| They dug the shade of his mop,
| Cavaron la sombra de su fregona,
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| They liked the way that he spoke,
| Les gustaba la forma en que hablaba,
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| They flew him out of the sticks,
| Lo sacaron volando de los palos,
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| And out him up in the smoke,
| y fuera de él en el humo,
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| They gave him chocolate and cheese,
| Le dieron chocolate y queso,
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| They told him he was the next,
| Le dijeron que era el siguiente,
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| Young son to some young life,
| Hijo joven para una vida joven,
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| Straight from the crest,
| Directamente desde la cresta,
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| The way he spat at his mic,
| La forma en que escupió a su micrófono,
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| His lyrics couldn’t be fresher,
| Sus letras no pueden ser más frescas,
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| They said he’d be a superstar,
| Dijeron que sería una superestrella,
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| If he could handle the pressure,
| Si pudiera manejar la presión,
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| After they put it to paper,
| Después de que lo pusieron en papel,
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| They took him to tea,
| Lo llevaron a tomar el té,
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| And told him just a couple changes,
| Y le dije solo un par de cambios,
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| That they wanted to see
| Que querían ver
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| Oh what a shame,
| Oh, qué verguenza,
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| But it’s easy, can’t you see?
| Pero es fácil, ¿no lo ves?
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| What a shame,
| Qué lástima,
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| That they won’t ever let you be.
| Que nunca te dejarán ser.
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| They said his hair would be better,
| Dijeron que su cabello sería mejor,
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| If he coloured it black,
| Si lo colorea de negro,
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| And that he wouldn’t sound as harsh if he could tone it all back,
| Y que no sonaría tan duro si pudiera devolverle el tono,
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| They dressed him up in a craze,
| Lo vistieron de locura,
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| To make him look pretty,
| Para que se vea bonito,
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| They said the kids would dig,
| Dijeron que los niños cavarían,
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| If he looked like he came from the city,
| Si parecía que venía de la ciudad,
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| They listened back to his cut,
| Ellos escucharon su corte,
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| His music was tight,
| Su música era apretada,
|
| But if he changed a couple lyrics,
| Pero si cambiara un par de letras,
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| In the chorus it might,
| En el coro podría,
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| Sound fresher than ever,
| Suena más fresco que nunca,
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| A radio hit,
| Un éxito de radio,
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| And all the ladies will sing it,
| Y todas las damas lo cantarán,
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| When they get into the pit.
| Cuando se meten en la fosa.
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| Oh what a shame,
| Oh, qué verguenza,
|
| But it’s easy, can’t you see?
| Pero es fácil, ¿no lo ves?
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| What a shame,
| Qué lástima,
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| That they won’t ever let you be. | Que nunca te dejarán ser. |