Born And Raised In Black And White

Nacido y criado en negra y blanca

Born And Raised In Black And White

El viento sopla duro a través de los aviones de Texas
The wind blows hard across the Texas planes
Hace que algunas personas se vuelven locas
Makes some people go insane
Mientras que otros en silencio oran por la lluvia
While others quietly pray for rain
De ahí es de donde venimos
That's where we came from

dos chicos jugando en el ardiente sol
Two boys playing in the burning sun
Uno con libros, otro con armas
One with books, one with guns
Mamá llama, pero sólo viene uno
Mama calls but just one comes
El otro corre
The other one runs

En un sentido cristiano del mal y del bien
In a christian sense of wrong and right
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Uno aprendió a orar, uno aprendió a pelear
One learned to pray, one learned to fight
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white

Hermano llevó al camino del Evangelio
Brother took to the gospel road
Pasó toda su vida salvando almas
Spent his whole life savin' souls
Cuando me miró su sangre se enfrió
When he looked at me his blood ran cold
Ni siquiera lo intentó
He didn't even try

No tenía sueños, no tenía planes
I had no dreams, I had no plans
Pero un arma se sentía bien en mi mano derecha
But a gun felt good in my right hand
El alcaide preguntó: ¿Cómo es que mataste a ese hombre?
The warden asked: How come you killed that man?
Dije: No sé por qué
I said: I don't know why

Bienvenido a casa dijo que la luz de la luna calurosa
Welcome home said the hot moonlight
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Uno vive para orar, uno ora por la vida
One lives to pray, one prays for life
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white

Alguien me dio un cigarrillo
Someone handed me a cigarette
Me ofrecieron mi última petición
They offered me my last request
Pedí a mi alma mortal ser bendecida
I asked my mortal soul be blessed
Por alguien cercano a mí
By someone close to me

Él vino a mí con las manos temblorosas
He came to me with trembling hands
Juró que nunca lo entendería
He swore he'd never understand
Dije que era justo lo que la vida había planeado
I said it's just what life had planned
Es el destino
It's destiny

No desperdicies tus lágrimas en mí esta noche
Don't waste your tears on me tonight
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Elegí la oscuridad, tú perseguiste la luz
I chose the dark, you chased the light
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white
Nacimos y criamos en blancos y blancos
We were born and raised in black and white

El viento sopla duro a través de las llanuras de Texas
The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Hace que algunas personas se vuelven locas
Makes some people go insane
Mientras que otros en silencio oran por la lluvia
While others quietly pray for rain