El Golfo

The Jerk

El Golfo

They call me a jerk, they call me a pimp. They call me so many things in life that I get boredMe llaman golfo, me llaman chulo. Me llaman tantas cosas en la vida que me aburro
I don't care anymore what they call me, and my conscience says: Let them talkYa no me importa lo que me llamen, y mi conciencia dice: Déjales que hablen
It's also said that I'm a scoundrel, and someone always shouts it out and doesn't shut upTambién se dice que soy canalla, y siempre alguno lo vocea y no se calla
I don't know what they gain with lies, that's how I have to get up while I'm aliveNo se que ganan con las mentiras, así me toca levantarme mientras viva

Let them talk, I laugh alone, mine laughDejo que cuenten, me río yo solo, se ríen los míos
Let them entertain themselves, let them say, let them lie, let them invent my troublesDéjales que se entretengan, que digan, que mientan, que inventen mis líos

I've always been a jerk, but a restrained jerkGolfo siempre he sido, pero golfo comedido
Only those who haven't known me criticize meSolo me critican los que no me han conocido
You know what I say? Take away what I've lived¿Sabes qué te digo?, Que me quiten lo vivido
And as for being a pimp, it shows in my walkY lo de chulo ya se sabe, se me nota en los andares

I've always been a jerk, but a restrained jerkGolfo siempre he sido, pero golfo comedido
Only those who haven't known me criticize meSolo me critican los que no me han conocido
You know what I say? Take away what I've lived¿Sabes qué te digo?, Que me quiten lo vivido
And as for being a pimp, it shows in my walkY lo de chulo ya se sabe, se me nota en los andares

It's not like I'm a saintTampoco es que sea un bendito
But nothing like what they've saidPero nada que ver con tanto como han dicho
They see me awake and I'm asleepMe ven despierto y estoy dormido
They see me partying and I'm with books I haven't readMe ven de farra y estoy con libros que no he leído
They see me with one, they see me with anotherMe ven con una, me ven con otra
But the list of my conquests is rather shortPero la lista de mis conquistas es mas bien corta
I'm not a party animal, nor am I a bar hopperNo soy de fiesta, ni soy de bares
But it's said that I drink my drinks in pairsPero se cuenta que yo las copas las tomo a pares

Let them talk, I laugh alone, mine laughDejo que cuenten, me río yo solo, se ríen los míos
Let them entertain themselves, let them say, let them lie, let them invent my troublesDéjales que se entretengan, que digan, que mientan, que inventen mis líos

I've always been a jerk, but a restrained jerkGolfo siempre he sido, pero golfo comedido
Only those who haven't known me criticize meSolo me critican los que no me han conocido
You know what I say? Take away what I've lived¿Sabes qué te digo?, Que me quiten lo vivido
And as for being a pimp, it shows in my walkY lo de chulo ya se sabe, se me nota en los andares

I've always been a jerk, but a restrained jerkGolfo siempre he sido, pero golfo comedido
Only those who haven't known me criticize meSolo me critican los que no me han conocido
You know what I say? Take away what I've lived¿Sabes qué te digo?, Que me quiten lo vivido
And as for being a pimp, it shows in my walkY lo de chulo ya se sabe, se me nota en los andares

Let them call me a jerkQue me llamen golfo
Let them call me a pimpQue me llamen chulo
Let them call me a scoundrelQue me llamen canalla
Let them call me whatever they want¡Que me llamen lo que quieran

I'm not worried about what they say, what they invent about meNo me preocupa que cuenten, que digan, que inventen de mí
I'm not interested in the fake friendly ones who can't stop smilingNo me interesan los falsos amables que no paran de sonreír
A whole life listening to stories, here and thereToda una vida escuchando historietas, por aquí por allí
There comes a moment when you say those poor storytellers, they don't know what to sayLlega un momento en que dices que pobres cuentistas, no saben que decir

I've always been a jerk, but a restrained jerkGolfo siempre he sido, pero golfo comedido
Only those who haven't known me criticize meSolo me critican los que no me han conocido
You know what I say? Take away what I've lived¿Sabes qué te digo?, Que me quiten lo vivido
And as for being a pimp, it shows in my walkY lo de chulo ya se sabe, se me nota en los andares

A jerk, I've always beenGolfo, golfo siempre he sido
That's right, but restrainedEso si, pero comedido
Pimp, well, a little bitChulo, bueno un poquito
But you knowPero ya se sabe