I never had a fatherDe chico nunca tuve padre
I never learned what it means to obeyNunca aprendí que significa obedecer

But an old manPero un viejito
Found me aloneMe encontró solito
He taught me to singMe enseñó cantar
He taught me to wetMe enseñó a mojar
He taught me to respectMe enseñó a respetar

If you look into my eyesSi usted me mira a los ojos
Maybe you can understand, my captainTal vez pueda comprender mi capitán
That I'm not going to harm anyoneQue yo no vo' a hacer daño a nadie
I just want to singSimplemente lo que quiero es cantar

So speak to me more softlyAsí que hábleme más suave
No one tells meA mi nadie me dice
What I have to doQue tengo que hacer
As a kid, I never had a fatherDe chico nunca tuve padre
I never learned what it means to obeyNunca aprendí que significa obedecer
I never learnedNunca aprendí
What it means to obeyQue significa obedecer
What it means to obeyQue significa obedecer
What it means to obey, obeyQue significa obedecer, obedecer

I told them speak to me more softlyLe dije hábleme más suave
No one tells meA mi nadie me dice
What I have to doQue tengo que hacer