| We had no idea what we were in for
| No teníamos idea de lo que nos esperaba
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| 3 boys trying to grow up strong
| 3 niños tratando de crecer fuertes
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| But we all found great comfort in music
| Pero todos encontramos un gran consuelo en la música
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| And the journey that carried us along
| Y el viaje que nos llevó a lo largo
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| We bought an old van, borrowed a drum set
| Compramos una camioneta vieja, tomamos prestada una batería
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| Got a $ 40 dollar bass from the farm next door
| Conseguí un bajo de $ 40 dólares de la granja de al lado
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| Met a French Canadian in Rhode Island
| Conocí a un francocanadiense en Rhode Island
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| Who told us to keep our sticks down, keep our heads up, and get a lil something
| ¿Quién nos dijo que mantuviéramos los palos abajo, la cabeza en alto y consiguiéramos algo?
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| for
| por
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| And we were trying to cross the world
| Y estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world for what we had found
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo por lo que habíamos encontrado
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| Dropped the tranny in Effingham, Illinois
| Dejó el transexual en Effingham, Illinois
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| Stealing gasoline in the freezing cold
| Robar gasolina en el frío helado
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| Once teenage friends
| Una vez amigos adolescentes
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| Now struggling with the place where the sidewalk ends
| Ahora luchando con el lugar donde termina la acera
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| So we said goodbye in Boston
| Así que nos despedimos en Boston
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| With that dirty water rolling on
| Con esa agua sucia rodando
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world for what we’d found
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo por lo que habíamos encontrado
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world for what we’d found
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo por lo que habíamos encontrado
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| But then you all came out in New York
| Pero luego todos salisteis en Nueva York
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| For a country that was so far away
| Por un país que estaba tan lejos
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| I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, there’s an Elias in Zimbabwe
| Te diré, te diré, hay un Elias en Zimbabue
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| Who is smiling to know that his message did not fade away
| Quién sonríe al saber que su mensaje no se desvaneció
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| And now we’re trying to cross the world
| Y ahora estamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world for what we’d found
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo por lo que habíamos encontrado
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo
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| We were trying to cross the world for what we’d found
| Estábamos tratando de cruzar el mundo por lo que habíamos encontrado
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| We’re trying, we’re trying | lo estamos intentando, lo estamos intentando |