Morir Matando

Die Fighting

Morir Matando

Dying fighting is the lawMorir matando es la ley
That's how the corrido beginsAsí comienza el corrido
That's what Miguel saidAsí lo dijo Miguel
When he was about to be arrestedCuando iba a ser detenido
I'd rather die fightingPrefiero morir matando
Than be taken captiveAntes que me hagan cautivo
The lieutenant told himEl teniente le decía
Why don't you surrender your weaponsPorque no entregas las armas
I have a signed order from the attorney generalDe la procuraduría traigo una orden firmada
We're going to arrest youTe vamos a detener
But it's certain you'll get outPero ees seguro que salgas

Why did my crop burnPorque me quemo mi siembra
If they promised protectionSi protección prometieron
If I was going to be arrestedSi yo iba a hacer detenido
Why did he take the moneyPorque recibió el dinero
I am a law-abiding manYo soy un hombre de ley
Don't think I'm naiveNo crean que me chupo el dedo

He clung to his truckSe repego a su camión
Inside he had the weaponsAdentro tenía las armas
They were 2 AK-47sEran 2 cuernos de chivo
And 2 sawed-off shotgunsDe 2 sernas recortada
He killed the lieutenantAl teniente lo mato
With a handgunCon una pistola escuadra

They shot him twiceLe pegaron 2 balazos
R18 in the legR18 en la pierna
He was very good with the gunEra muy bueno pa'l cuerno
With his right and left handsCon la derecha y izquierda
He killed 5 othersA otros 5 mato
Just for that betrayalNomás por aquella quema
It's not known if Miguel diedNo sé sabe si Miguel murió
Or if he's still in the mountainsO sigue en la sierra

They only found the bloodNomás hallaron la sangre
That he was spilling on the grassQue fue regando en la hierba
But he crossed a riverPero cruzo por un río
And they lost his trailY le perdieron la hueya