| Upstairs the neighbors are moving in
| Arriba los vecinos se están mudando
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| Hammering nails into their beds
| Martillando clavos en sus camas
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| You can hear them falling in love again
| Puedes escucharlos enamorarse de nuevo
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| Three times this evening
| Tres veces esta noche
|
| While we tried to sleep in bed
| Mientras tratábamos de dormir en la cama
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| Jealous of how they were so content
| Celosos de cómo estaban tan contentos
|
| Jealous of the money they spent
| Celoso del dinero que gastaron
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| Three times this evening
| Tres veces esta noche
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| She was born in New Orleans
| Nació en Nueva Orleans
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| He made his money on Long Island
| Hizo su dinero en Long Island
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| Out of Montauk
| Fuera de Montauk
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| Sold used cars and paved parking lots
| Venta de autos usados y estacionamientos pavimentados
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| They bought a cigarette boat
| compraron un bote de cigarrillos
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| And then they bought a truck
| Y luego compraron un camión
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| To pull move the cigarette boat
| Para tirar mover el bote de cigarrillos
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| From lot to lot, lot to lot
| De lote a lote, lote a lote
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| Oh, but I saw that girl Ruthie
| Oh, pero vi a esa chica Ruthie
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| She was running through the streets in her bare feet
| Corría por las calles descalza
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| Someone ought to be ashamed
| Alguien debería avergonzarse
|
| Someone ought to
| alguien debería
|
| Someone ought to be ashamed
| Alguien debería avergonzarse
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| Their daughter stepped on glass again
| Su hija volvió a pisar vidrio
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| Her foot bled red as dye
| Su pie sangraba rojo como el tinte
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| Through the floorboards
| A través de las tablas del suelo
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| Through the floor, through the floor
| A través del suelo, a través del suelo
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| Through the floorboards
| A través de las tablas del suelo
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| You could hear his hand drop
| Podías escuchar su mano caer
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| They split the estate up
| Se repartieron la finca
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| It was against the law
| Era contra la ley
|
| It was against the law
| Era contra la ley
|
| Oh, but I saw that girl Ruthie
| Oh, pero vi a esa chica Ruthie
|
| She was running through the streets in her bare feet
| Corría por las calles descalza
|
| Someone ought to be ashamed
| Alguien debería avergonzarse
|
| Someone ought to
| alguien debería
|
| Someone ought to be ashamed of her
| Alguien debería avergonzarse de ella
|
| But we were dreaming of the plum trees
| Pero soñábamos con los ciruelos
|
| We were just dreaming of getting by
| Estábamos soñando con salir adelante
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| Getting by, getting by, getting by
| Pasando, pasando, pasando
|
| We were dreaming of making ends meet
| Estábamos soñando con llegar a fin de mes
|
| We were just dreaming of just getting by
| Solo estábamos soñando con solo salir adelante
|
| Getting by, getting by, getting by
| Pasando, pasando, pasando
|
| I fell in love again tonight
| Me enamoré de nuevo esta noche
|
| My heart bled red as dye through the floorboards
| Mi corazón sangró rojo como el tinte a través de las tablas del suelo
|
| Through the floor, through the floor
| A través del suelo, a través del suelo
|
| Through the floorboards
| A través de las tablas del suelo
|
| While they tried to sleep in bed
| Mientras trataban de dormir en la cama
|
| Jealous of how they were so content
| Celosos de cómo estaban tan contentos
|
| Jealous of the money they spent
| Celoso del dinero que gastaron
|
| Three times this evening
| Tres veces esta noche
|
| Three times this evening
| Tres veces esta noche
|
| Oh, and I saw that girl Ruthie
| Ah, y vi a esa chica Ruthie
|
| She was running through the streets in her bare feet
| Corría por las calles descalza
|
| Someone ought to be ashamed
| Alguien debería avergonzarse
|
| Someone ought to
| alguien debería
|
| Someone ought to be ashamed of her
| Alguien debería avergonzarse de ella
|
| But we were dreaming of the plum trees
| Pero soñábamos con los ciruelos
|
| We were just dreaming of getting by
| Estábamos soñando con salir adelante
|
| Oh we were dreaming of making ends meet
| Oh, estábamos soñando con llegar a fin de mes
|
| Oh we were just dreaming of just getting by
| Oh, solo estábamos soñando con salir adelante
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| Getting by, getting by, getting by | Pasando, pasando, pasando |