Below the Water

Por Debajo Del Agua

The federal highway policeLa federal de caminos
So well-preparedPolicia tan preparada
Caught a shipmentAgarró un cargamento
Heading towards EnsenadaPor el rumbo de Ensenada
5,600 kilos5 600 kilos
Almost 6 tonsCasi las 6 toneladas

There were 3 large trucksEran 3 camiones grandes
And all 3 with double bottomsY los 3 con doble fondo
There were 9 traffickersTraficantes eran 9
Carrying that powderQue llevaban aquel polvo
They almost got awayPor poquito se escapaban
But everything was checkedPero revisaron todo

Commander ReynosoEl comandante reynoso
Told the officersDijo a los uniformados
They offered me moneyMe ofrecieron un dinero
That we couldn't even dream ofQue ni en sueños lo juntamos
The DEA agentsHan caído los del DEA
From the American government have fallenDel gobierno americano

When he said 'I don't sell myself'Cuando dijo no me vendo
A chivo horn was heardSe escuchó un cuerno de chivo
2 agents died2 agentes se murieron
And Reynoso was badly woundedY reynoso mal herido
He managed to kill 4Alcanzó a matar a 4
Of those who would have been captivesDe los que serían cautivos

I don't know why they kept quietYo no sé por qué callaron
The matter was importantEl asunto era importante
From Washington they sentDesde Washington mandaron
To give the green light to the criminalsDar luz verde a los maleantes
And in the hospital the commander was dyingY en el hospital moría
SuffocatedAsfixiado el comandante

Deep below the waterMuy por debajo del agua
This matter I have brought upEste asunto yo he sacado
From the journalist's fileDel archivo periodista
Why didn't they report itPor qué no lo denunciaron
The cargo is already for saleYa la carga está a la venta
On the American sideEn el lado americano