Standing in line marking time
Formados en la
fila esperando turno
Waiting for the welfare dime
Waiting for the welfare dime
Aguardando por
la mísera ayuda
económica de la asistencia social
'Cause they can't buy a job
Ya que no me
pueden comprar
= dar un empleo
The man in the silk suit hurries by
The man in the silk suit hurries by
El hombre del
traje de seda pasa de prisa
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Mientras que se
encuentra con la mirada
de la pobre
anciana
Just for fun he says "Get a job"
Tan solo por diversión le dice
Just for fun he says "Get a job"
Tan solo por diversión le dice
“Busca trabajo = empleo”
That's just the way it is
Esto es
simplemente la realidad
= llanamente una
realidad
(para una gran
mayoría)
Some things will never change
Some things will never change
Algunas cosas
nunca cambiaran
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
Pero terminas por no creerles
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
Pero terminas por no creerles
They say hey, little boy you can't go
Ellos dices hey,
pequeño no puedes ir
Where the others go
Where the others go
A donde van los
demás
'Cause you don't look like they do
'Cause you don't look like they do
Ya que no te
pareces a ellos
Said hey old man how can you stand
Said hey old man how can you stand
Decían hey,
anciano como es que puedes soportar
To think that way
To think that way
El pensar así
Did you really think about it
Did you really think about it
Realmente lo has
analizado
Before you made the rules
Before you made the rules
Antes de que
desarrolles normas = reglas
He said, Son
He said, Son
El comento, hijo
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
Well they passed a law in '64
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them
Well they passed a law in '64
Bien (ellos) aprobaron una
ley en el 64
To give those who ain't got a little more
To give those who ain't got a little more
Para darles a
aquellos que son los desprotegidos
But it only goes so far
But it only goes so far
Pero (esa ley) no va más allá
Because the law don't change another's mind
Because the law don't change another's mind
Ya que la ley no
modifica su forma de pensar
= la marginación
de condición mental
When all it sees at the hiring time
When all it sees at the hiring time
Cuando todo eso
pareciera que al
momento de contratar
(por parte de
las empresas)
Is the line on the color bar
La fila pareciera no interesarle a nadie
Is the line on the color bar
La fila pareciera no interesarle a nadie
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
But don't you believe them…
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