| The way you threw yourself at the waiter
| La forma en que te arrojaste al mesero
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| Could tell by the look on his face
| Podría decirlo por la mirada en su rostro
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| He thought you were mad
| El pensó que estabas loco
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| You went off riding on the equator
| Te fuiste cabalgando sobre el ecuador
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| I tell you that waiter sure was glad
| Te digo que el mesero seguro se alegró
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| You sold your story to the newspaper
| Vendiste tu historia al periódico
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| And went round the world in a caravan
| Y dio la vuelta al mundo en una caravana
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| You made lots of people very unhappy
| Hiciste a mucha gente muy infeliz
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| And turned yourself into a wanted man
| Y te convertiste en un hombre buscado
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| Then you said that the world was something to behold
| Entonces dijiste que el mundo era algo para contemplar
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| Not to be bought or to be sold
| Ni para comprar ni para vender
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| It was something that you could hold
| Era algo que podías sostener
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| You’ve got something special it’s a secret
| Tienes algo especial, es un secreto
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| You’re in transit a nomad
| Estás en tránsito un nómada
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| You left that girl in Panama City
| Dejaste a esa chica en la ciudad de Panamá
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| I said it was the best woman you ever had
| Dije que era la mejor mujer que has tenido
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| You called me up from where you were living
| Me llamaste desde donde vivías
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| Said you had some more stories you wanted to tell
| Dijiste que tenías más historias que querías contar
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| About how you always spent your life
| Sobre cómo siempre pasaste tu vida
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| In some kind of prison
| En una especie de prisión
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| I said those true stories are the hardest to sell | Dije que esas historias reales son las más difíciles de vender |