2 + 2 = Tres

2 + 2 = Three

2 + 2 = Tres

If two plus two were threeSi dos más dos diera tres
This world wouldn't be as it isEste mundo no sería como es
The calculation wouldn't give what I haveLa cuenta no daría lo que tengo
In that case, the four would be lameEn tal caso el cuatro sería rengo

If two plus two were threeSi dos más dos diera tres
You wouldn't see this world as you see itEste mundo no lo verías como lo ves
And in the untimely sum of the sidesY en la suma inoportuna de los lados
The square would be missing a sideAl cuadrado le faltaría un costado

If two plus two were threeSi dos más dos diera tres
It would surely calm your stress a bitDe seguro te calmaría un poco el estrés
There would be one less point of inflationHabría un punto menos de inflación
And in the store, a peso in my favorY en el almacén un peso a mi favor

If two plus two were threeSi dos más dos diera tres
This blues wouldn't be as it isEste blues no sería como es
Instead of two by fourEn vez de dos por cuatro
It would be four by three or three by threeSería cuatro por tres o tres por tres
Or two by threeO dos por tres

Two by three? It's raining¿Dos por tres? Llueve

And how different life would beY que distinta sería la vida
If I subtracted from every sumSi a cada suma le haría un sustraendo
And how fortunate our fate would beY que dichosa sería nuestra suerte
That the horned ones would be unicornsQue los cornudos serían unicornio
And I would be one day closerY a mí me faltaría un día menos
To discharge from the asylumPara el alta en el manicomio