Tony Presidio

Tony Presidio

The boy Antonio Pérez, that's what his mother named himEl niño Antonio Pérez, así su madre lo nombro
He was raised humbly in the underworldEn el medio del bajo mundo humildemente se crió
Sweating, searching for bread, competing with miserySudando, buscando el pan, compitiendo con la miseria
His poverty was serious, but he fought with great determinationSu pobreza era seria, pero luchaba con mucho afán
He wanted to be an architect and his father paid for his studiesQuería ser arquitecto y los estudios su padre pagó
But as he grew up, his ambition was enormous, and he chose crimePero al crecer su ambición era enorme y el crimen escogió

It's six in the evening and it's getting darkLas seis de la tarde esta oscureciendo
Sales are going well and the money is growingLa venta va bien y el dinero creciendo
Take great care when watching the rockroseMucha precaución velando la jara
The young Antonio Pérez is preparingEl joven Antonio Pérez se prepara
Tony, that's what they call AntonioTony, así le dicen a Antonio
Time has turned him into a demonEl tiempo lo ha convertido en demonio
His Bible is a 357Su Biblia es un 357
His job (shooting) and collecting a ticketSu oficio (disparo) y cobrar un billete
He doesn't understand the word peaceLa palabra paz el no la entiende
He's a murderer, and that's what mattersEs un asesino y de eso depende
His house, his clothes, and also his foodSu casa su ropa también su alimento
Taking your life at any momentQuitándote la vida en cualquier momento
Six in the morning, there's a knock at the doorSeis de la mañana, tocan la puerta
He's the boss and Tony wakes upEs el jefe y Tony se despierta
They give him a portrait and an addressLe dan un retrato y una dirección
He prepares his revolver and the action beginsPrepara su revolver y empieza la acción

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Tony, the prison, that's what they called himTony presidio, le decían así
(I'm telling you)(Te digo)
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Tony, prison, they called himTony presidio, le decian

Tony arrives at the designated locationTony llega al sitio indicado
Keep an eye on the victim on the other sideVigila a la victima que esta al otro lado
Crossing the street in front of him, he stopsCruzando la calle frente a el se le para
And without hesitation, he puts a Magnum in his faceY sin pena le pone un mágnum en la cara
The body falls with a cash countEl cuerpo cae con un count de dinero
Tony picks it up and carries it away very easilyTony lo recoge y se lo lleva bien ligero
The man on the floor is spilling a lot of bloodEl hombre en el piso mucha sangre derrama
The stolen money is invested in marijuanaEl dinero robado se invierte en marihuana
Tony continues with his cruel missionTony sigue con su cruel misión
Because he is one of the greats in the associationPorque Es uno de los grandes en la asociación
The corrupt person hides his identityEl corrupto esconde su identidad
Because he is the drug lord, the king of evilPorque es el zar de la droga rey de la maldad
Three in the morning, Tony asleepLas tres de la mañana, Tony dormido
The guards knocked down the door with a lot of noiseLos guardias tumban la puerta con mucho ruido
Tony asks, "But what happened to me?!"Tony le pregunta, pero yo!, que paso
It's an arrest warrant, so shut upEs una orden de arresto así que shut up
The next day they arrive and buy the spokesmanLlega el otro día compran el vocero
The people read Tony's stuff firstEl pueblo lee lo de Tony primero
He is found guilty despite all his powerSale culpable con todo y poder
And his family suffering and crying for himY su familia sufriendo y llorando por el

Tony, where is he?Tony ¿Donde está?
This is receptiveEsta receptivo
Okay, then bring him in and read him the rulesOk, pues tráelo y léele las normas de rigor
Well Tony, negative attitudesBueno Tony las actitudes negativas
You see them outside, I don't want any fuss, ask for the green oneLas ves afuera no quiero manoteos pide la verde
To talk and wait to be spoken toPa' hablar y espera que se te hable
Tony, do you know why you're here?Tony sabes por que te encuentras aquí
NoNo
Tony, the reason you're hereTony, el motivo por la cual tú te encuentras aquí
According to the letter we received from the streetSegún la carta que recibimos de la calle
It's because you killed a hired gunEs por que usted mató a un hombre a sueldo
No no noNo no no
Give me the green lightDame la verde
It has the green oneTiene la verde
Well, first of all, we have to acceptBueno, Antes que nada hay que aceptar
That almost all of us here haveQue casi todos los que estamos aquí tenemos
One thing they have in common is that we haven't goneUna cosa en común y es que por no hemos ido
On the right trackPor el camino correcto
Now, among those of us who have gone off the railsAhora Dentro de los que estamos descarrilados
There are those who abuse and those who don'tEstán los que abusan y los que no abusan
And I'm one of those who don't abuse itY yo soy de los que no abusan
I haven't done anything to anyone who didn't deserve itYo no le he hecho nadie a nadie al que no se lo merezca
But to protect an illegal business, you have to show respectPero pa cuidar un negocio ilegal hay que poner respeto
And that's why many of usY por eso es que muchos de nosotros
We are in this prison paying the consequencesEstamos en esta prisión pagando las consecuencias
If I am lying to youSi yo le estoy mintiendo
If I'm putting the feces in in the long runSi estoy metiendo la feca a la larga
You're going to catch me in a lieUstedes me van coger en la mentira
But until proven otherwisePero mientras no se pruebe lo contrario
I am here willing to shareYo estoy aquí dispuesto a compartir
All my street connectionsTodas mis conexiones de la calle
With you all, and I'll go everywhereCon ustedes y voy a todas
That's all I have to sayEso es todo lo que tengo que decir
Well, this meeting was properly organizedBueno esta junta debidamente bien organizada
He determined that the letter received from the streetA determinado que la carta recibida de la calle
It's not a sufficient base, so give it a boostNo es base suficiente por lo tanto dale arriba

A year and two or three months passPasa un año y dos o tres meses
Tony loses interest at the bankTony en el banco pierde intereses
His new name is a nuisance to himSu nombre nuevo para él es un fastidio
Because now they call him, Tony PresidioPorque ahora le dicen, Tony Presidio
Control the corrupt guards who sellControla los guardias corruptos que venden
Those who obey, but pretendLos que obedecen, pero pretenden
Breaking the law by selling that thingRomper la ley vendiendo esa cosa
They call it extra-hazardous chemistryQue llaman química extra-peligrosa
Thus, addiction persists among prisonersAsí es que la adicción prosigue en los presos
And Tony Presidio takes advantage of thatY Tony Presidio se aprovecha de eso
Because he's the big distributorPor que él es el grande el distribuidor
The one who sells the powder that cures their painEl que vende el polvito que les cura el dolor
But Tony wants to get cleanPero Tony quiere rehabilitarse
He plans an escape and manages to get awayPlanea una fuga y logra escaparse
He is a fugitive who wants the best for his lifeEs un fugitivo que quiere lo mejor para su vida
So he went off to New YorkAsí que se largo a New York
But things aren't going very well for him therePero las cosas allá no le van muy bien
Taxis are very expensive and he doesn't like trainsEl taxi es muy caro y no le gusta el tren
Because the weather is very coldPor que el clima es muy frío
Things are not the sameLa cosa no es la misma
So he prefers to make progress on his islandAsí que prefiere progresar en su isla
The plane arrives, Tony Presidio peeks outLlega el avión, Tony Presidio se asoma
He sets foot on his homeland and is undoubtedly movedPisa su tierra sin duda se emociona
He arrives in his neighborhood greeting his peopleLlega a su barrio saludando a su gente
When you feel a (shot) that sneaks into your bellyCuando siente un (disparo) que se cuela en su vientre

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Tony, the prison, that's what they called himTony presidio, le decían así
(I'm telling you)(Te digo)
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Tony, prison, they called himTony presidio, le decian
(Yes)(Ja)

The young Antonio Pérez, returning homeEl joven Antonio Pérez que de regreso a su hogar
He wanted to rehabilitate himself and start a new lifeQuería rehabilitarse y una nueva vida comenzar
Suddenly, he feels a bullet in his bodyCuando de momento siente un balazo en su cuerpo
Falling, almost dead, he quickly fixed his gazeCayendo ya casi muerto se fijo rápidamente
A man who, out of revenge, relentlessly pursued himUn hombre que por venganza lo siguió sin descansar
Well, Tony had taken the life of a family memberPues Tony le había quitado la vida a un familiar
He who sows death to anotherEl que siembra la muerte a otro
He reaps a homicide for himselfPara si mismo cosecha un homicidio
And without any act of repentanceY sin ningún acto de arrepentimiento
I will face sentencing like Tony in prisonIra a la condena como Tony presidio