| I was born, I was born
| nací, nací
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| I was born, I was born on the floor
| Nací, nací en el piso
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| I was born, I was born
| nací, nací
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| I was born, I was born on the floor
| Nací, nací en el piso
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| I was born in 1979
| nací en 1979
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| I was just a look in my daddy’s eye
| yo era solo una mirada en los ojos de mi papi
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| I put it into my mama’s mind
| Lo puse en la mente de mi mamá
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| To push me through her thighs
| Para empujarme a través de sus muslos
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| I was enraged
| yo estaba enfadado
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| With the black ops sent by the CIA
| Con los black ops enviados por la CIA
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| I was packing things for Angola;
| estaba empacando cosas para Angola;
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| She said «No, you’re just an embryo!»
| Ella dijo: «¡No, solo eres un embrión!»
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| When I came into this world
| Cuando vine a este mundo
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| I wanted to be premature
| yo queria ser prematuro
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| I said «Mama, I gotta come out soon!»
| Dije: «¡Mamá, tengo que salir pronto!»
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| I kicked against the womb
| pateé contra el útero
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| I was born in 1961
| nací en 1961
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| I was born to be a son of a gun
| Nací para ser un hijo de un arma
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| A hot day in Dallas, my mother’s water broke
| Un día caluroso en Dallas, mi madre rompió fuente
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| Contractions started, but I was late to the show
| Comenzaron las contracciones, pero llegué tarde al espectáculo.
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| I was born in 1917
| nací en 1917
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| When the guns of October sowed my seed
| Cuando los cañones de octubre sembraron mi semilla
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| I was born in 1908
| nací en 1908
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| When my battleship was sittin' at the dock of the bay
| Cuando mi acorazado estaba sentado en el muelle de la bahía
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| When I came into this world
| Cuando vine a este mundo
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| I wanted to be premature
| yo queria ser prematuro
|
| I kicked against the womb
| pateé contra el útero
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| I said «Mama, I wanna come out soon!»
| Le dije: «¡Mamá, quiero salir pronto!»
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| But by the time I was out
| Pero para cuando yo estaba fuera
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| It was twilight; | Era el crepúsculo; |
| we were shut down
| nos cerraron
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| They cut my umbilical cord
| Cortaron mi cordón umbilical
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| And left me there; | Y me dejó allí; |
| I was born on the floor
| nací en el suelo
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| I put that thought | puse ese pensamiento |
| Into my mother’s mind
| En la mente de mi madre
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| And I put that look
| Y puse esa mirada
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| Into my daddy’s eye
| En el ojo de mi papá
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| I said «Mama
| Dije «mamá
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| You must create
| Usted debe crear
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| A terrible baby they all fear
| Un bebé terrible al que todos temen
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| Who destroys the State.»
| Quien destruye el Estado.»
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| She delivered a bundle of joy
| Ella entregó un paquete de alegría
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| So full of righteous hate
| Tan lleno de justo odio
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| But by delivery time
| Pero por el tiempo de entrega
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| They spanked my behind and it was too late
| Me dieron una palmada en la espalda y ya era demasiado tarde
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| When I came into this world
| Cuando vine a este mundo
|
| I wanted to be premature
| yo queria ser prematuro
|
| I kicked against the womb
| pateé contra el útero
|
| I said «Mama, I gotta come out soon!»
| Dije: «¡Mamá, tengo que salir pronto!»
|
| But by the time I was out
| Pero para cuando yo estaba fuera
|
| It was twilight; | Era el crepúsculo; |
| we were shut down
| nos cerraron
|
| I was born, I was born
| nací, nací
|
| I was born, I was born on the floor
| Nací, nací en el piso
|
| When I came into this world
| Cuando vine a este mundo
|
| I wanted to be premature
| yo queria ser prematuro
|
| I kicked against the womb
| pateé contra el útero
|
| I said «Mama, I gotta come out soon!»
| Dije: «¡Mamá, tengo que salir pronto!»
|
| But by the time I was out
| Pero para cuando yo estaba fuera
|
| It was twilight; | Era el crepúsculo; |
| we were shut down
| nos cerraron
|
| They cut my umbilical cord
| Cortaron mi cordón umbilical
|
| And left me there; | Y me dejó allí; |
| I was born on the floor
| nací en el suelo
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| I was born, I was born
| nací, nací
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| I was born, I was born on the floor
| Nací, nací en el piso
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| I was born, I was born, I was born
| nací, nací, nací
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| Well, I was born, I was born on the floor
| Pues nací, nací en el suelo
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| Whoa, born
| Vaya, nacido
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| Well I was born on the floor | Bueno, yo nací en el piso |