El camaro

The Camaro

El camaro

Just stepping on the gasNomás al pisarle el gas
The engine roars, all tuned upRuge el motor arreglado
Its paint job's flawlessImpecable su pintura
Fully loaded, no doubtDe todo bien equipado
It just needed to talkNomás hablar le faltaba
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That beautiful CamaroAquel hermoso Camaro

I bought it for JuniorA junior se lo compre
So he could ride in styleQue anduviera bien montado
When he cruised around in itCuando se paseaba en el
He was the envy of the blockEra la envidia del barrio
Never thought that I’d have toNunca pensé que yo a mi hijo
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Buy death for my own sonLa muerte le había comprado

He was only fifteenSolo tenía quince años
You could see it on his faceSe le notaba en la cara
When I saw him in his CamaroCuando lo veía en su Camaro
I could see his wingsYo le miraba las alas
My kid had no feathersMi pollo no tenía plumas
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And I wanted him to flyY yo quería que volará

One Sunday morningUn domingo en la mañana
Everything felt so brightTodo parecía alegría
Then suddenly I got the callDe pronto me comunican
Something I’d never expectLo que jamás pensaría
In a car accidentEn un accidente víal
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Junior was goneJunior estaba sin vida

Maybe it was my faultTal vez yo tuve la culpa
For giving him everythingPor darle todo en la vida
I didn’t want him to lackNo quería que le faltara
What I didn’t have at his ageLo que a mi edad no tenía
If God sent us without wingsSi Dios nos mando sin alas
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Why did I try to give him some?Yo pa' que se los ponía

Things have their own timeLas cosas tienen su tiempo
And I took him too soonY yo lo lleve temprano
By loving our kids too muchPor querer tanto a los hijos
Some parents mess upAlgunos padres fallamos
Instead of giving them everythingEn lugar de darles todo
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Why didn’t we prepare them?Porque no los preparamos

He was only fifteenSolo tenía quince años
You could see it on his faceSe le notaba en la cara
When I saw him in his CamaroCuando lo veía en su Camaro
I could see his wingsYo le miraba las alas
My kid had no feathersMi pollo no tenía plumas
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And I wanted him to flyY yo quería que volará