Billy Jones

Billy Jones

Billy Jones

Crecimos juntos en un pueblo urbanoWell we grew up together in an urban town
Solo Billy Jones y yo siempre juntosJust me and Billy Jones always hanging around
Él era el consentido de mamá, hijo únicoHe was a Mumma's little boy, he was an only child
Siempre impecable, su cabello cuidadosamente peinadoHis clothes were always neat and his hair carefully styled

No entendía por qué en los juegosAll the games we'd play I couldn't understand why
Yo tenía que ser el novio y Billy la noviaI'd have to play the groom and let Billy be the bride
Con todos esos vestidos bonitos que le encantaba usarAll those pretty dresses that he's love to wear
Yo llevaba un sombrero flojo, Billy se ponía flores en el cabelloI'd wear a floppy hat Billy he'd put flowers in his hair
Incluso usaba mi ropa interior y se ponía flores en el cabelloHe'd even wear my underwear and put flowers in his hair

Unos años después, nos separamos un pocoA few years later you know we kinda drifted apart
Mi familia se mudó al sur para empezar de nuevoMy family moved south to make a new start
Extrañaba a Billy, mamá decía que estaba malI missed Billy, Mum said that was wrong
Papá decía 'Ese chico no sabe dónde pertenece'Dad said 'That boy just don't know where he belongs'
¿Dónde pertenece?Where does he belong?

Unos años después, trabajaba en un barA few years later I was working in a bar
Estaba lleno de humo y oscuro, un hombre tocaba blues en la guitarraIt was smoky and dark, there was a blues man playing guitar
Entró una mujer vestida de verde esmeraldaWhen in walked a woman wearing emerald green
Con una figura voluptuosa, hermosa y esbeltaWith a voluptuous figure, she was beautiful and lean
Se veía bastante rudaShe was looking pretty mean

Un martini completo, agitado no revueltoA full martini shaken not stirred
Solo hasta después de su tercer tragoIt was only until about after her third
Comencé a mirar de cerca, ¡debería haberlo sabido!I started looking closely, man I should have known!
Era mi viejo amigo; lo adivinaste, Billy JonesIt was my old friend; you guessed it, Billy Jones
¡Dios mío, Billy Jones! ¡Mierda, Billy Jones!Oh my god Billy Jones! Oh shit Billy Jones!

Las lágrimas llenaron nuestros ojos al empezar a hablarTears filled our eyes as we began to speak
Había estado viviendo una mentira, una vida tan discretaHe'd been living a lie, a life so discreet
Me entristeció escucharlo decirIt made me feel sad to hear him say
Con una voz tan dulce 'Cariño, puedes llamarme Jane'In a voice so sweet 'Honey you can call me Jane'

A medida que avanzaba la noche hablamos del ayerAs the night wore on we spoke of yesterday
Y cómo Billy siempre supo que era gayAnd how Billy has always known that he was gay
Nunca supe cuánto puede cambiar una personaI never knew how much a person could change
De pequeño Billy Jones a la esbelta y exuberante JaneFrom little Billy Jones to lean, luscious Jane

Billy Jane Jones, esto viene de mi corazónBilly Jane Jones this comes from my heart
Espero que tus noches estén llenas de mil estrellasI hope your nights are filled with a thousand stars
Pero no desperdicies tu dulzura en el aire vacíoBut don't waste your sweetness in the empty air
Porque no sabes lo frío y oscuro que está afuera'Cause you don't know how cold and dark it is out there

Esta es la balada de Billy Jane JonesThis is the ballad of Billy Jane Jones