| I am the elder Utah Smith
| Soy el anciano Utah Smith
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| I’ve got two wings to fly
| Tengo dos alas para volar
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| They may be made of paper
| Pueden ser de papel
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| They may never reach the sky
| Puede que nunca lleguen al cielo
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| But I believe in mercy
| Pero yo creo en la misericordia
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| I believe that man is good
| yo creo que ese hombre es bueno
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| And if they want two wings like me
| Y si quieren dos alas como yo
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| There’s a chance they could
| Hay una posibilidad de que puedan
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| I am the elder Utah Smith
| Soy el anciano Utah Smith
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| I was born in Cedar Grove
| Nací en Cedar Grove
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| That’s in Louisiana
| Eso es en Luisiana
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| On a dirt-poor stretch of road
| En un tramo de carretera pobre en tierra
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| I found the calling early
| Encontré la llamada temprano
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| Gave birth to righteous words
| Dio a luz palabras justas
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| And in a tent around the South
| Y en una carpa por el Sur
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| I took my sonic church
| Tomé mi iglesia sónica
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| I was a light for the living
| Yo era una luz para los vivos
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| And I spoke of peace and love
| Y hablé de paz y amor
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| With two wings and my old Gibson
| Con dos alas y mi vieja Gibson
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| I bought blessings from above
| Compré bendiciones de arriba
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| I was here and I was gone
| Estuve aquí y me fui
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| Just a heartbeat from the past
| Solo un latido del pasado
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| But I went from paper wings
| Pero pasé de alas de papel
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| To the real thing at last
| A lo real por fin
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| I am the elder Utah Smith
| Soy el anciano Utah Smith
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| I take all as they are
| Tomo todo como es
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| I was the first man of the cloth
| Fui el primer hombre de la tela
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| To blacken a guitar
| Ennegrecer una guitarra
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| Love was my redeemer
| El amor fue mi redentor
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| I felt it from the start
| Lo sentí desde el principio
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| The Holy Ghost was channeled
| El Espíritu Santo fue canalizado
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| Through the sound of my guitar
| A través del sonido de mi guitarra
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| I was a light for the living
| Yo era una luz para los vivos
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| And I spoke of peace and love
| Y hablé de paz y amor
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| With two wings and my old Gibson
| Con dos alas y mi vieja Gibson
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| I bought blessings from above
| Compré bendiciones de arriba
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| I was here and I was gone
| Estuve aquí y me fui
|
| Just a heartbeat from the past
| Solo un latido del pasado
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| But I went from paper wings
| Pero pasé de alas de papel
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| To the real thing at last
| A lo real por fin
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| Been a long time in the ground
| Ha estado mucho tiempo en el suelo
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| Unmarked is my grave
| Sin marcar es mi tumba
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| But I reside elsewhere these days
| Pero resido en otro lugar en estos días
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| Thanks to souls I’ve saved
| Gracias a las almas que he salvado
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| I traveled far, I traveled wide
| Viajé lejos, viajé ancho
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| Three quarts for the Lord
| Tres cuartos para el Señor
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| Till one day he called me home
| Hasta que un día me llamó a casa
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| To claim his great reward
| Para reclamar su gran recompensa
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| I was a light for the living
| Yo era una luz para los vivos
|
| And I spoke of peace and love
| Y hablé de paz y amor
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| With two wings and my old Gibson
| Con dos alas y mi vieja Gibson
|
| I bought blessings from above
| Compré bendiciones de arriba
|
| I was here and I was gone
| Estuve aquí y me fui
|
| Just a heartbeat from the past
| Solo un latido del pasado
|
| But I went from paper wings
| Pero pasé de alas de papel
|
| To the real thing at last
| A lo real por fin
|
| I was a light for the living
| Yo era una luz para los vivos
|
| And I spoke of peace and love
| Y hablé de paz y amor
|
| With two wings and my old Gibson
| Con dos alas y mi vieja Gibson
|
| I bought blessings from above
| Compré bendiciones de arriba
|
| I was here and I was gone
| Estuve aquí y me fui
|
| Just a heartbeat from the past
| Solo un latido del pasado
|
| But I went from paper wings
| Pero pasé de alas de papel
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| To the real thing at last | A lo real por fin |