La Recta Final

The Final Stretch

La Recta Final

I open my eyes, I get up, I read the VoceroHabro los ojos, me levanto leo el Vocero
And the percentage of peace is zeroY el porciento de la paz es cero
Crimes, violations, a lot of maliceCrimenes violaciones, mucha malicia
And I don't hear about the good newsY no me entero de las buenas noticias
The blame is on us, the underworldLa culpa es de nosotros el bajo mundo
The paradise, the wandering lordEl paraiso el señor vagabundo
Who dreams without working with great ambitionQue sueña sin trabajar con mucha ambicion
But lacks a lot of protectionPero le falta mucha proteccion
The upper class also has guilt for their actions, why?La clase alta tambien tiene culpa de los actos, ?por que?
Because of corruption, exactlyPor la corruption, excacto
They kill people without remorse, that's their missionMatan la gente sin pena, esa es su mision
That's how they live, making money in abundanceAsi es que viven ganando dinero a monton
Don't interrogate the prosecutor, don't look for cluesNo lo interrogue fiscal no busque pista
Start thinking, you have to be realisticPonte a pensar hay que ser realista
The rich invest money immediatelyEl rico invierte dinero de inmediato
Then the poor gets angryDespues el pobre se da el arrebato
It's always the same, it's like a dramaSiempre es lo mismo, es como un drama
It's like a famous movieEs como una pelicula de fama
Always the same and in quotesSiempre lo mismo y entre comillas
It's like a plant but without seedsEs como una planta pero sin semillas
Money can control even the courtDinero puede controlar hasta la corte
Both in the south and up northTanto en el sur como alla en el norte
They believe luxury is salvationCreen que lo lujoso es la salvacion
And that's where the corrupt come into actionY ahi es que el corrupto entra en accion
Crushing, abusing, murderingAplastando, abusando, asesinando
With money taking controlCon el dinero poniendose al mando
The poor always feels like waitingEl pobre siempre se siente esperar
For justice to be done here in the final stretchQue se haga justicia aqui en la recta final

I don't plant a flag because I'm not Christopher ColumbusYo no planto bandera pues yo no soy Cristobal Colon
I'm from Las Acasias, one hundred percent from the heartYo soy de Las Acasias cien por siento de corazon
I don't want to own any hamletDe ningun caserio yo me quiero hacer dueño
I'm not a foreigner, I'm Puerto RicanNo soy un extranjero soy puertoriqueño
The tough guys think they're conquerorsLo guapos se creen que son conquistadores
And want to take over all sectorsY quieren adueñarse de todos los sectores
That's when they start regulating the matter by tryingAhi es que empiezan a reglar el asunto al tratar
To make them disappear from the pointDe desasparecerlos del punto
Then come the shots and stabbingsEntonces vienen los tiros y puñaladas
The life of the tough guy is shatteredLa vida del guapeton esta destrozada
People saw it, the police arrivedLa gente lo vio la policia llego
The murderer is tough so no one spokeEl asesino es bravo asi que nadie hablo
That's the law of murder here in BorinquenAsi es la ley del asesinato aqui en Borinquen
They let the criminals settleDejan que los criminales afinquen
If this continues, listen well my brotherSi esto sigue asi escucha bien mi hermano
Children will grow up with a gun in handLos niños creceran con un cañon en la mano
Our futures will be erasedNuestros futuros, se borraran
Shootings will continueLos tiroteos, se mantendran
The innocent will complainLos inocentes, se quejaran
Because they're not to blame for how they arePues no tienen la culpa de estar como estan
Locking their houses with a thousand locksCerrando sus casas con mil cerraduras
So their lives will be saferAsi sus vidas estaran mas seguras
But to have a purer lifePero para tener una vida mas pura
Believing in Christ is the best cureCreer en Cristo es la mejor cura
I feel the bullets passing by my faceYo siento pasar las balas por mi cara
That's not something strange to meEse para mi no es una cosa bien rara
The world is like that and we have to acceptEl mundo es asi y hay que aceptar
That where we're living is in the final stretchQue donde estamos viviendo es en la recta final

Where we're living is in the final stretchDonde estamos viviendo es en la recta final

EnvyLa envidia
Another object that killsOtro objeto que asesina
If you let yourself be carried away, it exterminates you, it haunts you, it agitates youSi te dejas llevar te extermina, te cuca,te agita
It makes you feel really badTe hace sentir bien mal
That's when the envious start to killAhi es que el envidioso empieza a matar
And try to find a way to winY tratar de encontrar la manera de vencer
Money and fame can't be hadDinero y fama no se puede tener
The envious watch every step you takeEl envidioso vigila todos los pasos que da
You move forward and they push you backTu hechas pa`lante y el te hecha pa`tras
Envy is seen in plastic peopleLa envidia se ve dentro de la gente plastica
Who look fantastic on the surfaceQue por encima se ven bien fantastica
But one day you turn your back on themPero algun dia la espalda les das
They aim at you and *POW* you're no longer aliveTe apuntan y *POW* no vives mas
Sex, when done by abuseEl sexo, cuando se hace por abuso
The intruder must feel really badQue mal se debe sentir el intruso
Violating a girl without any mercyViolando una niña sin piedad alguna
Violating children taken from the cradleViolando niños sacados de la cuna
The man who knows behaves differentlyEl hombre que sabe se comporta diferente
Uses sweet talk immediatelyUsa la labia inmediatamente
And when they're about to lick their fingersY cuando estan para chuparse los dedos
Convinces the lady even with fearConvence a la señorita con todo y miedo
He mounts her, takes her, kisses her, touches herLa monta, la lleva, la besa ,la soba
Makes promises, makes her look foolishLe hace promesas, la coje de boba
And suddenly leaves her behindY de repente la deja atras
Seeing that he took her virginityAl ver que le ha quitado la virginidad
The ladies have boyfriends and in order to keep themLas senoritas tienen novios y con tal de conservarlos
Tend to undress and love themTienden a desnudarse y amarlos
Their parents suffer and will have to fightSu padres sufren y tendran que luchar
Against sexual abuse here in the final stretchContra el abuso del sexo aqui en la recta final

Against sexual abuse here in the final stretchContra el abuso del sexo aqui en la recta final

DiseasesEnfermedades
Both AIDS and cancerTanto el AIDS como el cancer
Around the world they take stockEn todo el mundo hacen un balance
Of life and death, peace and sufferingDe vida y muerte, paz y sufrimiento
And hearts that die very slowlyY corazones que mueren bien lentos
The fault lies with the ignorant who hasn't realizedLa culpa es del ignorante que no ha captado
That prostitution leaves them damagedQue la prostitucion lo deja dañados
Also the needle that has been usedTambien la jeringuilla que ha sido usada
Leaves your body and veins damagedTe deja el cuerpo y las venas dañadas
Syphilis, Muscular Dystrophy, and herpesSifilis, Distrofia muscular y herpes
Are members of the death groupSon integrantes del grupo de la muerte
I say it clearly because that's how it isLo digo bien claro por que asi es que es
If you don't take care, the next one could be youSi no se cuida el proximo va a ser usted
DrugsLa droga
Extra-dangerous chemicalsQuimica extra-peligrosa
Causing the loss of beautiful livesCausante de la perdida de vidas hermosas
It's a global plague, not just anythingEs una plaga mundial no cualquier cosa
A blood disease and the devil enjoys itUn mal de sangre y el diablo se lo goza
The S-I-N-S-E, did you try it? Yeah, tell me how it went?La S-I-N-S-E ?la probaste? aja, dime ?como te fue?
You fell to the ground like a bum from the alleyTe tirastes por el piso como un bon de callejon
Your friends had a blast with youTus amigos te tenian en un vacilon
You owed a candle to every saint's faceA cada santo le debias una vela de las caras
Marijuana left you with nothingLa mariguana esa te dejo sin nada
And one night I was a witnessY una noche testigo yo fuí
They shouted 'Water!' and they got youGritaron !Aguaaa! y te cojieron a ti
In prison, the boss gave you a couple of detailsEn la prision el jefe te dio par de detalles
Had a letter received from the streetTenia una carta recibida de la calle
Saying you didn't like to payQue decia que a ti no te gustaba pagar
So you were a victim of the final stretchAsi que fuiste una victima de la recta final

The world keeps turningEl mundo sigue dando vueltas
And humans crawl with itY el ser humano se arrastra con el
But there's a way out for everythingPero para todo hay una salida
And in the final stretch there's a way outY en la recta final hay una salida
It's a door where few will enter and many will stayEs una puerta por donde pocos entraran y muchos se quedaran
This hasn't been just an opinionEsto no ha sido una simple opinion
But what I feel and live around the truth of lifeSino lo que yo siento y vivo en torno la verdad de la vida
And for all of youY para todos ustedes
Until foreverHasta siempre

Hey! Have confidence, don't be pessimisticJo! ten confianza no seas pesimista
From the heart, you have to be optimisticDe corazon hay que ser optimista
I know my theme has penetrated youYo se que mi tema ha penetrado en ti
D.J. Negro tells you, Playero also Vico-CTe lo dice D.J. Negro, Playero tambien Vico-C
Diseases, drug addiction, murders also corruptionEnfermedades, droga adiccion, asesinatos tambien corrupcion
Are things you have to avoidSon cosas de la que tienes que evitar
So keep your eyes openAsi que pon mucho ojos
Here in the final stretchAqui en la recta final