Clean-Cut Kid

Garoto Certinho

Clean-Cut Kid

Todo mundo quer saber porquê ele não conseguia se ajustarEverybody wants to know why he couldn't adjust
Ajustar a quê, a um sonho que fracassou?Adjust to what, a dream that bust?

Ele era um garoto certinhoHe was a clean-cut kid
Mas eles fizeram dele um matadorBut they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Eles disseram que o que sobe, desce, disseram que o que não é, éThey said what's up is down, they said what isn't is
Eles puseram ideias em sua cabeça que ele pensava que eram deleThey put ideas in his head he thought were his

Ele era um garoto certinhoHe was a clean-cut kid
Mas eles fizeram dele um matadorBut they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Ele estava no time de beisebol, ele estava na banda marcialHe was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band
Quando fez 10 anos, ele tinha uma barraca de melanciasWhen he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand

Ele era um garoto certinhoHe was a clean-cut kid
Mas eles fizeram dele um matadorBut they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Ele ia à igreja aos domingos, ele era escoteiroHe went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout
Pelos seus amigos ele virava os bolsos do avessoFor his friends he would turn his pockets inside out

Ele era um garoto certinhoHe was a clean-cut kid
Mas eles fizeram dele um matadorBut they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Eles disseram: Escute garoto, você é apenas um pirralhoThey said: Listen boy, you're just a pup
Eles o mandaram para uma estação de águas de napalm para crescerThey sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up

Eles deram a ele drogas para fumar, bebidas e pílulasThey gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills
Um jipe para dirigir, sangue para derramarA jeep to drive, blood to spill

Eles disseram, "Parabéns, você agora está completo"They said: Congratulations, you got what it takes
Eles o mandaram de volta à caçada de ratos, sem freiosThey sent him back into the rat race without any brakes

Ele era um garoto certinhoHe was a clean-cut kid
Mas eles fizeram dele um matadorBut they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Ele comprou o sonho americano, mas ficou endividadoHe bought the American dream but it put him in debt
O único jogo que podia jogar era roleta russaThe only game he could play was Russian roulette

Ele bebia Coca-Cola, estava comendo Wonder BreadHe drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread
Comia Burger Kings, ele estava bem alimentadoAte Burger Kings, he was well fed

Ele foi a Hollywood para ver Peter O'tooleHe went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole
Ele roubou um Rolls Royce e jogou dentro de uma piscinaHe stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool

Eles pegaram um garoto certinhoThey took a clean-cut kid
E eles fizeram dele um matadorAnd they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Ele podia ter vendido seguros, ter sido dono de um restaurante ou barHe could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar
Podia ter sido contador ou uma estrela do tênisCould've been an accountant or a tennis star

Ele estava usando luvas de boxe, deu um mergulho um diaHe was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Da ponte de Golden Gate para a China BayOff the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay

Sua mãe anda sem parar, seu pai chora e gemeHis mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
Eles tem que dormir juntos numa casa que não possuemThey gotta sleep together in a home they don't own

Eles pegaram um garoto certinhoThey took a clean-cut kid
E eles fizeram dele um matadorAnd they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did

Bem, todo mundo pergunta porque ele não conseguia se ajustarWell, everybody's asking why he couldn't adjust
Tudo que ele sempre quis saber era alguém em quem confiarAll he ever wanted was somebody to trust

Eles pegaram sua cabeça e a viraram do avessoThey took his head and turned it inside out
Ele nunca soube o que estava acontecendoHe never did know what it was all about

Ele tinha um emprego seguro, ele cantava no coroHe had a steady job, he joined the choir
Ele nunca planejou andar na corda bambaHe never did plan to walk the high wire

Eles pegaram um garoto certinhoThey took a clean-cut kid
E eles fizeram dele um matadorAnd they made a killer out of him
É isso que eles fizeramThat's what they did