El Inocente

The Innocent

El Inocente

I was in my truck and they got in the wayIba en mi troca y se atravesaron
They call me cousin, they're not soldiersMe dicen primo, no son soldados
We have to runHay que correr
Or we'll lose it hereO aquí la vamos a perder

I didn't have trouble or carry a weaponNo traía broncas ni andaba armado
Surely they made a mistakeSeguramente se equivocaron
I repliedLe contesté
I was the one who made the mistakeYo fui el que me equivoqué

They didn't shoot when I put my hands upSaque las manos no dispararon
A guy yells to get out of the carUn mono grita bajen del carro
And before speakingY antes de hablar
I got in the back seatMe subí al asiento de atrás

When I felt the gun on my foreheadCuando sentí el cachaso en la frente
My thoughts didn't let me actLos pensamientos no me dejaron actuar

I got the blame, I'm innocent not a cowardMe cayó el 20 soy inocente no un cobarde
I'm going to live to tellVoy a vivir pa' contar

No cell phones, no police, it was nightNi celulares ni policías era de noche
It was also raining where there's terrorTambién llovía donde hay terror
Men of valor pretend to be braveSe hacen los hombres de valor

I thought of death then of my motherPensé en la muerte luego en mi madre
Who had told me not to be lateQue me había dicho no llegues tarde
You're not doing wrongTú no andas mal
But evil is abundantPero si sobra la maldad

I pulled the door and it was openJale la puerta y estaba abierta
I ducked after some turnsMe eché pa' abajo después de vueltas
I got up heading towards the houses, I crossedMe levanté rumbo a las casas, me cruce

I kept running and there were even bulletsSeguí corriendo y hasta hubo balas
They left holes where they hitDejaban hueco donde pegaban
I didn't look backYa no volteé
I didn't see my car againMi carro no lo volví a ver

I approached a corner when someone came outHay me arrimé a un cantón cuando alguien salió
I almost got caught but we're hereCasi me toco pero andamos aquí
An hour passed and my cousin arrivedUna hora no paso y el primo llego
He also jumped out of the car behind meTambién se aventó del carro atrás de mí