| There’s a penny poised on a whitewashed fence
| Hay un centavo colocado en una cerca encalada
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| There’s a little black boy praying for his government
| Hay un niño negro rezando por su gobierno
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| There’s a nervous lady reaching for her place
| Hay una dama nerviosa buscando su lugar
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| There’s a red faced son running from his race
| Hay un hijo con la cara roja huyendo de su carrera
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| Everything that rises
| Todo lo que se levanta
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| Everything that rises
| Todo lo que se levanta
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| Everything that rises must converge
| Todo lo que sube debe converger
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| This is my country-this is your sign-
| Este es mi país-este es tu signo-
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| We are painting fences, drawing lines
| Estamos pintando cercas, dibujando líneas
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| Well I don’t know much about anything
| Bueno, no sé mucho sobre nada.
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| And I don’t know much about conversation
| Y no sé mucho sobre conversación
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| Look at me, look at me giving my weakness away
| Mírame, mírame regalando mi debilidad
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| Do you know Coventry-ribbons and bows-
| ¿Conoces las cintas y lazos de Coventry?
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| She will throw confetti in your soul
| Ella tirará confeti en tu alma
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| Well I don’t know much about anything
| Bueno, no sé mucho sobre nada.
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| And I don’t know much about conversation
| Y no sé mucho sobre conversación
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| Look at me, look at me giving my weakness away | Mírame, mírame regalando mi debilidad |