Letras de Names - Cat Power

Names (original)

His name was Perry
He had a learning difficulty
His father was a very mean man
His father burned his skin
His father sent him to his death
He was ten years old
He was ten years old
He was ten years old
Her name was Naomi
Beautiful round face, so ashamed
Told me how to please a man
After school in the back of a bus
She was doin' it every day
She was eleven years old
She was eleven years old
She was eleven years old
Her name was Sheryl
Black hair, like an electric space
She would pretty paint my face
She was very good friend
Her father would come to her in the night
She was twelve years old
She was twelve years old
She was twelve years old
His name was Donovan
He was a very good friend
The cards were stacked against him
He was selling cocaine
The last time I saw him
He was thirteen years old
He was thirteen years old
He was thirteen years old
His name was Charles
He said he was in love with me
We were both fourteen
Then I had to move away
Then he began to smoke crack
Then he had to sell ass
I don’t know where he is
I don’t know where they are

(traducción)

su nombre era perry
Tenía una dificultad de aprendizaje
Su padre era un hombre muy malo.
Su padre le quemó la piel.
Su padre lo mandó a la muerte.
tenia diez años
tenia diez años
tenia diez años
su nombre era noemí
Hermosa cara redonda, tan avergonzada
Me dijo cómo complacer a un hombre
Después de la escuela en la parte trasera de un autobús
Ella lo estaba haciendo todos los días
ella tenia once años
ella tenia once años
ella tenia once años
su nombre era Sheryl
Pelo negro, como un espacio eléctrico
Ella pintaría bonita mi cara
era muy buena amiga
Su padre vendría a ella en la noche
ella tenia doce años
ella tenia doce años
ella tenia doce años
Su nombre era Donovan.
era muy buen amigo
Las cartas estaban apiladas en su contra.
el vendia cocaina
La última vez que lo vi
tenia trece años
tenia trece años
tenia trece años
su nombre era carlos
Dijo que estaba enamorado de mí.
Ambos teníamos catorce
Entonces tuve que mudarme
Luego se puso a fumar crack
Luego tuvo que vender culo
no se donde esta
no se donde estan