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 let you make me a captiveAntes que me hagas cautivo

The lieutenant told himEl teniente le decía
Why don't you surrender your weaponsPorque no entregas las armas
From the attorney generalDe la procuraduría
I have a signed orderTraigo una orden firmada
We're going to arrest youTe vamos a detener
But it's likely you'll get outPero es seguro que salgas

Why did they burn my cropsPor qué me quemó mi siembra
If they promised protectionSi protección prometieron
If I was going to be arrestedSi yo iba a ser detenido
Why did they take the moneyPor qué recibió el dinero
I am a man of the lawYo soy un hombre de ley
Don't think I'm naiveNo crea que me chupo el dedo

He clung to his truckSe repego a su camión
Inside he had the weaponsAdentro tenía las armas
There were two AK-47sEran dos cuernos de chivo
A sawed-off 12-gaugeDel 12 una recortada
He killed the lieutenantAl teniente lo mató
With a handgunCon una pistola escuadra

He took two shotsLe pegaron dos balazos
From an R18 in the legDe R18 en la pierna
He was very good with the gunEra muy bueno pa'l cuerno
With both the right and the leftCon la derecha y la izquierda
He killed five othersA otros cinco mato
Just because of that burningNomás por aquella quema

It's unknown if MiguelNo se sabe si Miguel
Died or is still in the mountainsMurió o sigue en las sierras
They only found the bloodNomás hallaron la sangre
That he spilled on the grassQue fue regando en la hierba
But he crossed a riverPero cruzó por un río
And they lost his trailY le perdió la huella