Only A Lad

Solo un chico

Only A Lad

Johnny era malo, incluso de niño todos podían darse cuentaJohnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Todos decían: Si no te enderezas, seguramente irás al infiernoEveryone said: If you don't get straight you'll surely go to hell

Pero a Johnny no le importabaBut Johnny didn't care
Era un forajido para cuando tenía diez añosHe was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old
No quería hacer lo que le decíanHe didn't wanna do what he was told
Solo un bromista, gángster juvenilJust a prankster, juvenile gangster

Sus maestros no entendíanHis teachers didn't understand
Lo expulsaron de la escuela a una temprana edadThey kicked him out of school at a tender early age
Solo porque no quería aprender cosasJust because he didn't want to learn things
(Tenía otros intereses)(Had other interests)
Le gustaba quemar cosasHe liked to burn things

La señora de la cuadraThe lady down the block
Tenía una radio que Johnny quería, oh tan malShe had a radio that Johnny wanted, oh so bad
Así que la tomó en cuanto tuvo la oportunidadSo he took it the first chance he had
Luego le disparó en la piernaThen he shot her in the leg
Y esto es lo que ella dijoAnd this is what she said

Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Realmente no puedes culparloYou really can't blame him
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
La sociedad lo hizoSociety made him
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Es nuestra responsabilidadHe's our responsibility
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Realmente no pudo evitarloHe really couldn't help it
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
No quería hacerloHe didn't want to do it
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Está desfavorecido y abusadoHe's underprivileged and abused
Quizás un poco confundidoPerhaps a little bit confused

Sus padres se rindieron, no podían influir en su actitudHis parents gave up they couldn't influence his attitude
Nadie pudo ayudarNobody could help
El hombrecito no tenía gratitudThe little man had no gratitude

Y cuando robó el autoAnd when he stole the car
Nadie imaginaba que intentaría llevarlo tan lejosNobody dreamed that he would try to take it so far
No quiso golpear al pobre hombreHe didn't mean to hit the poor man
Que tuvo que ir y morirWho had to go and die
Hizo llorar al juezIt made the judge cry

Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Realmente no pudo evitarloHe really couldn't help it
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
No quería hacerloHe didn't want to do it
Solo un chicoOnly a lad
Está desfavorecido y abusadoHe's underprivileged and abused
Quizás un poco confundidoPerhaps a little bit confused

No es su culpa que no pueda creerIt's not his fault that he can't believe
No es su culpa que no pueda comportarseIt's not his fault that he can't behave
La sociedad lo hizo desviarseSociety made him go astray
Quizás si somos amables se iráPerhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Quizás se iráPerhaps he'll go away
Se iráHe'll go away

Oye Johnny, realmente no me engañasHey there Johnny you really don't fool me
Sales impune de asesinatoYou get away with murder
Y piensas que es graciosoAnd you think it's funny
No te importa un comino si vivimos o morimosYou don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Oye Johnny chicoHey there Johnny boy
¡Espero que te frías!I hope you fry!