| Para ser un tipo educado
| To be an educated guy
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| Me pusieron a estudiar
| they put me to study
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| Me mandaron a un privado
| They sent me to a private
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| Y después a un hermoso industrial.
| And then to a beautiful industrialist.
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| Y sin embargo no aprendí nada
| And yet I learned nothing
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| Y sin embargo no aprendí nada
| And yet I learned nothing
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| Pero a pesar de todo encontré mi lugar.
| But despite everything I found my place.
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| Para ser un buen ciudadano
| To be a good citizen
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| Me enseñaron a desfilar
| they taught me to parade
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| A no mirar a los costados
| To not look to the sides
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| Y a seguir el rataplán.
| And to follow the ratplan.
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| Y sin embargo perdía el paso
| And yet he lost his way
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| Y sin embargo perdía el paso
| And yet he lost his way
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| Pero a pesar de todo encontré mi lugar.
| But despite everything I found my place.
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| Para saborear la vida
| to savor life
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| Me dijeron ¡a trabajar!
| They told me to work!
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| A sentir el frío en mis manos
| To feel the cold in my hands
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| Y a mi espalda oírla quebrar.
| And at my back hear it break.
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| Y sin embargo nada valía nada
| And yet nothing was worth anything
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| Sin embargo nada vale nada
| However nothing is worth anything
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| Pero a pesar de todo encontré mi lugar.
| But despite everything I found my place.
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| Figuritas, medallitas y diplomas
| Figurines, medals and diplomas
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| Esta sistema no me supo enamorar
| This system did not know how to make me fall in love
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| Pero el tiempo no pasa en vano
| But time doesn't pass in vain
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| Y la vida me sirvió sólo para encontrar un lugar
| And life served me just to find a place
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| Y pudrirme en mi Rocanrol. | And rot in my rock and roll. |