| When I asked him for her hand
| Cuando le pedí su mano
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| 'Cause eye to eye, you know, we never could see
| Porque ojo a ojo, ya sabes, nunca pudimos ver
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| Now we’re off and we’re on our own
| Ahora nos vamos y estamos solos
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| As we head in to the danger zone
| Mientras nos dirigimos a la zona de peligro
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| To find a little pink house for her and me
| Para encontrar una casita rosa para ella y para mí
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| We did it for love
| lo hicimos por amor
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| We did it for satisfaction
| lo hicimos por satisfacción
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| It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
| Era el furor de la época y la hora de la atracción principal
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| We finally said, enough is enough
| Finalmente dijimos, ya es suficiente
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| We played it by ear, it came from the heart
| Lo tocábamos de oído, salía del corazón
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| We did it for love
| lo hicimos por amor
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| Now Mary Beth is doin' all she can
| Ahora Mary Beth está haciendo todo lo que puede
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| She had her child without her man
| Ella tuvo a su hijo sin su hombre
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| She never cared to hear what the town folk would say
| A ella nunca le importó escuchar lo que diría la gente del pueblo
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| They tried to talk her out of keepin' that boy
| Intentaron disuadirla de quedarse con ese chico
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| But in this world she’s found no greater joy
| Pero en este mundo no ha encontrado mayor alegría
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| Now she’s a proud mama
| Ahora es una mamá orgullosa
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| Watchin' the little man play
| Mirando al hombrecito jugar
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| She did it for love
| lo hizo por amor
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| She did it for satisfaction
| Ella lo hizo por satisfacción
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| It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
| Era el furor de la época y la hora de la atracción principal
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| She finally said, enough is enough
| Ella finalmente dijo, ya es suficiente
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| She played it by ear, it came from the heart
| Ella lo tocó de oído, le salió del corazón
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| She did it for love
| lo hizo por amor
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| My brother fought in the Vietnam war
| Mi hermano peleó en la guerra de Vietnam
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| He left his job and his family chores
| Dejó su trabajo y sus quehaceres familiares.
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| I never understood when he said he couldn’t let it be | Nunca entendí cuando dijo que no podía dejarlo ser |
| Now it’s been twenty years or so
| Ahora han pasado veinte años más o menos
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| He still talks about how regular joes were somethin' man
| Todavía habla de cómo Joes regulares eran algo hombre
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| Defendin' the land of the free
| Defendiendo la tierra de los libres
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| They did it for love
| lo hicieron por amor
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| They did it for satisfaction
| Lo hicieron por satisfacción
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| It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
| Era el furor de la época y la hora de la atracción principal
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| They finally said, enough is enough
| Finalmente dijeron, ya es suficiente
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| They played it by ear, it came from the heart
| Lo tocaron de oído, salió del corazón
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| They did it for love
| lo hicieron por amor
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| We did it for love
| lo hicimos por amor
|
| We did it for satisfaction
| lo hicimos por satisfacción
|
| It was the rage of the age and the hour of the main attraction
| Era el furor de la época y la hora de la atracción principal
|
| We finally said, enough is enough
| Finalmente dijimos, ya es suficiente
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| We played it by ear, it came from the heart
| Lo tocábamos de oído, salía del corazón
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| We did it for love | lo hicimos por amor |