Man Who Shot Himself

El hombre que se disparó

Man Who Shot Himself

No parecía mucho un hombre con problemasHe did not seem much like a man with a problem
Era pequeño, era callado, vestía pulcro y afeitadoHe was small he was quiet he dressed neat and shaved
Su trabajo era cinco días en una fábrica de ladrillosHis job was five days in a brick making plant
Y bebía unas cervezas en sus otros dos díasAnd he drank a few beers on his other two days

Su música era country, su fe estaba en JesúsHis music was country his faith was in Jesus
De hecho, tenía imágenes de Cristo en su casaIn fact he had pictures of Christ in his house
Nunca cuestionó su existencia diariaHe never once questioned his daily existence
Ni se preguntó mucho de qué se trataba su vidaNor wondered a lot what his life was about

Le gustaba su pistola y la limpiaba demasiado seguidoHe was fond of his pistol and he cleaned it too often
Iba al río a disparar a la madera flotante todo el díaHe'd go down by the river shoot driftwood all day
Miraba por la ventana y tomaba sorbos de cerveza fríaStare out the window and sip on the cold beer
A veces era feliz como los niños que jueganSometimes he was happy like children who play

Su música era country, su fe estaba en Jesús...His music was country his faith was in Jesus...

Y un sábado por la mañana fue a ver a mi padreAnd some Saturday morning he came to my father
Y le dijo Virgilio, ¿podrías cortarme el pelo por favor?And said Virgil would you cut my hair for me please
Y mi padre era hábil con las navajas y tijerasAnd my father was handy with razors and scissors
A veces cortaba el pelo con los chicos de nuestra calleSometimes he cut hair with the guys on our street

Su música era country, su fe estaba en Jesús...His music was country his faith was in Jesus...

Como harían los niños pequeños, me quedé viendo a mi padreAs small boys would do I sat watchin' my father
Papá bromeaba un poco sobre su esposa celosaDad kidded him some bout his jealous wife
El hombre agradeció a mi padre y se ofreció a pagarleThe man thanked my father and he offered to pay him
Volvió a su casa y se quitó la vidaWent back to his house and he took his own life

Su música era country, su fe estaba en Jesús...His music was country his faith was in Jesus...
Su música era country, su fe estaba en Jesús...His music was country his faith was in Jesus...