There Ain't No Easy Runs

No hay carreras fáciles

There Ain't No Easy Runs

Dieciséis marchas hacia adelante, humo diesel arrastrando por el viento; dieciocho neumáticos revisados y cantando en el pavimento; 5000 millas por recorrer, tres semanas lejos de casa, y es trabajo, señor, exige lo mejor. Y ya sea que tu carrera sea en la Interestatal 70 o transportando carga por la costa este, si eres un reductor, sabes que no hay carreras fáciles
Sixteen forward gears, diesel smoke trailing in the wind; eighteen tyres checked and singin' on the pavement; 5000 miles to cover, three weeks away from home, and it's work, mister, it demands the best. And whether your run is on Interstate 70 or haulin' freight down the eastern seaboard, if you're a gearjammer, you know there ain't no easy runs.

Estaba sentado en la terminal de la caja para mi carga
I was sittin in the terminal waitin for my load,
Cuando un conductor de cuernos verdes entró fuera de la carretera
When a green-horned driver came in off the road.
Le oí decir al capataz: «Coge mi pequeño resbalón rosa
I heard him tell that foreman: "Get my little pink slip,
Esta carrera es demasiado dura y voy a renunciar
"This run is too tough and I'm gonna quit."

El capataz ese día era el viejo Joe
Now the foreman that day happened to be old Joe;
Hombre era mayor que el tiempo
Man he was older than time.
Dijo: «Hijo, ¿cuánto tiempo llevas conduciendo esta plataforma?
He said: "Son, how long you been drivin' this rig?
Sabes, manejé todas las formas, formas, modas y tipos
"You know, I drove all shapes, forms, fashions and kinds,
Y aquí estás preocupado por este pequeño viaje
"And here you are worried about this one little trip.
Bueno, conduje un millón de millas y luego algo
"Well I drove a million miles and then some."
Miró a ese novato a los ojos y dijo: «Chico
He looked that greenhorn right in the eye and he said: "Boy:
No hay carreras fáciles
"There ain't no easy runs."

Conduje hacia Roadway, Interstate, Hopewell, Great Lakes
"I drove for Roadway, Interstate, Hopewell, Great Lakes,
Walford Mac, Time, Mayflower, Freightline
"Walford Mac, Time, Mayflower, Freightline,
Spectre, Yellow Transit, Western y Gillete
"Spectre, Yellow Transit, Western and Gillete,
Redball, Ryder, Northwestern, Dicks-Seattle
"Redball, Ryder, Northwestern, Dicks-Seattle.

Deaver, Bell, Hoover, Macleans
"Deaver, Bell, Hoover, Macleans,
Gateway, Motorfreight, Transport, Byce
"Gateway, Motorfreight, Transport, Byce,
Dixie-Ohio, Transamerican Sur
"Dixie-Ohio, Transamerican South,
East-Tex, Mason-Dixon, Watkins y Transcon
"East-Tex, Mason-Dixon, Watkins and Transcon.

Wilson, Asociados, ya se han hecho todas esas conducciones
"Wilson, Associates, got all that drivin' done,
Y te digo que no hay carreras fáciles
"And I tell you boy there ain't no easy runs."

Dijo: «Si tienes una chica en Texas, te enviarán a Maine
He said: "If you've got a gal in Texas, they'll send you up to Maine.
Y si tienes una chica en Nueva York, te enviarán a las llanuras
"And if you got a gal in New York, they'll send you out on the Plains.
Sé cuál es tu problema, tienes problemas de mujer hijo
"I know what your problem is, you got woman troubles son.
Y te digo, muchacho, no hay carrera fácil
"And I tell you boy, there ain't no easy run."

Conduje para Navajo, Brake, Goose, DC
"I drove for Navajo, Brake, Goose, DC,
América del Norte, Allied, Baltimore Freight, y Pye
"North American, Allied, Baltimore Freight, and Pye,
New Mac, Curtis, Eastern y Dan X
"New Mac, Curtis, Eastern and Dan X,
Garrett, Ace, Federal y E.T. Erman
"Garrett, Ace, Federal and E.T. Erman.

Neptuno, Garza, Brinks y Mar Lab
"Neptune, Heron, Brinks and Sea Lab,
Primero Dudley, Dorsey, Beacons y Billingham
"First Dudley, Dorsey, Beacons and Billingham,
Cooper Detroit, Jones y americano también
"Cooper Detroit, Jones and American too,
Liteway y Central, Standard y Boston Sioux
"Liteway and Central, Standard and Boston Sioux.

U-Nan, Buckingham, ya se ha hecho todo lo que conduce
"U-Nan, Buckingham, got all that drivin' done,
Y les digo que no hay una carrera fácil
"And I tell you boys there ain't no easy run.

Conduje para United, Acme, Tanksley y Shaw
"I drove for United, Acme, Tanksley and Shaw,
Grammer, Atlas, Strickland y Docks
"Grammer, Atlas, Strickland and Docks,
Atlantic, Owens, Carron y Beaumont
"Atlantic, Owens, Carron and Beaumont,
H y H, Murphy, Field y Mulhawk
"H and H, Murphy, Field and Mulhawk.

Skill, Skaggs. tengo todo ese conducto
"Skill, Skaggs. got all that drivin done,
Y te digo, muchacho, no hay carrera fácil
"And I tell you boy, there ain't no easy run."