| He scrapes the dirt from his nails with a stick
| Se raspa la suciedad de las uñas con un palo.
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| He makes a big pile in a pail on the sink
| Hace una gran pila en un cubo en el fregadero.
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| Who was he?
| ¿Quien era él?
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| Oh, I’ll never tell
| Oh, nunca lo diré
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| He has not got a thing left to sell
| No le queda nada para vender
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| Ooh, the remnants of Percy Bass
| Ooh, los restos de Percy Bass
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| He glued the newspaper to the wall
| Pegó el periódico a la pared.
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| Skeleton closets are down the hall
| Los armarios esqueléticos están al final del pasillo.
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| Nobody knows him like I do
| nadie lo conoce como yo
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| I remember when there were
| Recuerdo cuando habia
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| I remember when there were things he could do
| Recuerdo cuando habia cosas que podia hacer
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| Some things are not made to last
| Algunas cosas no están hechas para durar
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| Ooh, the remnants of Percy Bass
| Ooh, los restos de Percy Bass
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| Some things are things like this:
| Algunas cosas son cosas como esta:
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| He could catch a rabbit with one hand
| Podía atrapar un conejo con una mano.
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| He could build a castle out of sand. | Podía construir un castillo de arena. |
| He was
| Él era
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| A handsome man
| Un hombre guapo
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| He gave a tender kiss
| le dio un tierno beso
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| Nobody knows about the fancy shows you starred in
| Nadie sabe acerca de los programas de lujo que protagonizaste
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| When you were seventeen
| Cuando tenías diecisiete
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| I’ll never tell about your secret life
| Nunca contaré sobre tu vida secreta.
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| To a magazine
| A una revista
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| I can remember when you were the shallow hero
| Puedo recordar cuando eras el héroe superficial
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| It was so long ago when you were
| Fue hace tanto tiempo cuando eras
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| Everybody’s shining star
| La estrella brillante de todos
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| You were a daydream
| eras un sueño
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| But now
| Pero ahora
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| He needs someone to hold his hand
| Necesita a alguien que le sostenga la mano.
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| Nothing has quite worked out how he had planned
| Nada ha funcionado como lo había planeado.
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| I try to help him how I can
| Trato de ayudarlo como puedo
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| But he has forgotten
| pero se ha olvidado
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| He has forgotten who I am
| Se ha olvidado quien soy
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| Remember
| Recordar
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| Some things are not made to last
| Algunas cosas no están hechas para durar
|
| Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass
| Ooo, los restos de Percy Bass
|
| Some things are not made to last
| Algunas cosas no están hechas para durar
|
| Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass | Ooo, los restos de Percy Bass |