| I was proud to be the soldier
| Yo estaba orgulloso de ser el soldado
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| I had been since '83
| Lo había estado desde el '83
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| When I joined to pay for college
| Cuando me uní para pagar la universidad
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| Like my brothers before me
| Como mis hermanos antes que yo
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| I was proud to serve my country
| Estaba orgulloso de servir a mi país
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| And to be a fine Marine
| Y ser un buen Marine
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| But pride can not protect me
| Pero el orgullo no puede protegerme
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| From the things that I have seen
| De las cosas que he visto
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| When they shipped us out of Norfolk
| Cuando nos enviaron fuera de Norfolk
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| My family came to wave
| Mi familia vino a saludar
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| My Mama stood there
| Mi mamá se quedó allí
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| Choking back the tears and looking brave
| Ahogando las lágrimas y luciendo valiente
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| And though we never spoke of it
| Y aunque nunca hablamos de eso
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| We all feared it just the same
| Todos lo temíamos igual
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| Now they tell me I should talk about
| Ahora me dicen que debo hablar de
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| The things that I have seen
| Las cosas que he visto
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| I was trained to take the good shot
| Fui entrenado para tomar el buen tiro
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| I was trained to clean my gun
| Fui entrenado para limpiar mi arma
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| They trained me not to talk back
| Me entrenaron para no contestar
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| And they trained me not to run
| Y me entrenaron para no correr
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| I was trained to be as silent
| Fui entrenado para ser tan silencioso
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| As the shadow of a hawk
| Como la sombra de un halcón
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| But no one trained me for the silence
| Pero nadie me entrenó para el silencio
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| Of the things that I have seen
| De las cosas que he visto
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| Once I saw an accident
| Una vez vi un accidente
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| Out on Old Rt. | Fuera de Old Rt. |
| 17
| 17
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| Mama told me not to look at it
| Mamá me dijo que no lo mirara
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| As we slowly passed the scene
| Mientras pasábamos lentamente por la escena
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| Thought the image of that wreckage
| Pensé en la imagen de ese naufragio
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| Was burned into my brain
| Fue grabado en mi cerebro
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| That did not prepare me
| Eso no me preparó
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| For the things that I have seen
| Por las cosas que he visto
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| I thought I was a good man
| Pensé que era un buen hombre
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| I thought I was elite
| Pensé que era élite
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| I thought I’d fight the good fight
| Pensé que pelearía la buena batalla
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| And that I’d never see defeat
| Y que nunca vería la derrota
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| Then we won that bloody war
| Entonces ganamos esa maldita guerra
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| And how we laughed at their retreat
| Y como nos reiamos de su retirada
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| Now I wage a losing battle
| Ahora estoy librando una batalla perdida
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| Against the things that I have seen
| Contra las cosas que he visto
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| Be glad that modern science
| Alégrate de que la ciencia moderna
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| Has given us so much
| nos ha dado tanto
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| We can rifle through the channels
| Podemos rifar a través de los canales
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| Without ever standing up
| Sin nunca estar de pie
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| But I can’t find a station
| Pero no puedo encontrar una estación
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| That hasn’t had enough
| Eso no ha tenido suficiente
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| Of this morbid fascination
| De esta fascinación morbosa
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| With the things that I have seen
| Con las cosas que he visto
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| And me, I can’t stop dreaming
| Y yo, no puedo dejar de soñar
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| About the things that I have seen | Sobre las cosas que he visto |