| well, I found a bunch of letters
| bueno, encontré un montón de cartas
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| they were written for the fellow
| fueron escritos para el compañero
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| who broke your momma’s heart
| quien rompio el corazon de tu mama
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| and the envelope foldssmelled of her ancient perfume
| y los pliegues del sobre olían a su antiguo perfume
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| I’ll bet she didn’t know
| Apuesto a que ella no sabía
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| how to respond to forty blankets of snow
| cómo responder a cuarenta mantas de nieve
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| caught him out wandering alone
| lo atrapó vagando solo
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| with no place to go there were stars in the sky
| sin lugar adonde ir había estrellas en el cielo
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| there were houses on the hill
| había casas en la colina
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| there were bottles and pills
| había botellas y pastillas
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| that were easy to buy to keep her warm
| que eran fáciles de comprar para mantenerla caliente
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| from the oncoming storm
| de la tormenta que se avecina
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| well, I found them in thenorthwest corner of the attic
| bueno, los encontré en la esquina noroeste del ático
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| in a box labeled Tinsel and Lights
| en una caja con la etiqueta Oropel y luces
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| didn’t know what I was looking for
| no sabía lo que estaba buscando
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| maybe just a blanket or artifacts
| tal vez solo una manta o artefactos
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| Eisenhower sent him to war
| Eisenhower lo envió a la guerra
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| he kept her picture in his pocketthat was closest to his heart
| guardó su foto en el bolsillo que estaba más cerca de su corazón
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| and when he hit shore
| y cuando llegó a la orilla
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| it must have been a target
| debe haber sido un objetivo
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| for the gunner-men
| para los artilleros
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| there were stars in the sky
| había estrellas en el cielo
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| there were bunkers on the hill
| había bunkers en la colina
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| and there were caskets to fill where he would lie
| y había ataúdes para llenar donde yacía
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| shrouded in the red, white &blue with the stripes
| envuelto en el rojo, blanco y azul con las rayas
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| there were stars in the sky
| había estrellas en el cielo
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| there were houses on the hill
| había casas en la colina
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| there were bottles and pills
| había botellas y pastillas
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| that were easy to buy to keep her warm
| que eran fáciles de comprar para mantenerla caliente
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| from the oncoming storm | de la tormenta que se avecina |