Como Hombre Que Soy

As the Man I Am

Como Hombre Que Soy

A timeUn tiempo
I was a peasantFui campesino
And sinceY desde
Very childMuy niño
I taught myselfMe enseñé
To sowA sembrar
But everythingPero todo
It was sadnessEra tristeza
I livedVivía
In povertyEn la pobreza
HadTuve
What to changeQue cambiar
I becameMe convertí
In traffickerEn traficante
FirstPrimero
AssistantAyudante
From a manDe un hombre
FamousFamoso
But they changedPero cambiaron
The thingsLas cosas
LifeLa vida
It's curiousEs curiosa
TodayHoy
I am powerfulSoy poderoso

A lotMucho
I walkedAnduve
WorkingTrabajando
ThereAllá
Through DurangoPor durango
And through ZacatecasY por zacatecas
For manyPor muchos
Other placesOtros lugares
ThereAllá
Through walnut treesPor nogales
AlsoTambién
Black waterAgua prieta

From thatDe esa
JailCárcel
From DurangoDe durango
A few years agoHace algunos
YearsAños
I wentFui
Your prisonerSu prisionero
ButPero
I couldn'tNo pude
Put up with meAguantarme
HadTuve
That I should run awayQue fugarme
With my colleaguesCon mis compañeros
I likeMe gusta
HaveTener
FriendsAmigos
Let them beQue sean
DeterminedDecididos
AndY que
Be meMe sean
FaithfulFieles
And whenY cuando
I'mEstoy
With my peopleCon mi gente
What a touchQue toque
InvadersInvasores
To bePara estar
HappyAlegres

SingingCantando
I'm saying goodbye nowYa me despido
From the ranchDel rancho
DarlingQuerido
Who saw meQue me vio
Be bornNacer
That ranchEse rancho
From the palmDe la palma
HaveTengo
So much desireTantas ganas
To return itDe volverlo
Let's seeA ver