Shoemaker, Stick to Your Shoes

Zapatero a Tus Zapatos

I got caught by the lawMe agarro la judicial
Cause I was working crookedXq trabajaba chueco
They took me to jailM llevaron a encerrar
And I spent a few years locked upY dure unos años preso
I promised not to trafficPrometi no traficar
And to live a straight lifeY vivir d algo derecho

Days after I got outA los dias k sali
I got some moneyConsegui algo d dinero
Built a little cartUn karrito construiii
And became a taxi driverY m lanze d takero
Had clients galoreTenia klientes a morir
Felt like a restaurateurM sentia restaurantero
Health inspectors came down on meM callo salubridad
Like 20 of themY komo 20 inspectores
Tried to bribe someA unos apalabrar
With tacos and speechesKon takitos y cermones
But more kept coming downPero m kalleron mas
And they shut down my operationsY cerraron mis labores

I didn't give upX vencido no m di
And asked for permits againY volvi a pedir d nuevo
But they didn't give them to meLos permisos pa reabrir
Not even out of stubbornnessNi x necio m los dieron
I got tired of going back and forthM canse d ir y venir
Until I ran out of moneyHasta kedar sin dinero

I couldn't work anymoreYa no pude trabajar
Felt desperateM sentia desesperado
People I had borrowed fromM empezaron a kobrar
Started demanding paymentLos k un dia m habian prestado
My family homelessMi familia sin hogar
And me pennilessY yo sin ningun sentavo

Couldn't handle the pressureNo auante tanta presion
And went back to my old waysY volvi a lo mismo d antes
The government forced meEl gobierno m abligo
Cause they didn't want to help meXq no kiso ayudarme
Now they have a problemHahora tienen un broncon
Cause I'm a trip by journeyXq soy tiro x viaje
We can't change anymoreNo podemos iia kambiar
Why pretend we're ducksPa k nos hacemos patos
We didn't want to studyNo kisimos estudiar
Gotta do this jobHay k hacer este trabajo
As the saying goesKomo lo dice el refran
Shoemaker, stick to your shoes...Zapatero a tus zapatos...