El Nene

The Kid

El Nene

A taste of my bloodUna probada de mi sangre
And as soon as they taste it, they dieY en cuanto la prueban se mueren
Like an incomparable poisonComo un veneno incomparable
Blood of the Vélez surnameSangre del apellido Vélez

How to forget that afternoon?¿Cómo olvidar aquella tarde?
When I almost lost the kidCuando por poco pierdo al nene
You couldn't see who was comingNo se alcanzaba a ver quién viene
Suddenly a Cheyenne arrivesDe pronto llega una Cheyenne

The impacts hit the glassLlegan los impactos por el vidrio
Of my Super Duty truckDe mi troca Super Duty
And I was thrown to the groundY pa'l suelo me aventaba
From afar, there were detonationsDe lejos eran detonaciones
It seemed like Call of DutyParecía Call of Duty
I reviewed my lifeMi vida yo repasaba

You couldn't see who was comingNo se alcanzaba a ver quién viene
I kept looking for the kidAl nene yo por más buscaba
He didn't look through the dustNo miró por la polvadera
The nine no longer has bulletsLa nueve ya no tiene balas

My life passing and in my handMi vida pasando y en mi mano
My rosary hangingMi rosario que colgaba
Death was already calling meLa muerte ya me llamaba
Four impacts from a horned rifleCuatro impactos de un cuerno rameado
Reflected in my eyesMis ojos se reflejaba
My life was savedLa vida a mí me salvaban

He was an incomparable old manEra un viejón incomparable
The kid with a fixed gazeEl nene con fija mirada
They almost got us, buddyCasi nos chacalean, pariente
But they missed usPero la verga nos pelaban

We burned rubber and headed for the hillsQuemamos cartucho y pa' las lomas
The Super Duty in gearLa Super Duty en catiza
Nothing and no one can stop itNada ni nadie la para
Like an RZR through dust and dunesComo RZR entre polvo y dunas
It took off like lightningComo rayo despegaba
The kid was bleeding outEl Nene se me desangraba

There it goes, buddy kidAhí le va compa nene
To heaven, old manHasta el cielo viejo
Corridos, not bullshit, ahCorridos, no chingaderas, ah

No one can give me an answerNadie me puede dar respuesta
Hours pass, they know nothingLas horas pasan, nada saben
A thousand things go through my headMil cosas van por mi cabeza
To find out what's happening, buddyPor saber qué pasa, compadre

Give me a minute to talk to himDenme un minuto para hablarle
And see if he listens to who he prays toY a ver si escucha a quien le reza
I think I'm saying goodbye, buddyCreo que me despido, compadre
With a broken voice, he tells meCon voz quebrada a mí me expresa

My name may end herePuede que hasta aquí llegue mi nombre
Go, tell my mom I'm goneAnda, dile a mi viejita que me fui
And that there's no turning backY que ya no hay vuelta
I leave you this horned rifleTe dejo ese cuernito rameado
So you comb the mountains wellPa' que peines bien la sierra
And take care of Imelda for meY me cuides a la Imelda

In the row of that mountainEn la fila de aquella sierra
Rest two graves with bloodDescansan dos tumbas con sangre
You knew how to fight themTú supiste darles pelea
How to repay you, buddy?¿Cómo devolverte, compadre?

I promise to comb the whole mountainPrometo peinar toda la sierra
And build that little houseY levantar esa casita
That you worked so hard forQue tanto tú le perreaste
See you around the cornerNos vemos a la vuelta de esquina
When the doves flyCuando las palomas vuelen
I'll fight for what you dreamedLucharé lo que soñaste