395px

Personas que murieron

Jim Carroll

People Who Died

Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and just died

G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
Two more friends that died

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
And I salute you brother

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof
Tony thought that his rage was just some goof
But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof
"Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?"
But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Brian got busted on a narco rap
He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers
He said, "Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's"
But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten
So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan
Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head
Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed
They were two more friends of mine
I miss 'em -- they died

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, they just died

Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs
Judy jumped in front of a subway train
Eddie got slit in the jugular vein
And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others
This song is for you, my brother

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died

Personas que murieron

Teddy oliendo pegamento, tenía 12 años
Cayó desde el techo en East Two-nine
Cathy tenía 11 años cuando desconectó
26 tintos y una botella de vino
Bobby tiene leucemia, 14 años
Parecía tener 65 años cuando murió
El era un amigo mio

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Eran todos mis amigos y acababan de morir

G-berg y Georgie dejan que sus trucos se pudran
Entonces murieron de hepatitis en el alto Manhattan
Sly en Vietnam recibió una bala en la cabeza
Bobby OD'd en Drano la noche en que se casó
Eran dos amigos míos más
Dos amigos más que murieron

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Mary se zambulló en seco desde una habitación de hotel
Bobby se ahorcó de una celda en las tumbas
Judy saltó frente a un metro
Eddie fue cortado en la vena yugular
Y Eddie, te extraño más que a todos los demás
Y te saludo hermano

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Herbie empujó a Tony desde el techo del Boys 'Club
Tony pensó que su ira era solo una tontería
Pero Herbie seguro le dio a Tony alguna prueba de bitchen
"Hola", dijo Herbie, "Tony, ¿puedes volar?"
Pero Tony no pudo volar, Tony murió

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Brian fue arrestado en un narco rap
Golpeó el rap al golpear a algunos ciclistas
Él dijo: "Oye, sé que es peligroso, pero seguro que supera a Riker"
Pero al día siguiente fue despedido por los mismos ciclistas

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Teddy oliendo pegamento, tenía 12 años
Cayó desde el techo en East Two-nine
Cathy tenía 11 años cuando desconectó
26 tintos y una botella de vino
Bobby tiene leucemia, 14 años
Parecía tener 65 años cuando murió
El era un amigo mio

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

G-berg y Georgie dejan que sus trucos se pudran
Entonces murieron de hepatitis en el alto Manhattan
Sly en Vietnam recibió una bala en la cabeza
Bobby OD'd en Drano la noche en que se casó
Eran dos amigos míos más
Los extraño, murieron

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Eran todos mis amigos, solo murieron

Mary se zambulló en seco desde una habitación de hotel
Bobby se ahorcó de una celda en las tumbas
Judy saltó frente a un metro
Eddie fue cortado en la vena yugular
Y Eddie, te extraño más que a todos los demás
Esta canción es para ti mi hermano

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Esas son personas que murieron, murieron
Todos eran mis amigos y murieron

Escrita por: Jim Carroll