La Calle

The Street

La Calle

You told me that the morningTú me dijiste que la mañana
Was bought with a kissSe compraba con un beso
And that war was for saleY que la guerra estaba en venta
And peace had its price.Y que la paz tenía su precio.

That politics dressesQue la política se viste
In gold, silver, and fine linenDe oro, plata y lino fino
And what comes out of the mouthY lo que sale de la boca
Pays taxes in the ear.Paga impuesto en el oído.

That the path gets narrower every day.Que cada día es más angosto el camino.

Oh, the street is tough¡ay! que la calle está dura
The street is toughQue la calle está dura
Oh, he who doesn't run, flies¡ay! que el que no corre vuela
He who doesn't run, flies.Que el que no corre vuela.

Oh, the moon is moving away¡ay! que la luna se aleja
The moon is moving awayQue la luna se aleja
Oh, I wonder and ponder¡ay! me pregunto y medito
What is the square root of myself?¿cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?

You told me that liesTú me dijiste que la mentira
Wear contact lensesUsaba lentes de contacto
And that a Valentino shoeY que un zapato de valentino
Declared itself cheap.Se autoproclamó barato.

That a tariff fell in loveQue un arancel se enamoró
With a tax-free zoneDe un tributario en zona franca
That anesthesia went to LondonQue la anestesia se fue a londres
To a tourism congress.A un congreso de turismo.

That each day brings its own troubles, let me explain.Que cada día trae su afán y te explico.

Oh, the street is tough¡ay! que la calle está dura
The street is toughQue la calle está dura
Oh, he who doesn't run, flies¡ay! que el que no corre vuela
He who doesn't run, flies.Que el que no corre vuela.

Oh, the moon is moving away¡ay! que la luna se aleja
The moon is moving awayQue la luna se aleja
Oh, I wonder and ponder¡ay! me pregunto y medito
What is the square root of myself?¿cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?

Bring it down!¡bring it down!

And that there are no favorites with coffeeY que no hay favoritismos con el café
The one who brews first is the one who will drinkEl que primero cuela es el que va a beber
That Tchaikovsky was Russian and Debussy FrenchQue Tchaikovsky era ruso y Debussy francés
When the river makes noise, it carries water, I know.Cuando el río suena es que agua trae lo sé.

That clubs are trenches of societyQue los clubes son trincheras de la societé
Where seven fit, twenty-three fitDonde caben siete caben veintitrés
That the night looks good for Star TrekQue la noche pinta buena para star trek

Hey man, don't mess with that!¡hey man, no te jueges con eso!

Oh, the street is tough¡ay! que la calle está dura
The street is toughQue la calle está dura
Oh, he who doesn't run, flies¡ay! que el que no corre vuela
He who doesn't run, flies.Que el que no corre vuela.

Oh, the moon is moving away¡ay! que la luna se aleja
The moon is moving awayQue la luna se aleja
Oh, I wonder and ponder¡ay! me pregunto y medito
What is the square root of myself?¿cuál es la raíz cuadrada de mi mismo?

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